Mankins and Seabass participate in full pads practice today!

[Kid~Brady]

solder has been excellent while filling in, and is in game shape and healthy, you dont take out a guy whos doing that well for a guy who is out of shape, not game ready, and hurt just for kicks

the difference in level of play is not large enough.....when we faced the broncos last time, Solder did a hell of a job, he should start against them again

Wasnt he the one that missed the blocking assignment that allowed Dummerville to smash Brady?

 

[Patspsycho]

I rather have solder on miller.. seabass wayyyy too rusty.. imo

What I'm nervous about is that I think Denver will install the same defensive gameplan they did against Oakland and bring Miller inside and align him off the A or B gap and bring pressure up the middle. That's been Brady's kryptonite as we all know too well.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Good news if they can hold up both today and post-practice.

Exactly. I'd guess that there are a number of check-points the team uses to understand how likely the chances a player will suit up on Saturday.

Well know for sure if they are active 90 min before kickoff

 

[tatepatsfan]

This is fantastic news. I still wonder if Vollmer will be ready enough to put on a uniform on Saturday, but just the fact that the team is seemingly healthy must be a real boost.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Wasnt he the one that missed the blocking assignment that allowed Dummerville to smash Brady?

Yes. And my man SeaBass read the blocking wrong such that Brady got a safety in an earlier game. Guys do miss blocks and assignments.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

What I'm nervous about is that I think Denver will install the same defensive gameplan they did against Oakland and bring Miller inside and align him off the A or B gap and bring pressure up the middle. That's been Brady's kryptonite as we all know too well.

We do have a blocking FB on the roster now unless he gets cut for Ventrone

 

[Patriot 37]

Hopefully once again we can see the effective combination of Vollmer at RT and Solder at blocking TE. With Gronk on the field and either a RB in the backfield or to give a twist, Hernandez, it gives the opposing DC something to panic about.

I like this. We can run on Denver.

 

[RodThePat]

Because Vollmer is better than Solder?

What? Solder has been noticeably better than Vollmer when filling in at RT this season.

 

[RodThePat]

Wasnt he the one that missed the blocking assignment that allowed Dummerville to smash Brady?

That was mostly on Waters.

 

[Keyser Söze]

Miller and Dumervil were MIA last time, shut their asses down again.

 

[PatsFan2]

Gald to hear that back-up Seabass Vollmer back...but he has nothing on Nate Soldier who is a Beast!

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

We do have a blocking FB on the roster now unless he gets cut for Ventrone

FB protecting TFB....I LIKE IT

 

[jays52]

What I'm nervous about is that I think Denver will install the same defensive gameplan they did against Oakland and bring Miller inside and align him off the A or B gap and bring pressure up the middle. That's been Brady's kryptonite as we all know too well.

This. Dumervil stays on the edge but they move Miller around quite a bit.

 

[JackBauer]

What? Solder has been noticeably better than Vollmer when filling in at RT this season.

I don't suppose Vollmer's back injury had anything to do with that.

 

[NinjaZX6R]

I rather have solder on miller.. seabass wayyyy too rusty.. imo

Solder nearly got Brady killed by allowing Doom to come in clean.

 

[IllegalContact]

Because Vollmer is better than Solder?

except when he's been sitting for so long

 

[JackBauer]

This. Dumervil stays on the edge but they move Miller around quite a bit.

I don't recall Miller doing much during the last meeting... he's wearing a cast on his arm, correct?

I wonder how much, if anything, that affects his game.

 

[NinjaZX6R]

That was mostly on Waters.

Nope. The inside DT rushed inside after lining up across Solder. Doom was on the right side of Solder. DT stunted inside and Waters picked him up and Solder followed (more like slide inside) and let Doom come in free untouched.

 

[patsfan06]

I didn't realize our standards were so high, that a rookie who has done fabulously all year, could lose his job because of one missed assignment.

Sorry, SeaBass has been terrible this year. Probably because of the injury, but who is to say he will be 100% healthy this week? Last time he came back from the injury, he was flat out terrible. If you want to get him a few snaps this week to get him back into the thick of things at RT fine, but Soldier should be the starter IMO.

 

[Its_The_Patriots]

Lovely!!! Just lovely!!!