Last week’s preseason game accomplished what it needed to for the Patriots: Bill Belichick and his staff got to see how his players responded to real game situations against another opponent for the first time this season, and everyone got through it relatively healthy.
Preseason Week 2 is about to kick things up a notch.
Starters are likely to play more this week, which will give us even more insight into how the Patriots will play things at quarterback going forward.
A couple of young Patriots players will finally get their chances to shine this training camp after missing out on the action the first few weeks.