{"id":61835,"date":"2025-08-08T09:30:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=61835"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:30:06","slug":"morse-what-to-look-for-in-patriots-pre-season-game-with-commanders-recent-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/08\/08\/morse-what-to-look-for-in-patriots-pre-season-game-with-commanders-recent-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: What to Look For in Patriots&#8217; Pre-season Game with Commanders \/ Recent Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What to look for during the Pre-season game Friday night.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t expect the starters from either team to play much, if at all, on Friday night.\u00a0 If I were the coach, I would play Will Campbell and Jared Wilson at least half of the game so they build on the chemistry they have started to develop.<\/p>\n<p>Look for Joshua Dobbs to play a lot and I expect that he will have as much success as he did yesterday against the backup Commanders.\u00a0 The Patriots&#8217; backup receivers are much better than the Commanders&#8217; backup secondary.\u00a0 In fact, the Commanders are pretty beat up in the secondary.\u00a0 I bet they had a claim in for <strong>Tre Avery<\/strong>, but the Pats scooped him up before them in the waiver wire order.\u00a0 The Patriots didn\u2019t play either Christian Gonzalez or Carlton Davis either.<\/p>\n<p>Another area I expect to see a positive result is in the pass rush.\u00a0 We have some young players who can apply pressure.\u00a0 Don\u2019t expect any of the veterans to play.\u00a0 It will mostly be a game for the backups to show what they can do under game conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the kicking competition will be a fun one to watch.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Recent Transactions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Patriots had a series of transactions when they signed 3 players, added 2 to Injured Reserve and waived a rookie they had just recently signed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Trey Avery <\/strong>is a 5\u201911\u201d, 181-pound CB from Rutgers.\u00a0 He ran a 4.43 and 6.69 3-cone drill at this Pro Day, according to NFL Draft Buzz.\u00a0 Tennessee signed in 2022 as an Undrafted Free Agent.\u00a0 He made the 53-man roster out of camp and played 14 games during the 2022 season, making 29 total tackles, nine pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Avery is 28 and played 15 games during the\u00a02023 season, making 33 total tackles and two pass deflections.<\/p>\n<p>The Titans waived Avery on August 27, 2024, and re-signed him to the practice squad. They elevated him to the active roster on October 15. He went on to appear in nine games during the 2024 season, making three tackles on special teams.\u00a0 On December 28, 2024, he was released.\u00a0 \u00a0On December 30, 2024, the 49ers claimed Avery off waivers from the Tennessee Titans.\u00a0 The Patriots quickly pounced on Avery, claiming him on waivers the next day after losing Marcellus Dial, a core special teamer, to season-ending ACL surgery, and put him on IR.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, he was All Big Ten 3<sup>rd<\/sup> team while at Rutgers.\u00a0 Originally an Ohio State commitment he had some eligibility issues and transferred to Toledo.\u00a0 He never played for either team and transferred to Rutgers in 2017 with 4 years of eligibility remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Avery made the Titans&#8217; 53-man roster under Vrabel in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Draft Buzz said this about Avery:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Has at least adequate straight-line speed and good balance, fluidity to change direction.<\/li>\n<li>Savvy cover skills to recognize and anticipate routes. Understands what&#8217;s coming and has good ball skills.<\/li>\n<li>Alert defender for zone coverage, showing good understanding of route progressions occurring behind him and a quick burst downhill to break on underneath passes in front of him.<\/li>\n<li>Good instincts and anticipation reads and reacts with discipline. Dangerous with the ball in his hands.<\/li>\n<li>Aware zone cornerback who is also adept in man coverage, flashing physical hand punch at the line and straight-line speed to stay with receivers downfield.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>JaMychal Hasty<\/strong> RB was re-signed after not receiving a contract offer from the Patriots after 2024 (or any other team either).\u00a0 He was still available this late into Training Camp and they had a spot available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bryce Ganious<\/strong> DT was signed.\u00a0 He was an invitee to the Patriots Rookie Mini-Camp back in May.\u00a0 The Defensive Line room is crowded, adding the six-foot-even undrafted free agent. 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