Of course, the elimination of Laurence Maroney seriously dents the running game.
The rest of the inactives:
Rookie corner Terrence Wheatley, RB Lamont Jordan, LB Eric Alexander, OT Nick Kaczur, DL Jarvis Green and Lb Shawn Crable.
I have to figure, the way Bill Belichick downplayed his team’s inept pass rush, that he plans on doing something about it tonight. You get the feeling the normally reactive Pats on defense are about to get proactive and start attacking.
They’ve got to help Matt Cassel out, and that means getting the offense the football in plus territory.
If they try and sit and cover, they Jay Cutler will carve this team up.
I figure we’ll see more and more of the 4-3 base, with Jerod Mayo in the middle and either Adalius Thomas or Mike Vrabel being turned loose as a fifth rusher.
The last time Denver was here the Broncos beat the daylights out of New England’s defensive front seven. Again, New England was passive. Expect that to change.
One break for New England, Patriot nemesis Brandon Stokely is inactive for Denver.
I wonder again about the offensive line with Steve Neal in but Nick Kaczur out. Just waiting now for the Pats to break into groups in pre-game.
You have to figure the starting line to be: Light, Mankins, Koppen, Neal and LeVoir; but we’ll see.
