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Sciz
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That's really unfortunate. I like him. He's had some bad luck with injuries.
This means Carpenter is probably the primary backup. If Spikes misses time, we'll probably see more Hightower at MLB with Carpenter at Sam.
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NinjaZX6R
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Sucks. Good for the team that they have capable replacements at the ready, but really a tough blow for Fletcher.
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mcmurtry86
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| Tzimisce wrote: | 
More pressure on Mayo and Hightower. |
More pressure on Spikes to get and stay healthy |
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Tzimisce
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| mcmurtry86 wrote: | | Tzimisce wrote: |
More pressure on Mayo and Hightower. |
More pressure on Spikes to get and stay healthy |
Do Fletcher and Spikes really play the same role, though? I always saw Fletcher as more of a coverage LB.
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mcmurtry86
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| Tzimisce wrote: | | mcmurtry86 wrote: | | Tzimisce wrote: |
More pressure on Mayo and Hightower. |
More pressure on Spikes to get and stay healthy |
Do Fletcher and Spikes really play the same role, though? I always saw Fletcher as more of a coverage LB. |
Fletcher would have been my pick to backup SAM with Hightower kicking to MIKE if Spikes is out. I guess that falls to Ninkovich now which means one injury in the LB corps and Scott is a starter at LE.
The best thing for the Patriots' depth issues up front would be for Cunningham to establish himself as a starting DE allowing Ninkovich to play a swing role - keeping everyone fresh. I really don't trust Spikes' knee at this point and it seems inevitable that Carpenter/Tarpinian/Rivera/White will be seeing a fair bit of time on defense. |
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Torn ACL: The official injury of the New England Patriots! Be a Patriot and tear yours today!
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Tzimisce
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| InRodWeRust wrote: | | Torn ACL: The official injury of the New England Patriots! Be a Patriot and tear yours today! |
Actually, the official injury of the New England Patriots is whatever one James Ihedigbo suffers that week.
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| InRodWeRust wrote: | | Torn ACL: The official injury of the New England Patriots! Be a Patriot and tear yours today! |
Everyone is tearing their ACLs these days; it's pretty friggin easy to. Tore my own two years ago.
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