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There's a post on his status in the daily thread, and some of this was in the thing I posted earlier, but given his importance to the offense, it's worthy of its own thread now that he's expected to be out there this weekend.
"We'll see how it goes today," said Belichick. "But assuming no setbacks, he should be available."
Additional notes related to the game:
1) This will be Douglas’ first full game with Bailey Zappe, with the second-year QB expected to start again this weekend.
2) The two have connected on just 4-of-8 for 32-yards this season, but their chemistry has actually gotten better as of late. The two connected on 3-of-3 for 23-yards in Zappe’s second half against New York, and seemed to be more on the same page compared to previous outings.
Prior to that, they were just 1-of-5 for 9-yards during Zappe’s previous relief appearances.
3) He did not have a target from Zappe in the preseason.
4) Even despite missing three games this year, Douglas still currently leads all receivers in third-down receptions, hauling in 11 catches for 163 yards, with seven of those grabs moving the chains.
5) Douglas hasn’t played since Week 12 against the Giants, after playing in 49% of the snaps while leading the team with six receptions for 49-yards in that 10-7 loss at MetLife.
"We'll see how it goes today," said Belichick. "But assuming no setbacks, he should be available."
Additional notes related to the game:
1) This will be Douglas’ first full game with Bailey Zappe, with the second-year QB expected to start again this weekend.
2) The two have connected on just 4-of-8 for 32-yards this season, but their chemistry has actually gotten better as of late. The two connected on 3-of-3 for 23-yards in Zappe’s second half against New York, and seemed to be more on the same page compared to previous outings.
Prior to that, they were just 1-of-5 for 9-yards during Zappe’s previous relief appearances.
3) He did not have a target from Zappe in the preseason.
4) Even despite missing three games this year, Douglas still currently leads all receivers in third-down receptions, hauling in 11 catches for 163 yards, with seven of those grabs moving the chains.
5) Douglas hasn’t played since Week 12 against the Giants, after playing in 49% of the snaps while leading the team with six receptions for 49-yards in that 10-7 loss at MetLife.
