Pats Inactives: Watson, Crable, Britt, L. Smith, Aiken, Connolly, Jones

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Pats inactives
Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff
September 7, 2008 11:30 AM

Inactive players for the Patriots today:

TE Benjamin Watson
OLB Shawn Crable
OT Wesley Britt
C/G Dan Connolly
WR C.J. Jones
WR Sam Aiken
DL Le Kevin Smith
QB Kevin O'Connell (3rd quarterback)

Here's how the inactives were listed on the injury report:

WR - Sam Aiken
OUT - Knee*

TE - Benjamin Watson
DOUBTFUL - Knee*

OG/C - Dan Connolly
QUESTIONABLE - Knee*

DE - Le Kevin Smith
QUESTIONABLE - Knee***

OLB - Shawn Crable
-none-

OT - Wesley Britt
-none-

WR - C.J. Jones
-none-

3rd QB - Kevin O'Connell
-none-


And the active players on the injury report:

QUESTIONABLE
OG/C - Russ Hochstein (Groin)***

* = did not participate in practice
** = limited participation in practice
*** = full participation in practice


Today's Expected Depth Chart:

QB - Brady
QB - Cassel
3rd QB - O'Connell

RB - Maroney
RB - Morris
RB - Jordan
FB - Evans

TE - D. Thomas
TE - Spach

WR - Moss
WR - Welker
WR - Gaffney
WR - Washington
WR/S - Slater

LT - Light
LG - Mankins
C - Koppen
RG - Yates
RT - Kaczur

OG/C - Hochstein
OT - LeVoir

LE - Warren
NT - Wilfork
RE - Seymour

DE - Green
NT/DE - Wright

LOLB - Vrabel
SILB - Bruschi
WILB - Mayo
ROLB - A. Thomas

ILB - Guyton
OLB - Woods
ILB - Izzo
ILB - Alexander

CB - Hobbs
CB - L. Sanders
FS - J. Sanders
SS - Harrison

S - Meriweather
CB - O'Neal
CB - Wilhite
CB - Wheatley
S/WR - Ventrone

K - Gostkowski
P - Hanson
LS - Paxton

 

[Patriots Nation NY]

Re: Pats inactives

WTF .. .Crable is out ..

 

[Kontradiction]

Crable was one of the guys I was going to keep my eye on the most today just because of the preseason he had. Any word on what's ailing him?

 

[BelichickFan]

Re: Pats inactives

WTF .. .Crable is out ..

That means the recently invisible Thomas will be ready to go and Woods is the OLB backup.

 

[Pats726]

What I think is odd is that Britt is the odd one out at OT and LeVoir is in?? (as is Hoch...)
Crable I thought would be inactive..little ST play...Jones?? Not all that big a deal..

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Crable was one of the guys I was going to keep my eye on the most today just because of the preseason he had. Any word on what's ailing him?

RookieOLBitis, a pretty severe case by all accounts.

 

[Hooded Sweatshirt]

Crable was one of the guys I was going to keep my eye on the most today just because of the preseason he had. Any word on what's ailing him?

Looks like a healthy scratch

 

[blackglass3]

What in the blue hell is wrong with Crable? That sucks, I was looking forward to seeing him today.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

What I think is odd is that Britt is the odd one out at OT and LeVoir is in?? (as is Hoch...)
Crable I thought would be inactive..little ST play...Jones?? Not all that big a deal..

Yep, either LeVoir is getting his "tryout" today, or he's slipped ahead of Britt on the depth chart.

 

[Wildo7]

Crable is made of glass, what a bust

 

[TimU]

I would guess that Crable sits because people are ahead of him on special teams, and he won't get reps on Defense with Thomas and Vrabel healthy.

 

[Richter]

I would guess that Crable sits because people are ahead of him on special teams, and he won't get reps on Defense with Thomas and Vrabel healthy.

Still rather see him out there ahead of Alexander or Lewis Sanders... only have one backup at OLB active.

 

[patchick]

Hold on...LeVoir is the sole backup OT? That's flat-out bizarre.

 

[Pats726]

Yep, either LeVoir is getting his "tryout" today, or he's slipped ahead of Britt on the depth chart.

I tend to think the former...and that is a good move..if they wish to move a vet in..he can go to the PSquad...Glad Hoch is there...I did not think Crable would be active because of ST...he'll get his chances

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Hold on...LeVoir is the sole backup OT? That's flat-out bizarre.

1010101010

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

I tend to think the former...and that is a good move..if they wish to move a vet in..he can go to the PSquad...Glad Hoch is there...I did not think Crable would be active because of ST...he'll get his chances

Crable was no surprise. Dante likes to bring in reserve OL in the early games to give them reps, it will be interesting to see how that works today.

 

[D-cleater]

Yep, either LeVoir is getting his "tryout" today, or he's slipped ahead of Britt on the depth chart.

Arguably the most positive news since Deltha O Neal signing.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Arguably the most positive news since Deltha O Neal signing.

Now you're just waving a red flag at Captain Stone & Co.

 

[Section103]

I would guess that Crable sits because people are ahead of him on special teams, and he won't get reps on Defense with Thomas and Vrabel healthy.

Exactly. Woods is ahead of him on the outside and Alexander and Guyton are ahead of him on ST.

 

[mgteich]

I agree..........................

Hold on...LeVoir is the sole backup OT? That's flat-out bizarre.