So after reading about Amendola’s injury situation and seeing how his recovery time puts him in a favorable position to play against Atlanta what do you think are the realistic chances BB puts him and Gronk out there on sunday night? And if he can’t go, how do you think the rookies will play on their first nationally televised game in the NFL against a good team on the road?

Can’t go too in-depth on this one yet as I think it will be for my Friday B/R column, but I think if both are ready to go they’ll play. I think they need Gronk back more than Danny for obvious reasons.

Regardless, this is a great opportunity for the Patriots to get better. I don’t even really care if they lose this one because the experience will trump the result. The young players need the experience of playing in a loud dome in a national game. These are the kind of games that prepare teams for the playoffs. Add in the Falcons weapons and it’s clear this will be a bigger test than the first few games.

This is one of those games where we’ll learn a lot about the 2013 Pats and I’m excited for that. 

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