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Good morning, here is your <\/span>Sunday Patriots news 11-17 and AFC East notes<\/b> this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gameday! The Patriots are back from their bye week and are set to take on the Eagles in the late afternoon game. It is a big matchup for both teams and should be one of the best games to watch today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Veterans Day is tomorrow. To those who served before me, to those I served with and to the ones who followed and will follow in the future…I salute you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Quick Hitters For the Pats and the NFL:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Bill Belichick –<\/b> Addressed the Myles Garrett incident (more below) and how the Patriots address those issues. \u201cEvery situation is different. There\u2019s no two that are the same. We can go back and look at 50 of these through the years, some type of fighting or ejections. They\u2019re all different. I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s like offsides penalties. There\u2019s a lot of different things happening, different situations and so forth and so on. Yeah, fundamentally, I told players what we should do in those situations, how we should handle them. I think they\u2019ve done a good job with it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Brady –<\/b> This will get plenty of airplay now, as Brady\u2019s personal trainer says Brady could play until he\u2019s 46, or 47. “We talk about it all the time, Alex Guererro said. \u201cEvery year he just adds another year. He goes in and he\u2019s like, \u2018Guys, I feel so good still. I think I am going to go till 45.\u2019 I am like, \u2018OK.\u2019 Now he\u2019s like, \u2018Alex, I think I can go like 46 or 47.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Patriots – Bills – <\/b>The Patriots have had enough prime time games this season. And thankfully there won\u2019t be another added as the NFL has released the late-season schedule and the Patriots and Bills will meet on Saturday, December 21 at 4:30 p.m. The game could have got flexed to another night game<\/span><\/p>\n

N\u2019Keal Harry\u2019s Situation Will Be Closely Watched Today:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Will he play or will N\u2019Keal Harry be inactive again? If he does play, how active will he actually be? Will he just play enough to get his feet wet or is he ready to jump in and become an integral part of the Patriots offense, which we all envisioned when he was drafted this past spring?<\/span><\/p>\n

Nobody knows the answers to those questions just yet. But some of those answers we\u2019ll find out later this afternoon. It isn\u2019t quite as simple as just coming off of IR and being close to being physically ready. That\u2019s just a small part of the equation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For a rookie like Harry, he was just beginning to round into form during training camp, learning the offense, his route tree and was just beginning to learn the little nuances of the offense as Tom Brady likes to run it. He and Brady were working a lot of one-on-one during STs portions of practice as he was getting the chemistry and timing down for the first time. For someone like Julian Edelman, who\u2019s been in the system for several years, it is much simpler. He already has that built-in chemistry with Brady, and he\u2019d just have to get his timing down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harry had to basically restart everything from scratch. However, he was able to sit in the meetings and soak up all of that, so that part of it should be just fine. Knowledge of the playbook and his route tree is essential. Then he just has to be where Brady expects him to be. Brady throws to spots on the field where he expects (actually demands) his receivers to be. We watched him discuss this with Harry and everyone else who has come along, down to the minutest detail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If he doesn\u2019t trust that you\u2019ll be there, you won\u2019t get many second chances. But the reason the Patriots offense has been so successful for so long is that Brady and Josh McDaniels always try to put players in their best position to succeed. They don\u2019t ask a guy to do something he\u2019s not good at. They\u2019ll find your strengths and play to them.<\/span><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t wait to see what Harry can bring to the table. Just know this\u2026 what you see today and moving forward this season, is just scratching the surface on his potential moving forward\u2026 Let the games begin…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Miles Garrett Situation, Scary, Ugly, and Dangerous:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

As the game on Thursday night between the Browns and Steelers was winding down, an ugly incident unfolded and will have fans and media discussing it for a long, long time. Myles Garrett took down Pittsburgh QB Mason Rudolph hard after he tossed a screen pass. Rudolph took exception to that and as the two were on the ground, he twisted Garrett\u2019s helmet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What unfolded went from ugly to scary to dangerous in a matter of seconds. Garrett and Rudolph began to tussle and then the Browns edge rusher ripped Rudolph\u2019s helmet off his head and then swung it hard and made glancing contact (thankfully) before bedlam ensued. Maurkice Pouncey, coming to Rudolph\u2019s defense tried to kick Garrett in the head several times before punching him on the ground.\u00a0 The benches emptied and it nearly got out of control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The referees insisted on playing out the game which was at that point smoking around a powder keg and Freddy Kitchens wisely sent out the Browns backup QB to take the final snap. Garrett was suspended indefinitely, at least through the rest of the season and the playoffs and rightfully so.\u00a0 There is absolutely no defending what he did. And for one of the NFL\u2019s youngest and brightest stars, it is crushing for his team as they hope to climb out of a deep hole and make a playoff run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I still can\u2019t believe what I watched there. I fully expected to Rudolph to go down and not get back up. No one wants to see that, especially if the aftermath were very different which it could have been.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pouncey was suspended three games for kicking Garrett in the head. Larry Ogunjobi was suspended for one game for his own actions, as he leveled Rudolph after the fact. The Steelers and the Browns are bitter rivals, everyone knows that, but what transpired was way beyond football and any rivalry. Thankfully, Rudolph wasn\u2019t seriously injured and the courts didn\u2019t get involved in this. Which is the last thing anyone, especially the NFL wants to see.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Is the NFL Doing With The Kaepernick Workout?<\/b><\/h3>\n

It is a bizarre scenario with the entire Colin Kaepernick being shadow-banned by the league, his lawsuit which was settled out of court and now his league-sanctioned workout. Actually, it wasn\u2019t sanctioned, it was almost an ultimatum. Take it or leave it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaepernick was given no notice and had only hours to agree to the terms, will supposedly work out this Saturday (this was written on Friday) for representatives from 24 NFL teams in a private event funded and arranged by the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

The entire thing is crazy. Why on Saturday, the day before a game when coaches and general managers are prepping for their game the next day? Tuesdays are the day off for all of the teams that play on Sunday and would have been a much better choice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Patriots will attend and if they were interested in Kaepernick, and we\u2019ve examined this n the past, they\u2019d have to change their offense if they wish to get the most out of Kaepernick\u2019s talents. Could it be a look to the future? Kaepernick is now 32 and after not playing for several years, how much of a future does he truly hold?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NFL Schedule Week 11, Who Are Your Winners:<\/b><\/h3>\n

How are you feeling about the games this week? We have a post on our PatsFans Forum where our readers can predict the slate of games for that week. I did it on our weekly Sunday column here and will post it up below. Here is the link if you\u2019d care to pick your own: <\/span>https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/new-england-patriots\/messageboard\/picks\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Last Week: 4-9<\/span>
\n<\/span>Season:92-55-1<\/span><\/p>\n

TNF <\/span>Browns<\/b> over Pittsburgh 1-0<\/span><\/p>\n

Carolina <\/b>over Atlanta<\/span>
\n<\/b>Dallas <\/b>over Detroit<\/span>
\n<\/span>Indy<\/b> over Jacksonville<\/span>
\n<\/span>Buffalo<\/b> over Miami<\/span>
\n<\/span>Baltimore<\/b> over Houston<\/span>
\n<\/span>Minnesota<\/b> over Denver<\/span>
\n<\/span>NY Jets<\/b> over Washington<\/span>
\n<\/span>New Orleans<\/b> over Tampa Bay<\/span>
\n<\/span>San Francisco<\/b> over Arizona<\/span>
\n<\/span>Oakland<\/b> over Cincinnati<\/span>
\n<\/span>New England<\/b> over Philadelphia<\/span>
\n<\/span>SNF LA Rams<\/b> over Chicago<\/span>
\n<\/span>MNF Kansas City<\/b> over LA Chargers<\/span><\/p>\n

Bye week: Green Bay, NY Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee<\/span><\/p>\n

Week11 Thursday Night Football <\/span>Browns<\/b> over Pittsburgh<\/span><\/p>\n

Eastbound and Down AFC East Notes:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Bills, Hauschka Looking to Rebound:<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Buffalo Bills lost a golden opportunity to gain ground on the idle Patriots by dropping a 19-16 decision to the then 2-6 Cleveland Browns (the Browns have now defeated Buffalo and Pittsburgh to move to 4-6). The loss dropped the Bills to 6-3 and two games behind the Patriots (New England owns the tie-breaker too).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the Patriots facing a tough test against the Eagles this afternoon, Buffalo is facing the Miami Dolphins who\u2019ve won two in a row. Miami\u2019s offense should have a tough task taking on the Bills defense, but after practicing in the cold and snow this week, the game is in South Beach, so that may have some bearing on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One player looking for some bounceback is kicker Stephen Hauschka. He hasn\u2019t been good this season (4th worst FG average) and his range looks seriously shorter than we remember. He missed two big kicks last week, right before the half, and at the end of the game. Those kicks were costly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dolphins\u2019 Fitzpatrick Maintains His Love for the Game:<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Miami Dolphins are just 2-6 but QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has lost none of his enthusiasm and love for the game. ESPN Insider Field Yates was a guest on One Bills Live podcast and said Fitzmagic\u2019s love of the game rivals that of Brett Favre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, not that Ryan Fitzpatrick has had Brett Favre\u2019s career at all,\u201d he said, \u201cbut he reminds me of Favre in his pure enjoyment of football. Fitz seems to have a blast every time he is out there. Sometimes people may see it as carefree, I look at it as passionate. He\u2019s a warrior. He\u2019s incredibly tough. I think his teammates respect the heck out of him. I\u2019ve really enjoyed the various chapters of Ryan Fitzpatrick\u2019s career.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dolphins players respect and believe in Fitzpatrick, which is why he\u2019s still the starter and Josh Rosen is not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jets Facing Haskins, Redskins Today, Prepare for Heat Young Man:<\/b><\/h3>\n

The New York Jets are facing the woeful Washington Redskins this afternoon and Washington is starting rookie QB Dwayne Haskins. The Skins want to run the ball with Adrian Peterson and Darius Guice but the Jets have a very good run defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Translation, Gregg Williams is going to stack the box to take away the run and blitz the heck out of Haskins. The rookie will be throwing to Terry McLaurin, his Ohio State teammate, but don\u2019t expect him to have much time to throw it down the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

This one is ready-made for Williams to throw the kitchen sink at Haskins. Look for the rookie to have a rough outing against the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets today. He\u2019ll need the cold tub tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

________________<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/i>See what happened, check it out, absolutely,\u201d Belichick deadpanned. \u201cInteract with everybody, see what they think, get my opinions out there. I don\u2019t want to get left behind on that. Then brush my teeth.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u2013 <\/span><\/i>Bill Belichick being asked about jumping on social media first thing in the morning to give his take on issues trending around the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

________________<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, how was your week?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter @SteveB7SFG or email me at<\/span><\/i> stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to our<\/span><\/i> Patriots 4th and 2<\/span><\/i><\/a> podcasts on blog talk radio as Russ Goldman, Derek Havens and myself from<\/span><\/i> PatsFans.com<\/span><\/i><\/a> discuss the latest Patriots news and game analysis.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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