{"id":45117,"date":"2023-01-07T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=45117"},"modified":"2023-01-07T00:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T05:48:22","slug":"morse-week-18-patriots-preview-looking-at-the-bills-depth-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/07\/morse-week-18-patriots-preview-looking-at-the-bills-depth-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Week 18 Patriots Preview – Looking at the Bills Depth Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is an abbreviated Bills preview.\u00a0 This is a must-win for the Patriots if they want their season to continue with a playoff game.\u00a0 Nobody knows how the Bills are going to come out and play after the near-death experience with Damar Hamlin.\u00a0 I expect that the Bills will be giving it their all with the #2 seed in play and two playoff home games, but for Damar Hamlin as well.<\/p>\n

OFFENSE<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 WR 1 TE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nSTARTER<\/strong><\/td>\n2ND<\/strong><\/td>\n3RD<\/strong><\/td>\n4TH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QB<\/td>\nJosh Allen<\/td>\nCase Keenum<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB<\/td>\nDevin Singletary<\/td>\nJames Cook<\/td>\nNyheim Hines<\/td>\nTaiwan Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nStefon Diggs<\/td>\nKhalil Shakir<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nGabe Davis<\/td>\nJake Kumerow IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nIsaiah McKenzie<\/td>\nJamison Crowder IR<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nDawson Knox<\/td>\nQuintin Morris<\/td>\nTommy Sweeney<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FB<\/td>\nReggie Gilliam<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LT<\/td>\nDion Dawkins<\/td>\nTommy Doyle\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LG<\/td>\nRodger Saffold<\/td>\nIke Boettger<\/td>\nBobby\u00a0Hart<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/td>\nMitch Morse<\/td>\nRyan Bates<\/td>\nGreg Van Roten<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RG<\/td>\nRyan Bates<\/td>\nGreg Van Roten<\/td>\nIke Boettger<\/td>\nJustin\u00a0Murray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RT<\/td>\nSpencer Brown<\/td>\nDavid\u00a0Quessenberry<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Josh Allen is the real deal.\u00a0 He can do it all.\u00a0 He can take your QB pressure and turn it into a big gain with his legs.\u00a0 He has a strong and accurate arm.\u00a0 The weather in Buffalo will not make a difference to him.\u00a0 They have great receivers in Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.\u00a0 Diggs has 130 yards receiving on 101 catches. The diminutive Isaiah McKenzie is a little water bug that can make you look silly with his multiple moves.\u00a0 The running backs are good.\u00a0 Devin Singletary is on pace to equal last season\u2019s output despite missing one game.\u00a0 They traded longtime 3rd<\/sup> down back Zach Moss to Indianapolis for Nyheim Hines.\u00a0 I think Buffalo won out on that deal.<\/p>\n

At TE they have the dependable Dawson Knox and former BC ace Tommy Sweeney.\u00a0 The Offensive line is very consistent with Dion Dawkins at LT, Roger Saffold at LG, Mitch Morse at C, Ryan Bates at RG, and Spencer Brown at RT.<\/p>\n

DEFENSE<\/strong><\/p>\n

3-4 Base <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
LDE<\/td>\nGreg Rousseau<\/td>\nBoogie Basham<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDT<\/td>\nEd\u00a0Oliver<\/td>\nJordan Phillips<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDT<\/td>\nDaQuan\u00a0Jones<\/td>\nTim Settle<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDE<\/td>\nShaq Lawson<\/td>\nAJ Epenesa\u00a0O<\/td>\nVon\u00a0Miller IR<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WLB<\/td>\nTerrel\u00a0Bernard<\/td>\nTyler Matakevich<\/td>\nBaylon Spector<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLB<\/td>\nTremaine\u00a0Edmunds<\/td>\nA.J. Klein<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLB<\/td>\nMatt Milano<\/td>\nTyrel Dodson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LCB<\/td>\nTre’Davious\u00a0White<\/td>\nTaron\u00a0Johnson<\/td>\nChristian Benford<\/td>\nSiran Neal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS<\/td>\nJordan Poyer<\/td>\nCam\u00a0Lewis<\/td>\nDean Marlowe<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FS<\/td>\nJaquan\u00a0Johnson<\/td>\nJared Mayden<\/td>\nDamar Hamlin\u00a0IR<\/td>\nMicah\u00a0Hyde IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RCB<\/td>\nDane\u00a0Jackson<\/td>\nKaiir Elam<\/td>\n<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Buffalo has a few injuries on Defense but they are still a formidable group.\u00a0 Epenesa, Hamlin, and Hyde are out and several other players are not 100%.\u00a0 I think their Injury Report is a joke and the league should look into this.\u00a0 How does somebody like Taron Johnson come back from a concussion so fast?<\/p>\n

The Bills D line is a stone wall.\u00a0 Anchored by Ed Oliver and Jordan Phillips, add in DaQuan Jones and Shaq Lawson to finish out the line.\u00a0 Add Tim Settle\u2019s contribution as a backup and they are a good and deep group.\u00a0 Matt Milano is having another great season.\u00a0\u00a0 Tremaine Edmunds plays all over the field.\u00a0 Even with Micah Hyde and Jamar Hamlin out, Tre\u2019Davious White and Jordan Poyer are excellent cover players and ball hawks.\u00a0 I love their two rookies Christian Beneford and Kaiir Elam.\u00a0 Jaquan Johnson will be asked to fill in for Hamlin (in for Hyde).\u00a0 He may be the weak link.\u00a0 Dane Jackson is filling in at RCB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nSpecial Teams<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSTARTER<\/strong><\/td>\n2ND<\/strong><\/td>\n3RD<\/strong><\/td>\n4TH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PK<\/td>\nTyler Bass<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P<\/td>\nSam\u00a0Martin<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H<\/td>\nSam Martin<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PR<\/td>\nNyheim Hines<\/td>\nKhalil Shakir<\/td>\nJamison Crowder\u00a0 IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KR<\/td>\nIsaiah McKenzie<\/td>\nJames Cook<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LS<\/td>\nReid\u00a0Ferguson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Tyler Bass is normally a consistent player, but he has had his misses this season too. He ranks 6th<\/sup> in the league with Nick Folk as 7th<\/sup>.\u00a0 \u00a0Sam Martin is the Punter and Holder and ranks 13th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Nyhein Hines is 9th<\/sup> in Punt Returns.\u00a0 Patriots Marcus Jones is 1st<\/sup> in the AFC, 2nd<\/sup> overall.\u00a0 The Bills are not registering in KO returns.\u00a0 Marcus Jones is second.\u00a0 Due to the Patriots’ woeful Punting game, I would say that the Bills have a slight edge.\u00a0 But the Patriots have Marcus Jones and he is a threat any time he gets his hands on the ball.\u00a0 Bailey will not be back this season.\u00a0 Bill Belichick announced that Jake Bailey had reached the end of his activation period and will be put on season-ending IR.\u00a0 \u00a0Marcus Jones came off the Injury Report and was a Full Participant in practice.<\/p>\n

Injury Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nPosition<\/td>\nInjury<\/td>\nWed<\/td>\nThu<\/td>\nFri<\/td>\nGame Status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcus Jones<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nConcussion<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonnu Smith<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nConcussion<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nQuestionable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Jones<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nChest<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nQuestionable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jakobi Meyers<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nShoulder<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nQuestionable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jalen Mills<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nGroin<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nQuestionable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DeVante Parker<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nConcussion<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Davon Godchaux<\/td>\nNT<\/td>\nIllness<\/td>\n <\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myles Bryant<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nShoulder<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brenden Schooler<\/td>\nDB<\/td>\nHip<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nQuestionable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

BUFFALO BILLS<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nPosition<\/td>\nInjury<\/td>\nWed<\/td>\nThu<\/td>\nFri<\/td>\nGame Status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Josh Allen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\nAnkle\/Right Elbow<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyrel Dodson<\/td>\nMLB<\/td>\nKnee<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taron Johnson<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nConcussion<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dawson Knox<\/td>\nTE<\/td>\nHip<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Cam Lewis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\nForearm<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matt Milano<\/td>\nOLB<\/td>\nKnee<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan Phillips<\/td>\nNT<\/td>\nShoulder<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan Poyer<\/td>\nFS<\/td>\nKnee\/Vet Rest<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rodger Saffold<\/td>\nG<\/td>\nVet Rest<\/td>\n <\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stefon Diggs<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\nVet Rest<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\n(-)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Bills have suddenly become healthy?\u00a0 I think their Injury Report is not truthful.\u00a0 Let’s see on Sunday how many of these players are really healthy.<\/p>\n

Glad to see Marcus Jones and Myles Bryant are returning.\u00a0 Would like to see Jonathan Jones on Sunday. I hope Parker doesn\u2019t take playing time away from someone like Kendrick Bourne.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line <\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the Bills rebound from their shock and despair over the Damar Hamlin near-death incident.\u00a0 They are the more talented team, especially on offense.\u00a0 I think the Bills’ defense will stop the Pats from running and forcing them to pass.\u00a0 Not sure the Patriots have the horses to beat the Bills’ secondary.\u00a0 I also believe the Bills’ pass rush will present problems for Mac Jones.\u00a0 The Patriots’ Defense will not be as bad as it was for the last two meetings last season, they are much improved.\u00a0 Can they keep the Pats in the game?\u00a0 Final Bills 30 Patriots 17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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