Resting starters this week??

[mosslost]

Patriots LeGarrette Blount Missing From Wednesday's Practice

 

[ViperGTS]

Probably. Why not? LG has vastly surpassed his season snap totals for his career so an extra day is not biggie for a RB.

Branch probably similar.

 

[FourierSeries]

Let some of the starters enjoy their second consecutive bye week. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Keep those legs fresh.

 

[Brit patriot]

No way we would treat anyone with that kind of contempt. The day you do that, you end up with egg on your face. If LG is out, it is because LG isn't fit to play. We will see tomorrow.

 

[Todd Bradley]

This could very well backfire and become bulletin material for the Texans...lol

I know if I'm HOU, I'd take this personally

Huh? Blount missing a practice is bulletin board material for Houston?

LOL if that's the case, they're really grasping at straws then.....

 

[reflexblue]

I hope the players aren't taking this game as casually as many of the posters here are. This is the playoffs, its one and done, if you lose you go home. Its not a time to rest players.

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

A vet player misses practice because BB decides on a wink-nod day off injury? That's marginally acceptable. But the general thread headline of "rest starters" takes the already huge and snowballing disrespect and projects it to a new level. What next? Calls for Doug Flutie to be signed to one game so we can see another drop kick?

 

[RobertWeathers]

I hope the players aren't taking this game as casually as many of the posters here are. This is the playoffs, its one and done, if you lose you go home. Its not a time to rest players.

I can guarantee you the players aren't.

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

I hope the players aren't taking this game as casually as many of the posters here are. This is the playoffs, its one and done, if you lose you go home. Its not a time to rest players.

LOL C'mon now. Nobody, nobody talks up opponents like Bill. The players probably think their playing Landry's Cowboys from the 70's.

 

[ViperGTS]

Update:

LG was sick.
Branch just had a kid so that's what's up with him.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

It's playoffs...everyone that can play..will play. No messing around. This team is on a roll and hit their stride at the perfect time

 

[reflexblue]

I can guarantee you the players aren't.

You can't guarantee that, remember the afccg in 2010? The pats had beaten the jets 42-3 a month before it seemed impossible that the jest would beat the pats. The pats came out lethargic, played poorly and lost the game. And this isn't the only time its happened. IMO even if the coaches drill it into the players heads and the players say the right things, i still think players read the headlines about how easy a game is going to be and start believing it, its just human nature.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

I hope the players aren't taking this game as casually as many of the posters here are. This is the playoffs, its one and done, if you lose you go home. Its not a time to rest players.

I don't think coach would let that happen. There isn't a lot of players from the 2010 team still on the roster

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

You can't guarantee that, remember the afccg in 2010? The pats had beaten the jets 42-3 a month before it seemed impossible that the jest would beat the pats. The pats came out lethargic, played poorly and lost the game. And this isn't the only time its happened. IMO even if the coaches drill it into the players heads and the players say the right things, i still think players read the headlines about how easy a game is going to be and start believing it.

Hope it's not the case

 

[jimnance]

I hope the players aren't taking this game as casually as many of the posters here are. This is the playoffs, its one and done, if you lose you go home. Its not a time to rest players.

Ok if you say so. I'll send an urgent message to BB that he's doing it all wrong.

 

[deroc5050]

You can't guarantee that, remember the afccg in 2010? The pats had beaten the jets 42-3 a month before it seemed impossible that the jest would beat the pats. The pats came out lethargic, played poorly and lost the game. And this isn't the only time its happened. IMO even if the coaches drill it into the players heads and the players say the right things, i still think players read the headlines about how easy a game is going to be and start believing it.

It was the Divisional round, and yeah there are some similarities.

The Pats most likely are going to play a relatively conservative mistake free game and should end up around 30 points and will most likely hold the Texans to 14 or less.

 

[reflexblue]

I don't think coach would let that happen. There isn't a lot of players from the 2010 team still on the roster

it doesn't matter if there are players from 2010, its human nature. Ihow many times have you herd 'trap game'

 

[reflexblue]

Ok if you say so. I'll send an urgent message to BB that he's doing it all wrong.

Go ahead clown, knock yourself out. It has nothing to do with BB.

 

[reflexblue]

It was the Divisional round, and yeah there are some similarities.

The Pats most likely are going to play a relatively conservative mistake free game and should end up around 30 points and will most likely hold the Texans to 14 or less.

Thanks, that loss is more embbarrasing than the first SB loss to the midgets.