Whether we should or shouldn’t have been in it, that’s really not the point.
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With a four-game suspension looming over quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick will have to decide which is more important: Getting his backup prepared for a possible stint as the starter, or showing his support for the suspended Super Bowl MVP.
And NFL bettors will have the chance to see how the offense looks with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo under center on Thursday.
Chargers 17, Cowboys 7: In San Diego, Danny Woodhead scored on an 8-yard run in his first game since September and the Chargers, whose owner has angered fans by exploring a move to Los Angeles, beat Dallas. He hates watching backups do his job.
McCarthy turned over the play-calling duties to Tom Clements, his associate head coach, during the offseason.
Aaron Rodgers is planning to play in the game, as ESPN reports that Mike McCarthy said that everyone will be playing in the game who travels with the team.
“It feels good. It was a good outing for us”. In the stands on Thursday, Brady’s farewell cheers were about as loud as those that welcomed him.
When Stephen Gostkowski booted a 56-yard field goal to end the first half of the preseason opener between the Patriots and Packers on Thursday night, it seemed as though he may have bailed out quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.
Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers, a fourth-round draft pick from Arkansas, sacked Rodgers in the first quarter.
CLEVELAND – Quarterback Kirk Cousins rallied Washington from a 14-3 second-quarter deficit, running for a touchdown and completing 12 of 14 passes for 154 yards.
Three passes to Davante Adams netted one yard and two incompletions and the Packers settled for a 25-yard field goal from Mason Crosby. Barclay gave up at least one other QB hit/hurry as well. But that’s what preseason’s for.
“I think it goes against the league stance on player safety”, Rodgers said as he tagged himself a traditionalist. Rookie Brett Hundley from UCLA was 4-for-6 for 60 yards and a 10-yard touchdown pass to John Crockett to close the scoring midway through the fourth quarter.
“It’s always fun”, McCourty said of joint practice action.
The reigning champs dropped this meaningless affair, losing to the Packers, 22-11. Garoppolo wasn’t happy with his performance, but progress was still made. However, many of his throws in the first half were slightly off from where they needed to be.
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