FOXBOROUGH – Well, it was most definitely a preseason game at Gillette on Thursday night. The Patriots and Texans kicked off the exhibition slate in the rain and boy, oh boy, it was ugly. Houston won a backup-riddled game 20-9, but it’s hard to rake much away from this one given who was playing and just how depleted the Pats’ offensive line unit is right now. There were some standout…

It is the final practice before Thursday’s preseason opener against the Texans. The Patriots will more than likely go through a low intensity group and team centered practice as they rep plays, fronts and coverages that they will use on Thursday night. Here are five things we are watching in today’s practice. 1. Personnel watch- Today’s practice will give us a pretty good idea of who is playing and what…

Plenty of storylines to look ahead to in what could be a wet and wild day in Foxboro.  The forecast is for heavy rain this afternoon and you know Bill Belichick will never pass up an opportunity to practice in the rain so expect the Patriots to practice.  Bring your umbrella.  Here are five things we are watching in today’s practice.  1. Thornton Gate- Tyquan Thornton worked with Bailey Zappe…

After having Saturday off, the Patriots return to practice this afternoon. The last time we saw the team was on Friday night in the in-stadium practice. We didn’t get much from that practice as it was a glorified walk-through.  Perhaps the biggest takeaway from Friday was Matthew Judon signing a contract adjustment that raised his guaranteed money for 2023 from $2 million to potentially $18 million.  Here are five things…