The strength of the Patriots list can be tested on Sunday if Stephon Gilmore does not activate the COVID/reserve outside the gates before the game of the fifth week of New England with the Denver Broncos.
Fortunately, it will be a pretty undeniable check for the Patriots’ best school when they face Brett Rypien or Drew Lock as a quarterback on Sunday.
“Lock is a very talented guy,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said at WEEI on Wednesday. “And then (Jeff) Driskel, (Blake) Bortles and Rypien played, and demonstrated the ability to be NFL quarterbacks. “
Well, they’re in the league.
And to be honest, the Patriots will be in better shape in QB if Cam Newton can’t get off the COVID roster with Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham as the team’s two most sensible options.
Gilmore is expected to pass two consecutive COVID-19 tests to play on Sunday. You may not pretend to know enough about the viral to say whether it’s imaginable or not, but there’s a chance Gilmore won’t play on Sunday. possible replacements are all very viable NFL headlines.
If Gilmore remains on the COVID list, expect JC Jackson and Jason McCourty to occupy both outdoor corner spots and Jonathan Jones will continue to bet on the slot machine, unless there is another positive test. Joejuan Williams, who has played a role in covering closed wings this season, may simply play more clichés. Special teammate Justin Bethel and unsused rookie Myles Bryant fill the Patriots’ corner table. , are part of the practice team.
If the Broncos’ open receiver, Courtland Sutton, were healthy, wasting Gilmore would be more important, however, he is on the list of injured reserves with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. about being active.
The Broncos’ most sensitive receivers are rookie Jerry Jeudy and Denver veterans Tim Patrick and DaeSean Hamilton.
Jeudy, a first-round selection from 2020, is a complicated canopy as it basically lines up in the 6-foot 1 and 193-pound slot machine. for canopy Jeudy. Si Gilmore is active, it might be an option to stay with Jeudy on the slot machine.
But if Gilmore can’t play, Jones or Williams will probably protect Jeudy. Jones allowed 19 receptions in 29 goals for 202 yards with two touchdowns and two broken passes this season via PFF. Williams allowed two receptions in five goals for 54 yards with two maintenance consequences and a pass break.
Patrick has forged himself this season with 16 receptions for 209 yards with two touchdowns, and has just finished a six-reception, 13-yard run and a touchdown opposite the New York Jets, but Jackson, McCourty or Williams can probably handle that pretty well in the role of receiver X. Jackson allowed 10 receptions in thirteen goals for 102 yards with a touchdown, an interception and two break passes. McCourty allowed four receptions in seven goals for 49 yards with two touchdowns. two touchdowns and 42 of the 49 yards occurred at the time of the week as opposed to the Seahawks. Otherwise, McCourty was stingy.
Hamilton has three receptions for 32 yards this season, while defenders Jake Butt and Nick Vannett combined for four receptions for six yards.
This is all a long way of saying that if there’s a week left without Gilmore, it’s probably this one. Patriots have a clever intensity as a corner and can face the typhoon without their most productive player.