However, the Patriots are putting pressure on Garoppolo to be ready as quickly as possible, even reminding him Tom Brady played through a similar injury on multiple occasions throughout his career, sources have told the Herald. If Garoppolo can’t lift his arm, he can’t play.
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Head Coach Bill Belichick gave no clues as to when Jimmy G will return, or even if he’ll be well enough by Thursday to backup rookie Jacoby Brissett. “I’m a football coach; I’m not a doctor”, Belichick said when asked how he juggles some uncertainty with Garoppolo’s health and roster decisions. “That’s not a football decision, that’s a medical decision”. “I learned an very bad lot having him here, so I appreciate whatever comments or compliments he might’ve given me but at the same time I learned a lot from having him on our staff and learning from his coaching style and the abilities that he has as a football coach”.
“I think organizationally, in our organization I don’t think we would put together a team the way Indianapolis did it when they lost Manning and they go 0-16, 1-15 or whatever it was”, Belichick said soon after the pick was made. “The medical staff is the medical staff”. I’d say that’s pretty much the same story for everybody no matter who the player is or what positon they are.
On Thursday night, will we see the final great leap forward back to Cyborg Watt, like in 2012? “It works out good”. Garoppolo was not present at the start of practice when reporters were present, so it appears the Patriots had him take the field after media members departed.
On a related note, the Pats reportedly worked out former Texans quarterback T.J. Two quarterbacks will face off for the first-time ever. The Texans faced a version of this last week when the Chiefs came to town, with tight end Travis Kelce and a couple decent pass catching running backs.
Whatever, it was another Gronk-like moment yesterday when he arrived for a walkthrough in full pads. It weighs more weight than having nothing on, so it’s part of the training process. “Just from the way Jimmy’s been playing, I can tell he hasn’t wasted a single day”. So really no big deal. He explained that he wanted to get a feel for the pads, which he hasn’t worn for some time, but that he later had to remove them. Gronkowski who missed the first two games with a hamstring injury, was a limited participant in practice Tuesday.
“It’s the same preparation every week”, Brissett said after Tuesday’s practice. We can coach better, we can play better, we can overall in different units execute better collectively, not just individually. “I’m just anxious about Thursday”.
Gronkowski, though, sounded as eager as he has been all season to make his debut. “Obviously, you don’t just wake up 100 percent”.
Osweiler earned a four-year, $72 million contract in the offseason, with $37 million guaranteed in his first two seasons.
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And former Pats center Bryan Stork worked out for the Jets yesterday, but NY wanted more time to assess his medical situation before deciding how they’d proceed, according to a source. The 2013 second-rounder was released earlier this month.
