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[SoxScout]

TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by the Patriots Preseason Television Network and can be seen in every New England state as well as Hawaii. The network's flagship station is WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston. Veteran CBS broadcaster Don Criqui provides play-by-play and is joined by three-time NFL Pro Bowler and CBS analyst Randy Cross.

RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 40 stations can be found in this press release. Play-by-play broadcaster Gil Santos is in his 36th season as the voice of the Patriots and will call the action.

BILL BELICHICK IN THE PRESEASON
Bill Belichick has compiled an overall record of 38-36 (.514) in the preseason, including a 27-22 (.541) mark as Patriots head coach. Belichick's teams have been .500 or above in 15 of his 17 previous preseasons as a head coach in the NFL.

http://www.patriots....60-9a4dbb258629

Game notes: http://prod.static.p...809_release.pdf

Figured we can put this here until a 2012 Game Thread forum is created.

Numbers of the new guys to watch:

95 Jones
66 Bequette
45 Hightower
27 Wilson
28 Gregory

Edited by SoxScout, 09 August 2012 - 02:31 PM.

[Corsi]

Any chance there will be a video feed of the game for out-of-towners? I don't really feel like forking over $20 for the Preseason Live package when two of the games are already on nationally.

At the very least, will online streams of 98.5 work, or does the NFL blackout preseason audio as well?

[Morning Woodhead]

Finally! That gap between game 7 against the Heat and tonight's kickoff felt eternal this year.

[Morning Woodhead]

Any chance there will be a video feed of the game for out-of-towners? I don't really feel like forking over $20 for the Preseason Live package when two of the games are already on nationally.

At the very least, will online streams of 98.5 work, or does the NFL blackout preseason audio as well?

If you can wait, NFL network replays all the games every week.

[DrewDawg]

I imagine frontrowsports may have a stream up later...

[Corsi]

I imagine frontrowsports may have a stream up later...

Good call.

http://www.thefirstr...d-patriots.html

[quint]

Figured we can put this here until a 2012 Game Thread forum is created.

Just looking through the Pats game thread, the first two pages extend back to the 2008 season finale, so there may not be one created specifically for the 2012 season.

[Dogman2]

Just looking through the Pats game thread, the first two pages extend back to the 2008 season finale, so there may not be one created specifically for the 2012 season.

Now I blame Skrub for both SB loses.

Fuck you too, Quint.

[RedOctober3829]

Go to the link below, pay $20, and you can watch every preseason game.

https://preseason.nf..._src=twitter_js

[Eck'sSneakyCheese]

Can't wait for 7:30! Psyched to see the new kids on D.

[Corsi]

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will play tonight against the Saints.

That was a little bit in question considering Brady did not play in last year's exhibition opener against the Jaguars. But that was after the lockout and the Patriots weren't really settled, especially along the offensive line.

Brady played 17 snaps -- two series -- against the Saints in the 2010 opener.

http://www.boston.co..._will_play.html

[SoxScout]

Is he saying the OL is currently some sort of settled? Still think it's worthless to play him tonight.

FWIW, yesterday Curren said Jones has been the biggest winner of camp and Mallett and Koppen are the big losers.

Edited by SoxScout, 09 August 2012 - 03:48 PM.

[RedOctober3829]

Is he saying the OL is currently some sort of settled? Still think it's worthless to play him tonight.

FWIW, yesterday Curren said Jones has been the biggest winner of camp and Mallett and Koppen are the big losers.

Breer and I were discussing that over Twitter today. He says he should play tonight just to get a few snaps with these guys just in case the Missing 3 don't get back. You need some continuity. If he plays more than 3 series I'll be shocked.

[ifmanis5]

Can we move this thread to the Pats game thread forum just to knock that horrendous Giants at Pats thread out of our eyeholes?

[cshea]

I eagerly await Steve Burton's annual interview with a shitfaced Jim Koch.

[j44thor]

Is he saying the OL is currently some sort of settled? Still think it's worthless to play him tonight.

FWIW, yesterday Curren said Jones has been the biggest winner of camp and Mallett and Koppen are the big losers.

That is the first I have heard about Mallett struggling would like to hear why he thinks that. Everything I have heard up to now has been generally positive. Besides Koppen I would have guessed McCourty has been the biggest loser.

[ifmanis5]

Thanks for moving. Let's see the kids tonight.

[RedOctober3829]

Field Yates ‏@FieldYates
RT @mikerodak: Jimmy Graham and Mark Ingram are inactive for the Saints tonight

[RedOctober3829]

The following players were not in uniform for the Patriots at the start of Thursday’s game against the Saints: Alfonzo Dennard, Spencer Larsen, Brandon Spikes, Tracy White, Markus Zusevics, Matt Kopa, Logan Mankins, Sebastian Vollmer, Visanthe Shiancoe, Deion Branch, Daniel Fells, Jake Ballard, Myron Pryor, Gerard Warren, Ron Brace and Jonatan Fanene.

Chris Price
https://twitter.com/...699990634127362

[SeoulSoxFan]

There's the Annual Brandon Spikes watch.

Give Brady 2 series like last year's opener and get him out of there.

Players to watch for me:

• Jones in pass rush
• Hightower in coverage (too bad Graham won't play)
• Cannon at right tackle (hmmmmm)
• Dowling as primary cover guy
• Carpenter's reps
• Cunningham's last stand?
• Bolden/Francis - the annual UDFA watch

Football's back boys & girls!

[DaveRoberts'Shoes]

Just got to my new season ticket seats. I couldn't be happier that football is back, I haven't thought about the vortex of suck that is the Sox season all day.

[Corsi]

Feeds that may or may not work:

http://ibrod.tv/channel7.html (works -- wbz feed)
http://mj-090812.blo.../channel-3.html
http://www.lshunter....opup&Itemid=327

[SoxScout]

Vereen not getting enough love, if we really are back to a screen heavy offense, he is going to be a monster. I'm looking for him to bust one tonight in the open field.

[phragle]

There's the Annual Brandon Spikes watch.

Give Brady 2 series like last year's opener and get him out of there.

Players to watch for me:

• Jones in pass rush
• Hightower in coverage (too bad Graham won't play)
• Cannon at right tackle (hmmmmm)
• Dowling as primary cover guy
• Carpenter's reps
• Cunningham's last stand?
• Bolden/Francis - the annual UDFA watch

Football's back boys & girls!

Same, but I'd add:

• The Backup QBs - Theres been a lot of mixed reports on them. I want to see them myself.
• Tavon Wilson- Who? Hopefully he'll look good.
• Nate Ebner - Dark horse.
• Defensive schemes and formations - There may be some changes in philosophy.

I'm firmly in the Francis camp FWIW.

WOOOOOOO FOOOTBALLL LETS GOOOOOO

[Darnell's Son]

My lord, I was just watching Monday Night Countdown, and I forgot how much I loathe Chris Berman. He's just a stupid sack of cliche's.

[cshea]

Criqui sounds like he may die before this game ends.

[Mystic Merlin]

I'm pumped and jacked for a shitfaced Jim Koch.

Jones in the 5 technique?

Edited by Mystic Merlin, 09 August 2012 - 06:38 PM.

[cshea]

Nice motor there for Jones.

[Corsi]

nice bullrush

[luqin]

Jones making his presence felt early, very nice to see.

[Soxy Brown]

Feeds that may or may not work:

http://ibrod.tv/channel7.html (works -- wbz feed)
http://mj-090812.blo.../channel-3.html
http://www.lshunter....opup&Itemid=327

Fwiw, I can't get any of those to work. But this, mentioned further upthread, works for me.

[Mystic Merlin]

Bye Sergio!

[phragle]

I'm pumped and jacked for a shitfaced Jim Koch.

Jones in the 5 technique?

Really? I missed the first play, but the 2nd and 3rd play it looked like a 1 gap 4-3.

[Darnell's Son]

Cannon looks bigger than I remember him last year.

[Mystic Merlin]

Really? I missed the first play, but the 2nd and 3rd play it looked like a 1 gap 4-3.

That's what the graphic indicated, I don't remember to be honest.

Liked the back shoulder throw to Lloyd.

Edited by Mystic Merlin, 09 August 2012 - 06:44 PM.

[Cornboy14]

That throw to Lloyd was nasty

[axx]

Ha, Saints jumped

[phragle]

I'm lost without those first down lines, especially in the no huddle.

[SoxScout]

WHo is that, Fletcher?

[radsoxfan]

Over/Under on the number of announcing errors for this game....20. We might be halfway there already.

That was a 3 and out?

[SidelineCameras]

Hey Criqui, when you get a first down, the drive isn't a "3 and out"

[Darnell's Son]

I'm lost without those first down lines, especially in the no huddle.

+1

[phragle]

God dammit. it's too early for injuries.

[FelixMantilla]

Fuck. Fletcher injured on a play that didn't even count as it was called back.

Hope he is okay.

[MainerInExile]

WHo is that, Fletcher?

Yup. Ugh. Pats are so banged up already, hate to see more.

[Darnell's Son]

Hey Criqui, when you get a first down, the drive isn't a "3 and out"

I laughed out loud when he said that. You realize even the "bad" national announcers aren't that bad when you watch these shit shows.

[Eck'sSneakyCheese]

Ankle looks fine

[Mystic Merlin]

First down for the Saints....uh the Patriots.

[SoxScout]

Wide open, Brady miss

[SidelineCameras]

Is the ref's audio crappy in the stadium or just on the broadcast?