Preseason Game 1 discussion: What do you want to see tonight?

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The New England Patriots will host the Carolina Panthers in their preseason opener at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night.

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All about the OL for me, who are the starters, pass protection and setting up the run. I agree with the article if the OL is having a rough go at it then no sense playing Maye or Brissett much.

Ideally we get a good sense of the team's thinking for the Bengals opener.

 

[PatsFan2]

Maye Day - Polk - Baker - Tyquan - Boutte and C Wallace and Milton.

 

[turkeyneck]

Key points for me - OL and kicker, RB other than Stephenson.

Looking forward to seeing WRs.

 

[Sicilian]

Getting the "no injuries" out of the way, because that goes without saying.

I want to see roughly a full half from Drake Maye. Let Brissett do a couple series, then get Maye in there part way through the first quarter. Let him finish the first half, then the first drive of the second half to see how he responds to adjustments. Then let Milton/Zappe finish out the game.

I agree, OT is the biggest question mark on this team right now. Seeing ANYTHING out of whoever is out there would make me feel better.

I'd like to see whoever is kicking hit everything down the middle.

 

[Steve102]

Competency by the offense with no injuries.

 

[sb1]

Yes no injuries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(tm Ashley)

 

[Scotty]

OLine holding up for Brissett / Mayo , good communication between QB's and WR's , Keion White getting to the Panthers QB's.

 

[oldrover]

What do you want to see tonight?​

Not looking for much...

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[signbabybrady]

Aiyuk

 

[festy1986]

Is Drake gonna play any meaningful minutes or are we gonna hold him back both in pre season and the regular season?

2 drives isn't gonna cut it.

 

[reflexblue]

Some of the old ultra-violence. Besides that....... Drake Maye

 

[UrbanCowboy]

Thornton with five catches and a touchdown!

 

[Real fan 02]

Maye Day - Polk - Baker - Tyquan - Boutte and C Wallace and Milton.

Same here. Hopefully Tyquan won't end up on IR.. I'm really rooting for big things from him this year. Maye day is definitely playing.. that way we all can see for ourselves instead of relaying on reports. Boozoka Joe too. You don't want to see zapster? Lol

 

[denverpatsfan]

No need for Tommy Hodson (Bailey Zappe) to play tonight.
O-line depth or lack of really shows in these pre-season games. Hoping to be surprised

 

[archstanton543]

A Milton bomb or two.

 

[Sect140]

1. O-Line: I know everyone is concerned about pass blocking but I also want to see if they can consistently open up holes for the running game, they keep saying they are going to be a running team, if they want any success this season they better be able to run block, there were a lot of practices in training camp when they didn’t.

2. Offense: Will the offense have any rhythm to it? Lining up correctly, no offsides, no illegal substitutions.

3. Tackling: Monday was there first live tackling session, I’m not sure if they had another session on Tuesday, if they did that is only two live tackling sessions.

4. Rookie receivers: They’ve looked good in training camp, I want to see it with opposing CB’s covering them. I’m confident they will.

 

[PaulTalksPatriots]

All four QBs are playing tonight. I'm guessing Brissett 1st quarter, Maye 2nd quarter into 3rd quarter, Zappe finishes out 3rd quarter and Milton gets 4th quarter.

Names to watch out for (all UDFAs): OT Zuri Henry (#65), S Dell Pettus (#34) and TE Jacob Warren (#45)

 

[Fuzz]

Is it weird that I’m more excited about the preseason games this year than the regular season? Want to see lots of Maye and Milton… Maye to get a glimpse of the teams future, and Milton just for the entertainment.

 

[PaulTalksPatriots]

Maye Day - Polk - Baker - Tyquan - Boutte and C Wallace and Milton.

Really excited to watch Boutte play. He's the player that is going to have to play his way onto the roster the most. Right now it's looking like Thornton is ahead of him for that final WR roster spot.

 

[PatsFan2]

Really excited to watch Boutte play. He's the player that is going to have to play his way onto the roster the most. Right now it's looking like Thornton is ahead of him for that final WR roster spot.

I think it's real close Boutte have caught most of his passes from Maye. Alos Tyquan really Needs to make it through this TC healthy.