Phil Perry was just on 98.5 talking about Jonnu Smith by necessity having to get snaps lined up in the backfield on Sunday.
Patriots-Browns Discussion Thread
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Why does Jakob Johnson occasionally get a pass thrown his way but never get any carries? On the surface it seems like he could be an option to get some carries.
Browns are already tough to run on. I think that we'll be using the short pass as our run game and will try to spread out that Cleveland front 7.
Stefanski said that both Chubb and Felton are OUT Sunday.
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I wouldn't write off Dre Day or Harris playing unless NE officially rules them out. Guys can get cleared from the concussion protocol pretty much at any time; Darnold was cleared last Saturday--just a day before the NE game. RBs missing practice also probably isn't as big of a deal, though I imagine they'd have a higher comfort level with a vet like Harris versus the rook.
Any ideas as to what they’ll do with the OL? Obviously it has been better lately, but Brown’s potential is quite high if he was to be inserted back in (RT or LT?) seems like a lot of flexibility…
I would imagine he’ll get a drive or two at LT at a minimum, maybe a drive at RT as well. I don’t think his conditioning is likely there for a full game but maybe a bit of a rotation. I think it could also be interesting to use him as a 6th OL in jumbo situations or kick either of the starting tackles out into that role if they want to minimize different looks for him. 20 snaps feels about right.
Josh seems to like to start with a Jonuu Smith jet sweep or screen before keeping him in to help the OL hold up.
I took it to be that they wanted to go with a heavier set, maybe get Smith out of the backfield some-- Asiasi being more of a 'move' TE.
Asiasi did a lot of inline stuff in college, and LaCosse isn't much of a blocker. I'm with @Eddie Jurak here.
The Jonnu and Henry signings were the real signs that Asisai and Keene were pretty big swings and misses. Funny how disappointment plays tricks on the memory -- I thought they were higher picks than 91st and 101st.
They haven't dressed 3 TE for a game all season. Calling up a TE does suggest that Jonnu isn't a go, but not just plugging in Asiasi suggests that they don't trust him.
They might be dressing 3 TE simply because they ran out of healthy running backs.
Your point stands about Asiasi though.
This was my thought. I think we'll see more of Jonnu in the HB spot than normal.
Jonnu has been banged up for several weeks now, seems like a good way to get him even more injured if they give him carries. That said they did it last week anyway, so who knows.
That could explain dressing 3 but not dressing 4. So it would seem that either Jonnu is out or Asiasi is out, which would not speak well of Asiasi.
On the other hand…
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Mike Reiss: TE Devin Asiasi loosens up, which could be a tip-off that he is making his season debut.
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Mike Reiss: Patriots inactives: TE Jonnu Smith (shoulder), QB Jarrett Stidham, OLB Ronnie Perkins, CB Shaun Wade, OT Yasir Durant, RB Damien Harris, KR/PR Gunner Olszewski.
Mike Reiss: Patriots inactives: TE Jonnu Smith (shoulder), QB Jarrett Stidham, OLB Ronnie Perkins, CB Shaun Wade, OT Yasir Durant, RB Damien Harris, KR/PR Gunner Olszewski.
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Evan Lazar: #Patriots starting offensive line in warmups: LT - Wynn LG - Karras C - Andrews RG - Mason RT - Brown
I trumly hope this is an indication of some type of rotation system and not an indication that Onwenu has been benched.
Evan Lazar: #Patriots starting offensive line in warmups: LT - Wynn LG - Karras C - Andrews RG - Mason RT - Brown
I trumly hope this is an indication of some type of rotation system and not an indication that Onwenu has been benched.
