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Well, who knows what will happen for sure, still seems up in the air a bit, but let’s assume he doesn’t play.

Next thing is whether or not Sudfeld plays. It would be nice to have some kind of threat at tight end in the passing game, even if he is just a rookie who has been inconsistent.

I think we can assume Edelman will see plenty of Revis, so the Pats will have to move him around to make it a little difficult for them to match receivers.

Outside of that there isn’t really much more they can do other than EXECUTE. Catch the ball, run the right routes, etc. It certainly won’t be any easier than it was against the Jets, outside of the fact that the Jets know how to play the Pats, and the Bucs aren’t as familiar.

If the O-line plays well the Pats should win, but expect more inconsistency. I just hope we see some progression from Thompkins and Dobson. Edelman isn’t going to be able to save them as easily as he did against the Jets.

Thanks, and that’s the big question. Of course it’s a little stressful at the moment with Talib missing practice on Monday and Dennard possibly unavail in December depending on what the happens with his probation.

So, the thing to focus on in the coming weeks is the progression of Logan Ryan. One way or another he’s going to be a vital part of this defense and we haven’t seen much of him yet.

At this point we really have no idea what the secondary in January is going to look like. In the best case it’s what we have now. In the worst case, with Dennard out, and Talib battling injuries like last year, it could be Arrington and Ryan with Cole in the slot. Yikes.

As always I continue to worry more about the front seven. If they’re getting great pressure it won’t matter all that much who’s back there. We’ll see how it all plays out, but for now let’s hope Logan Ryan starts to get his feet wet a little more.