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Offensive participation

By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff December 17, 2007 08:00 AM

A look at the snaps played by offensive skill-position players in Sunday's win over the Jets:

WR Randy Moss -- 62 of 64 snaps
WR Wes Welker -- 51 of 64
WR Jabar Gaffney -- 50 of 64
RB Laurence Maroney -- 39 of 64
TE Stephen Spach -- 33 of 64
RB Kevin Faulk -- 24 of 64
WR Donte' Stallworth -- 18 of 64
TE Kyle Brady -- 15 of 64
FB/RB Heath Evans -- 14 of 64 (13 as FB, 1 as RB)
OT/TE Wesley Britt -- 12 of 64
TE/LB Mike Vrabel -- 2 of 64
RB Kyle Eckel -- 0 of 64
FB/LB Junior Seau -- 0 of 64
WR Kelley Washington -- 0 of 64

(includes one illegal contact penalty against the Jets; does not include false-start penalties on the offense)

ANALYSIS: The 39 snaps were a season high for Laurence Maroney, whose previous high point was a 34-snap effort against the Bills in Week 3. ... For the second week in a row, Jabar Gaffney was the No. 2 option at receiver over Donte' Stallworth. ... With TE Kyle Brady leaving the game in the second quarter with an ankle injury, and not returning, it created an unexpected heavy workload for TE Stephen Spach. Considering Spach was signed Wednesday, it was an impressive pinch-hitting performance as he was utilized mostly as an on-the-line blocker. ... OT/TE Wesley Britt played as a third tight end for the first time this season, although he had one false start not accounted for in the snaps. ... The goal-line package had a new wrinkle, as Heath Evans moved from RB to FB, and Maroney ran on the goal-line.

2 comments so far...
  1. Mike, I could have sworn I saw Evans as the 3rd TE in the last series. Is that included in the "FB" number?

    Posted by MarkZ December 17, 07 09:46 AM
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  1. Shouldn't you say that Jab has overtaken Donte as the # 3 receiver, since Welker, despite playing in the slot, is getting more snaps than either?

    Posted by Patsby3 December 17, 07 11:36 AM
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