{"id":80556,"date":"2025-08-21T01:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T01:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80556"},"modified":"2025-08-21T01:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T01:14:14","slug":"update-mike-vrabel-may-have-hinted-at-plan-for-starters-in-preseason-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=80556","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Mike Vrabel May Have Hinted At Plan For Starters In Preseason Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Minnesota-Vikings-26862013.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Minnesota-Vikings-26862013.jpg 428w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NFL-New-England-Patriots-at-Minnesota-Vikings-26862013.jpg 788w\" alt=\"NFL: New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-content-container article-content\">\n<p>Mike Vrabel and the Patriots\u00a0are preparing to wrap up the preseason with a trip to New York to take on the Giants. The preseason has gone almost perfect for the Patriots so far, as they sit at 2-0 and have seen some promising developments from key players.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel has given at least a few snaps to most of his starters so far. For example, Drake Maye attempted five passes in the opener and seven last weekend. Prized offseason addition\u00a0Stefon Diggs has yet to play\u00a0in the preseason, while veterans Kyle Dugger and Anfernee Jennings have played much more than expected.<\/p>\n<p>Now that there are only three preseason games, the strategy has changed. Back when four games were played, coaches typically didn\u2019t play their starters in the finale. Now, however, some coaches prefer to give their starters even more snaps in the finale to prepare for Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Considering some veterans like Diggs and Carlton Davis II haven\u2019t seen any snaps yet, many Patriots fans may be wondering if the starters will play in the finale against the Giants. If Tuesday\u2019s practice is any indication, then it seems like the answer is no.<\/p>\n<p>Per ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss, the starters ended practice by \u201crunning sprints,\u201d while the backups went through \u201csituational work.\u201d Reiss noted that it would be \u201cunusual\u201d to push starters like that at the end of practice if they were going to play in the game Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=sportsnaut&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1957833508765700442&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsnaut.com%2Fnfl%2Fmike-vrabel-may-have-hinted-at-plan-for-starters-in-preseason-finale%2F&amp;sessionId=ce31d6090df9e07e8d167348038315f349fb4fef&amp;siteScreenName=sportsnaut&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1957833508765700442\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Of course, Vrabel isn\u2019t known as the most easy-going coach, so it\u2019s entirely possible the starters could get worked hard in practice and still play some snaps. Although, considering the team\u2019s top unit has looked solid so far, it seems unnecessary to risk injury by playing in the preseason finale.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the Patriots and Giants will kick off from MetLife Stadium on Thursday 8:00 p.m. ET. The Patriots will have to cut their\u00a0roster down to 53 players\u00a0by August 26 and the Week 1 opener will be on September 7 against the Raiders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images Mike Vrabel and the Patriots\u00a0are preparing to wrap up the preseason with a trip to New York to take on the Giants. 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