BobDigital
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So we are a little over 48 hours away at this point. I thought we should talk about the things we are looking for in this preseason game. What would you like to see? What do you think is fair to expect to see? What new players will you give a break to if they play badly?
My take. Though it will be fun to see Revis/Browner and Mayo return those are not the things I am going to focus on this game as I expect the former to be good and the later to be 100%.
The guys I want to see the most are Ryan, Collins, Harmon and the DTs and the backup DEs. I want to see Ryan/Collins/Harmon all make the jump. Collins I am particularly excited to see how good he is. DTs come down to the backups playing well but mostly the health and effectiveness of Wilfork (and Kelly if he plays). The backup DEs is to see who if anyone will emerge. Someone needs to as 95% of the snaps for Jones/Nink is not an option.
On offense I will watch less. However I'd like to see Vollmer, Thompkins/Lafell, White & C/G spots. I want to see Vollmer healthy and dominate. Thompkins/Lafell will see significant snaps in this offense it looks like so I want to see how both are progressing. White at this point I am pretty confident in but to see it in near game action be nice. Obviously we are still mixing & matching C & G. Also Stork won't play I think so it makes it even more murky. However it will be interesting to see who is ahead currently even though I think both spots are still wide open no matter who gets the nod.
And of course no injuries : P. What players/other things will you be watching?
My take. Though it will be fun to see Revis/Browner and Mayo return those are not the things I am going to focus on this game as I expect the former to be good and the later to be 100%.
The guys I want to see the most are Ryan, Collins, Harmon and the DTs and the backup DEs. I want to see Ryan/Collins/Harmon all make the jump. Collins I am particularly excited to see how good he is. DTs come down to the backups playing well but mostly the health and effectiveness of Wilfork (and Kelly if he plays). The backup DEs is to see who if anyone will emerge. Someone needs to as 95% of the snaps for Jones/Nink is not an option.
On offense I will watch less. However I'd like to see Vollmer, Thompkins/Lafell, White & C/G spots. I want to see Vollmer healthy and dominate. Thompkins/Lafell will see significant snaps in this offense it looks like so I want to see how both are progressing. White at this point I am pretty confident in but to see it in near game action be nice. Obviously we are still mixing & matching C & G. Also Stork won't play I think so it makes it even more murky. However it will be interesting to see who is ahead currently even though I think both spots are still wide open no matter who gets the nod.
And of course no injuries : P. What players/other things will you be watching?