COMMENTARY
Five takeaways from the Patriots’ 25-14 preseason loss to the Panthers, which featured appearances from Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, New England’s projected defensive starters – and yet struggles on both sides of the ball:
Primary receivers look adequate
Danny Amendola is in Miami. Malcolm Mitchell, Jordan Matthews, and Kenny Britt have all been released since the start of training camp. Julian Edelman will soon be banned from the Foxborough facility until after the Patriots’ fourth game of the regular season. And, thus, many consider the quality of New England’s receiving corps a chief concern.