Reilly Reiff:

It’s been a long season up front for the New England Patriots offense, and it looks like they’re not going to get any further reinforcements.

Some disappointing, albeit not surprising, news on Monday, with the New England Patriots placing offensive lineman Reilly Reiff on injured reserve ahead of their home opener this weekend.

The New England Patriots needed to cut down to 53 players on Tuesday, which left the club with some difficult decisions as they did their best to try and solidify areas of need at the expense of a couple of key names.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke to the media on Monday, and one of the things he talked about coming off of Saturday night’s game in Green Bay is the growth he’s seen from his team over the past few weeks.

Two months ago, when I did the Patriots’ Season Post Mortem I started with their list of Free Agents and stated who I thought they should retain and why.