Game Day Thread Official Game Day Thread Week 7 Pats @ Bears

[ashley]

Hoping to continue our win streak today and get to 5-2 with the Bills next week. Our offense has played really well the past few weeks.

Go Pats!!!!

Let's discuss.

Doug Kyed‏Verified account @DougKyed 27s27 seconds ago
Patriots inactives: TE Rob Gronkowski TE Jacob Hollister OT Marcus Cannon OL Brian Schwenke DE Keionta Davis DE Geneo Grissom DE John Simon

Nice to see Gordon and Edleman active

 

[ZoisKing]

Didn't realize this was our chance to get our first road win.

 

[Uptown]

 

[ashley]

Mike Reiss‏Verified account @MikeReiss 3m3 minutes ago
Bears inactives: CB Marcus Cooper, FB Michael Burton, LB Kylie Fitts, OL Rashaad Coward, OL Bryan Witzmann, WR Javon Wims, DT Nick Williams. This means OLB Khalil Mack (ankle) is active. How effective he is will be a top storyline to monitor.

 

[maineman209]

Croston is apparently the backup OT.

 

[maineman209]

Hoping for ...
- no Patriots injuries
- no Patriots turnovers
- breakout game from Gordon

 

[Uptown]

 

[Wax Frog]

Sunday afternoon + an OP by Ashley = Patriots happy dance time!!!

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(having embedding issues lately, unhappy dance )

 

[mgteich]

Croston is apparently the backup OT.

and perhaps the backup TE also.

 

[Oswlek]

Surprised that Hollister is out. Must be a heavy WR game plan.

 

[jah]

Surprised that Hollister is out. Must be a heavy WR game plan.

Injured I think. We definitely could have used him today.

 

[luuked]

 

[Foxypats]

Jeff Howe‏Verified account @jeffphowe 5m5 minutes ago
Malcom Brown (knee) is back after a one-week absence. Ted Karras is active over Brian Schwenke for the first time since Week 3. Cole Croston is in for Cannon after being a healthy scratch the previous 4 weeks. J.C. Jackson is back after being a healthy scratch last week.

 

[Foxypats]

Mike Reiss‏Verified account @MikeReiss 3m3 minutes ago
Something to file away for later: Stephen Gostkowski finishes his pre-game kicking workout, and while he usually takes his final attempt from 53 yards, he capped it off with a 48-yard attempt after possibly not hitting the 53-yard attempt as true as he would have liked.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

It's still early. I'm going to Katty-do my territory for a while and then return.

 

[mosslost]

No Gronk drawing double going to hurt today..

 

[Foxypats]

How will the weather effect the kicking game ? Could be a big factor if the game is close

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Great to see brown back, hope hes 100% and not being rushed back. Wonder if rivers will get any actual action this week with both davis and simon inactive again.

 

[maineman209]

Surprised that Hollister is out. Must be a heavy WR game plan.

Hamstring again. Well, I'm not sure that it's the same one that kept him out of week-1, but still. Hoping it's not becoming a chronic issue.

 

[Foxypats]

Michael Giardi‏Verified account @MikeGiardi 12m12 minutes ago
The 2 players defensively that really concern the Pats are the interior guys - Hicks and Goldman. Quick penetration by those 2 can ruin plays quicker than what Mack can do from the edge. Again, in their opinion.