Tom Brady is still suspended, of course, with two games left. Speaking in general terms, Belichick didn’t rule out the possibility that a quarterback could be a game-time decision.
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Belichick also had good things to say about the rookie. It’s far more likely that he’ll not touch the field and they already know it, meaning rookie Jacoby Brissett will be the only QB on the roster who can actually play.
Garoppolo was a limited participant in the Patriots’ practice on Wednesday. In 2014, shortly after the team selected Garoppolo in the second round, Belichick dropped a not-so-subtle hint that they were not about to go through the same freefall that happened in Indy after the Colts lost Peyton Manning.
The quarterback was listed as doubtful due to his shoulder injury in the final injury report before Thursday night’s game, meaning his chances of playing are slim.
New England (2-0) will match up with a Houston quarterback with some success against it on his resume. That always comes first.
Osweiler backed up Peyton Manning in Denver for four seasons, so he knows what it’s like to play behind a legendary quarterback and even get into games and play well, as Osweiler did so in eight games last season.
Gronkowski, who’s missed the team’s first two games with a hamstring injury, is one of six players the Patriots listed as questionable.
According to a report, Garoppolo is “struggling” to lift his right arm, but the Patriots are trying to convince him to recover as quickly as possible. Instead, the fashion statement backfired into a awful look as the Texans were widely panned around the National Football League as an amateurish bunch of “High School Harrys” after being demolished on the field and made fun of by the Patriots during a 42-14 debacle of a loss at Gillette Stadium.
GETTING DEFENSIVE: Whomever the Patriots put at quarterback, he will face a defense that ranks in the top 10 in seven categories. “I think Houston has being playing great defensively and now, they’re starting to get their groove offensively”. “The goal is to be better than before”. I hope not. I don’t want to bring that back up at all. “I’m sure that he’ll be ready to go”.
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski speaks with members of the media in the team’s locker room following NFL football team practice Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. The 21st overall pick in this year’s draft needs one more 100-yard receiving game to become the first player to start his career with three straight such games.
