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The Patriots are hosting the Eagles in Pre-season Game #2 at Gillette on Saturday at 7:00 pm ET.<\/p>\n
None of the starters are expected to play on Saturday.\u00a0 Jobs are available and how the 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> team players play on Saturday will go a long way to see if they will make an NFL Team (Patriots or other team).\u00a0 \u00a0Here are a few competitions to look for.<\/p>\n
Safety \u2013 Saunders vs Brown<\/strong><\/h4>\n
John Saunders has led the Patriots secondary with 4 Interceptions in Training Camp.\u00a0 Mike Brown is a Mike Vrabel guy that was signed as an Undrafted Free Agent, primarily to play Special Teams.\u00a0 Brown was the Personal Protector for Bryce Baringer on the Punt team.\u00a0 That usually means that player will make the team.\u00a0 I don\u2019t see both players making the team.<\/p>\n
Interior Offensive Line<\/strong><\/h4>\n
It will be interesting to see if Greg Van Roten will play in the game.\u00a0 Players like Jacob Rizy, James Hudson, Mekhi Butler and JonDarius Morgan are playing to impress the Patriots and other teams that they are worthy to be on a Practice Squad.<\/p>\n
Backup Defensive Line \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Joshua Farmer a 4th<\/sup> round pick last year, seems safe.\u00a0 Eric Gregory, Leonard Taylor, and Jeremiah Pharms are battling for that last spot.\u00a0 Note the Patriots brought in DT Daquan Jones for a workout. The 6\u20194\u201d 320-pound, 12-year veteran, who played for Vrabel in Tennessee would be the largest lineman, more like what Khyris Tonga was for the team last year.<\/p>\nPatriots LB Chad Muma. (PHOTO: Eric Canha-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Linebacker<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The competition for 3rd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup> linebacker is wide open.\u00a0 The thought was that Chad Muma had one of those positions locked down.\u00a0 He was a disaster against the Colts.\u00a0 His PFF grade was a brutal 27.9.\u00a0 He also missed the Joint Practices.<\/p>\n
KJ Britt was very good against the Colts.\u00a0 UDFA Khalil Jacobs has been one of the surprises of camp.\u00a0 Namdi Obiazor even got some reps with the 1st<\/sup> team in the joint practice.\u00a0 Daquan Jones wasn\u2019t the only vet the Patriots brought in this week.\u00a0 They had former Bills Linebacker Shaq Thompson in for a visit.<\/p>\n
They are doing their due diligence and preparing a list of available players in case they are short.\u00a0 Perhaps they are not happy with any of these linebackers.<\/p>\n
3rd <\/sup>Runningback<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Hassan Haskins has impressed since being signed just before the Colts game.\u00a0 He played in that game and ran hard.\u00a0 He is a big back at 6\u20192\u201d, 225-pounds.\u00a0 He was a 4th<\/sup> round draft pick by Mike Vrabel at Tennessee. \u00a0\u00a0He had a TD in the Joint Practice as well as laying the lumber on a couple of would be eagles tacklers.\u00a0 Lan Larison and Jam Miller continue to compete for the last Running Back spot.\u00a0 Who returns kickoffs might be the guy that actually wins the job.<\/p>\n
I heard one analyst say that Miller would get the job over Larison because he was a draft pick.\u00a0 Let\u2019s put that nonsense to bed.\u00a0 Vrabel doesn\u2019t care where you came from and whether you were drafted or not.\u00a0 It\u2019s what you do between the lines.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Larison was a UDFA because it was one of greatest draft for overall depth at Runningback.\u00a0 That draft was so deep, that Larison despite everything he did at UC Davis, never got invited to single post season showcase game.\u00a0 In his career he had 3,634 rushing yards, 41 TDs, \u00a0127 receptions for 1626 yards, 10 TDs.\u00a0 He was 5x All-Conference selectee and 2X FCS All-American.\u00a0 Larison had 6 catches in the Indy game, two others were thrown in his feet and another 15-yard screen play was called back by penalty.<\/p>\n
Jam Miller ran well in the Indy game and showed some wiggle and read his blocks well.\u00a0 I would think that Miller will make it through to the Practice Squad.\u00a0 Perhaps Larison will too.<\/p>\n(PHOTO: Eric Canha-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Looking For Borregales to Bounce Back<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The Indy game was a disaster for Borrgales going 2 for 5 and missing a game winning kick.\u00a0 He played much better in the Joint Practice on Wednesday going 4 for 5 and then kick two clutch Field Goals in 2-minute drill, one from 52 and the other from 57.<\/p>\n
Weather Forecast<\/strong><\/h4>\n
The forecast is for rain, especially in the second half.\u00a0 If you are going to the game be prepared.\u00a0 That is a shame for these players whose NFL careers are on the line.<\/p>\n
The Eagles will want to put on a show on Saturday night to erase what was a bad taste in their mouths after two days with the Pats where they were on the wrong side of the ledger.\u00a0 The Patriots dominated the practice on Wednesday and even though the Eagles played considerably better on Thursday, the Patriots still held an edge.\u00a0 This will be a good barometer of the Patriots depth.<\/p>\n
Morse\u2019s Morsels<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s interesting because I talked to Colts people after (Joint Practice), and they were blown away by the skill (WRs)\u2026they\u2019re near the top of the league with that group now.\u201d \u2013 Bert Breer<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got nothing but respect for those guys over there, and I feel like they have a good chance of going very far,\u201d Barkley said Thursday,\u00a0per Boston.com\u2019s Khari Thompson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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