Game Day
New England Patriots vs Jacksonville Jaguars
1pm EST
Today's game should be a grind of a game. I don't think there will be too much passing. At least not as much as in past games. The weather will be a factor at least for the first half. The wind is quite strong.
The Pats offense should be ok against the Jags. Its been hard to say which offense will show up though. Its been hit or miss. The offensive line has to continue to protect Tom Brady. Give him some time to throw the ball.
Laurence Maroney will probably get the ball a ton of times. He has been pretty the past few games. Fred Taylor may or may not play. I doubt he'd run the ball too much.
The Pats defensive key will be stopping the Jags running game. Maurice Jones Drew will get plenty of runs. Wilfork and Warren may not be playing or will be limited. How the Pats go about stopping the run will be interesting. If they can't stop it, it will be a long day. We can only hope that the Pats figure out a defensive scheme like last week which will slow down the Jags offense. And the Pats should.
The Jags passing game can be dangerous with Mike Sims-Walker. He's been a steady receiver this season. Will the Pats corners be able to stop him?
The most dangerous threat the Jags have is they are desperate to make the playoffs. The more desperate teams sometimes plays better. Can the Patriots fight that effect?
The Pats also have to be careful and not get stupid penalties. They have been bitten too often this season by bad penalties. And have ball possession. Don't turn over the damn ball.
The Patriots should win this game but who knows. I can't predict how this team will play right now.
Go Pats!!!
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UPDATE...
11:45am EST: Wilfork is out, Warren and Taylor are in....limited playing time?
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