Patriots coach Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels held conference calls with media members this afternoon (3 p.m.). Here were a few nuggets of note:
1) Prepping for man-to-man coverage. One of the points Bill Belichick made when speaking on the Raiders' defense was their penchant for playing man-to-man coverage. This sets up a nice challenge for the Patriots receivers when it comes to getting off the line of scrimmage and creating separation down the field. Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, who is arguably the top player in the NFL at his position, generally stays on the defensive left side, according to Belichick. That will be a matchup to watch Sunday, to see if the Raiders move Asomugha to follow Randy Moss.
2) Randy Moss & LaMont Jordan share Oakland intel. This will be the first trip to Oakland for former Raiders Randy Moss and LaMont Jordan since both joined the Patriots. Asked if he's spoken with Moss about the importance of keeping any emotions in check, Belichick said that wasn't necessary because Moss is a seasoned pro. But Belichick did relay that he's spoken with Moss about some of the Raiders' personnel, which is standard operating procedure with various players who previously played for an opponent.
3) Practice squad players en route. The Patriots have their eight practice squad players, who normally don't travel to road games, joining the team for practice starting tomorrow. [update 8:15 p.m. The practice squad players also traveled on the last trip to the West Coast.] Given the injury situation, the Patriots certainly need the bodies. With Vince Wilfork (shoulder) and Ty Warren (groin) ailing, a player like practice squad defensive lineman Titus Adams is likely to see more practice reps. Players are off today, with their first practice of the week scheduled for tomorrow.
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Brian Kelly released from Detroit...if Bruschi is put on IR, maybe NE makes a run at him for the rest of the year??
GoBam-- "Brian Kelly released from Detroit...if Bruschi is put on IR, maybe NE makes a run at him for the rest of the year??"
....now we are hoping to get 0-13 Detriots rejects.....yikes
Well, O'Neal is a 1-11-1 Bengals reject...so, it isn't much worse...that being said given that Kelly is a Tampa 2 CB I don't think he'll fit in our backfield no matter how bad we need help there this season...
Reiss, are you referring to future Patriot Nnamdi Asomugha in your article??? (Keeping my fingers crossed)
Why was Brian Kelly released? Not sure we want to go after a Lions cast-off, though what we have isn't much better, if it is at all.
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