Bolden and Cannon rumored to be out against Miami

This is the game for them to miss if this is true..

Means Damian Harris should see time. It will be interesting to see who is at RT.. Will it be Cunningham, Thuney or Newhouse..

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They put Elu at Guard and moved Thuney to RT during the last game. That's why I mentioned the different options..

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Going to have to see which O line combo works.

Do we keep 8 o line gets active this week?

Neither Cunningham nor elazyguy inspires much confidence for me.

Good game for the OL to see what’s what as well. You could make a case that the next two weeks are safe (yes, everyone is paid/everyone has talent) for BB to win while “fact finding about his team”.

I was hoping BB would play since he was in the miami miracle/debacle

TinhWoodhead said:

I was hoping BB would play since he was in the miami miracle

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Never seen Bolden run so fast holy ****. Was like who is that guy? Was stunned when I found out it was Bolden.

No surprises here.

Meyers, Newhouse (7 OL?), Cowhart, J. Williams, E. Roberts are my other choices )

So do we see Harris or Gunner at KR?

IcyPatriot said:

So do we see Harris or Gunner at KR?

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Why was Bolden doing it anyways? Not a very dynamic player aside from that one game last season randomly.

Froob said:

Why was Bolden doing it anyways? Not a very dynamic player aside from that one game last season randomly.

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Seemed like a weird choice to me too.

The fact that Cannon was listed as "limited" all week and practiced and flew down with the team is great news. I don't care if he's not playing. Just that he's this CLOSE is tremendous news.

I expect the offense to move the ball and be on the field for 70+ snaps , so given the humidity and heat, I would expect there to be a LOT of backups getting snaps this week, so chances are we will get a good look at who we have backing up. And if the number of back up OLmen who have been coming through Foxboro this week, it would behoove these back ups to play very well.

Gunner kr and pr ?

I expect we will see a rotation at RT
I also wouldn’t be shocked if all 3 are active so when it’s 42-0 they can get auditions.

AndyJohnson said:

I expect we will see a rotation at RT
I also wouldn’t be shocked if all 3 are active so when it’s 42-0 they can get auditions.

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Agree. It is early season so conditioning for the big bodies at the OL might not be 100% yet AND we are playing in the heat of Miami. There will be a rotation going on.

Cannon is absolute emergency depth I would assume.

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Agree. It is early season so conditioning for the big bodies at the OL might not be 100% yet AND we are playing in the heat of Miami. There will be a rotation going on.

Cannon is absolute emergency depth I would assume.

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I expect cannon to be inactive. 8 OL active, one more than normal for the opportunity to get all 3 newcomers some reps.

If this were a game against KC, Cleveland, Dallas, or any other SB contender, Cannon would likely play. It's a game where backups can prove their worth.

Be tough for whoever plays to be worse than Waddle.