So I'd been thinking that this might be the week we get answers on just how the Patriots are going to deal with the Sebastian Vollmer/Matt Light issue at left tackle, with Light on the mend and looking likely to play on Monday.

But now, it looks like that whole thing could be pushed back another week -- The head injury Sebastian Vollmer sustained on Sunday (he left the game in the second quarter, and returned for the second half) has kept him out of practice on two consecutive days. And so, during Friday's practice, Light was at left tackle, bookended by ... Mark LeVoir?!?!

So Nick Kaczur wasn't with the first offense. He also wasn't on the injury report on Wednesday.

What winds up going down up front over the long haul? Tough to say. But bear in mind that coach Bill Belichick's comments about the possibility of Matt Light playing right tackle seem to complicate things some.

The easy answer is to leave Vollmer where he's at, and let Light fight for playing time on the right side. But Belichick won't look at the left-tackle spot in a vacuum. He'll assess how he can get the five best guys together out there, and it could be that Vollmer winds up on the right side, because that combination of he and Light is better than the alternative, with Light at right tackle.

No matter what happens, this will be interesting to keep an eye on.