Game Day Thread Official Preseason Game 1: NE vs HOU

[Patsfan1958]

Photos: Pregame Preseason Week 1: Inside the Patriots Locker Room and Player Arrivals presented by Gillette

 

[Patsfan1958]

 

[Uptown]

 

[Patsfan1958]

In case anyone didn't see this. Houston Texans minority owner facing 1 count of rape, 5 counts of first degree sexual abuse and 1 count of third degree sexual abuse.

Javier Loya arrest warrant was concealed by Texans, NFL for nearly three months

 

[PScottman]

Is this substituting for the Pre-Game Thread? I haven't seen one overreaction yet.

 

[TheBeers]

 

[Patsfan1958]

 

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[TheBeers]

For no particular reason I really need to know who will play the most at QB tonight.

 

[Patsfan1958]

 

[Uptown]

 

[Uptown]

 

[TheBeers]

I was thinking #83 would look good but definitely dig #81 for DD.

 

[TheBeers]

 

[Ross12]

I'm most curious about these things:

1. How the OL looks. All of the actual starters, save for Andrews and perhaps whoever the RT is, are injured or working their way back from injury, and I doubt Andrews plays. Do they give their second string lots of reps or do they try to protect even some of those players from injury?
2. How much of Douglas & Boutte we see, and how they perform. Douglas seemed like a borderline starter last week based on reps but I have to imagine they want a good look at him in live fire. Boutte probably gets more time as he needs to push for a roster spot.
3. If we get a glimpse of Cunningham at QB, or if he only plays WR. Cunningham is legit as a runner. He could do some serious damage against Houston's third/fourth string. Would probably be pretty entertaining.
4. BOB's offense in general. It'll be ultra vanilla but just getting a first taste of some of the stuff he's looking to do. I am desperate for a palette cleanser post-Patricia.
5. Gonzalez - if he plays - is the hype real? Want to see it live. Also curious to get a long look at Bolden, and definitely Mapu if he's cleared to play.

 

[Ross12]

I was thinking #83 would look good but definitely dig #81 for DD.

81 is a good number. I thought he'd go with something in the teens personally. 81 is solid, classic. Moss wore it.

 

[TheBeers]

81 is a good number. I thought he'd go with something in the teens personally. 81 is solid, classic. Moss wore it.

Yup, I thought Boutte would end up with single #, 7 was my guess.

 

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[TheBeers]