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Pats getting noticeably thinner in several areas<\/h2>\n

The Patriots wrap up their three-day joint practice venture with the Bears on Wednesday morning with a walk-thru scheduled at 10 a.m. prior to the preseason game Thursday. But the injury bug, which so decimated the team a year ago, is raising its ugly head again.<\/p>\n

Looking forward to tomorrow night\u2019s game, the team is already thin in a number of positions and they can ill-afford any further injuries. Here\u2019s a quick look at where the team is hurting at:<\/p>\n

Wide Receiver<\/strong>: With Danny Amendola still on PUP, and Malcolm Mitchell likely to miss at least the rest of the preseason after suffering a dislocated elbow, the depth is tested daily at practice. Keshawn Martin has been dinged up and hasn\u2019t been practicing. The good news is that Julian Edelman returned to team drills in practice on Tuesday and Chris Hogan shed his red non-contact jersey.<\/p>\n

\"Hogan,

Hogan, Ryan matchup<\/p><\/div>\n

But the flip side is neither will probably play much if at all against the Bears. While the team is erring on the side of caution, it takes away some valuable time the receivers get to work with QBs Jimmy Garoppolo and Tom Brady. Building solid chemistry and timing is an aspect of the game that can\u2019t be overstated.<\/p>\n

This leaves Chris Harper, DeAndre Carter, Nate Washington, Aaron Dobson, Devin Lucien and Matthew Slater to handle pass-catching duties outside for the Bears game.<\/p>\n

Defensive End:<\/strong> Rob Ninkovich tore his triceps a week ago against the Saints and although has returned to practice in a limited fashion, he\u2019s expected to miss about a month. Fellow starter Jabaal Sheard hasn\u2019t been on the field since the Saints game and neither has Shea McClellin. That is three of the Patriots top four defensive ends and an integral part of the team\u2019s pass rush.<\/p>\n

It also hurts the Patriots depth at linebacker as both Ninkovich and McClellin have taken snaps at linebacker this summer.<\/p>\n

Veteran Chris Long has stepped up and played very solidly and he\u2019ll be relied upon to provide the veteran presence in their absence. Trey Flowers who has shined in the last week-plus of camp has been getting starting reps in the other player\u2019s absences. Geneo Grissom and Rufus Johnson will both see extended playing time this week.<\/p>\n

\"Jabaal

Jabaal Sheard<\/p><\/div>\n

Tight End:<\/strong> Rob Gronkowski pulled up at practice against the Bears on Monday in a drill and hasn\u2019t been seen at practice since. His injury is being characterized as minor and a bruise according to various media reports. Rookie UDFA Bryce Williams who was making some inroads at the third TE position with some solid play early in camp has been injured. Clay Harbor who began the summer on PUP, suffered an awkward, ugly hit in 11-on-11 drills yesterday and was shaken up and left practice.<\/p>\n

That leaves Martellus Bennett, A.J. Derby, Bear Pascoe, and Steven Scheu available for the Bears game. James Develin who plays fullback\u00a0could fill in here as he\u2019s done that in the past but the team may opt to use him only sparingly.<\/p>\n

Running Back:<\/strong> Dion Lewis remains on PUP and hasn\u2019t been seen since he made a brief cameo during the last day of minicamp. D.J. Foster who was one of the most intriguing UDFAs to come along has barely registered a blip on the radar screen as he\u2019s not practiced much at all. Donald Brown has been dinged up and although he\u2019s been on the field, he\u2019s not participating, retreating to the lower fields with the training staff once the warm-ups are completed. Brandon Bolden joined the list of missing this week.<\/p>\n

This leaves LeGarrette Blount, James White, Tyler Gaffney, Develin and Joey Iosefa as the only healthy running backs heading into Thursday\u2019s preseason game. I\u2019d look for Gaffney and Iosefa to see a lot of reps in the second half of this one.<\/p>\n

\"James

James White can’t escape from Harmon<\/p><\/div>\n

Offensive Line:<\/strong> Right tackle Sebastian Vollmer is still on PUP. Left tackle Nate Solder missed some practice time on Tuesday and was seen on the sideline with his shoe off. But he then later returned to action with no ill effects. Guard Tre\u2019 Jackson remains on PUP and Jonathan Cooper who the team traded for this offseason was injured in the team\u2019s first fully padded practice and hasn\u2019t been seen since.<\/p>\n

The mixing and matching inside will be an area to watch. Rookie LG Joe Thuney seems to be a lock at starting the season there. Right guard still seems open with Shaq Mason, Josh Kline and rookie Ted Karras battling it out. David Andrews has moved ahead of Bryan Stork at center.<\/p>\n

So the Patriots will enter Thursday night\u2019s game with the Bears with well under the 90 players that they have currently on the roster. The biggest goal of the contest tomorrow night may well be coming out of it healthy. At this early juncture of the\u00a0preseason, the team can ill-afford any more injuries.<\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter\u00a0<\/em>@SteveB7SFG<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or email me at\u00a0<\/em>stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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