Patriots Live Blog: Belichick In Midseason Form As Pats Win Toss … And Elect To Defer

Patriots Live Blog: Belichick In Midseason Form As Pats Win Toss … And Elect To Defer

First quarter, 15:00: Gostkowski’s kick sailed deep out of the end zone, and Aaron Rodgers has taken the field for Green Bay. Football!

7:34 p.m.: Tonight’s live blog will be a little different than usual, in that it won’t focus so much on the play-by-play. Because, you know, it’s August 13th. I’ll instead focus on the standouts, big plays, etc.

For now, we have a coin toss!

The Packers called heads, it landed on tails. The Patriots elected to defer (Belichick is in midseason form), and so the Packers will receive to start the game.

7:08 p.m.: While Brady was out there, many of his teammates were not. The ever-esteemable Jeff Howe from the Boston Herald was working hard on binocular duty and noticed quite a few absences.

 Based solely on those absences and a gut guess, I would presume that if Brady does indeed play, it’ll only be for a series. Same with Gronkowski. Those guys don’t need to prove much tonight. But we shall see.

6:44 p.m: Tom Brady is indeed out on the field for warmups, with the usual “Public Service Announcement” from Jay-Z blaring over the Gillette sound system.

Brady didn’t give his normal super fired-up scream to the fans in the corner of the end zone, but he is out there in full uniform, throwing passes, looking very much like Brady.

The next song on the stadium playlist was Nas’ “Hate Me Now.” A not-so-subtle message, perhaps?
5 p.m.: Hey people, face it. When Tom Brady retires (in 2022), football in New England might stink. He’s an all-time great, arguably the best to ever play quarterback, yada yada yada. You get the picture.

So while everybody knows that preseason games mean nothing in terms of the scoreboard, it’s still undeniably better when Tom Brady plays in them. Because, well, it’s enjoyable to watch him play this sport.

And, lucky you, it seems like Brady just might grace you with his presence tonight after all.

After some reports on Wednesday said Brady wouldn’t be playing in the opener tonight against the Packers, our own Marc Bertrand offered a cryptic report that seemed to say Brady will be taking the field tonight.
That’s fun, right?

Anyways, stick with this live blog tonight throughout the pregame work as well as the game for live updates from Gillette Stadium. Even though it’s the preseason, I think the fans might be eager to have some fun tonight.

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