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that his injured foot feels good and that he’s hopeful he’ll get to play against the Patriots this weekend.Head coach Todd Bowles referred to Darnold as both day to day and week to week when discussing the rookie’s status Jonathan Jones Jersey , so that provided little indication of the team’s thinking. Wednesday brought a more tangible reference point to use when trying to suss out who will be running the offense.Darnold suited up for the team’s practice, which is a first since he was injured against the Dolphins in Week Nine. Any good feelings that development might generate will be tempered by the fact that reporters watching the open portion of practice report that he has not been participating in drills along with quarterbacks Josh McCown and Davis Webb.The team’s injury report will bring official word of his participation level and more of an idea if he’ll be back in the lineup on Sunday.These first four Patriots games are going to be very, very interesting There is only about a week and a half remaining until the Patriots kick off their 2018 season against the Texans at Gillette Stadium, and it doesn’t look like the receiving issues are going to be getting any better before that. I’ve been searching everywhere to try and find some kind of sign that the receiving core will be OK to begin the season. I’ve been trying to find somebody, anybody, who believes the complete lack of depth at the position isn’t going to significantly hinder the Pats Authentic Ja'Whaun Bentley Jersey , but I haven’t had any luck. There’s just no way of sugarcoating it. New England’s receiving core is completely and totally depleted.To recap this offseason 鈥?Julian Edelman was suspended for four games, Danny Amendola left for Miami, Brandin Cooks was traded to the Rams, veterans Kenny Britt and Jordan Matthews were both released, as was third-year player Malcolm Mitchell (whose future in New England at one point looked to be incredibly bright).And last but not least, Eric Decker Youth Rex Burkhead Jersey , the one saving grace who was going to miraculously hold this core together until Edelman returns in Week 5, suddenly decided to retire from the NFL after being a Patriot for three weeks. I don’t want to come off as disrespectful to Decker, who is making the decision he believes is best for himself and his family, but man 鈥?the timing could not have been worse.It’s gotten to the point where I’m now finding myself hoping against hope that the Patriots sign Dez Bryant to a one-year deal, just for the sake of having bodies of some kind on the field to catch passes. But that’s not going to happen, and the Patriots are going to take the field in Foxborough next week with Chris Hogan Adam Butler Jersey , Cordarrelle Patterson, and Phillip Dorsett as their top three receivers. That will be 鈥?something.Unsure of where else to go, I turned to a recent Bill Belichick press conference, hoping he would say something to make me feel a little better about this situation. But of course, everything he said about it was very 鈥?Belichick.“We all have a lot of work to do; we have a lot to prove at every position,” Belichick said via NFL.com. “None of us have done anything this year in the 2018 season Authentic Elandon Roberts Jersey , so I think we’re all in the same boat on that one, coaches, players. Whatever position you want to look at, we all have a long way to go.”It’s officially true. I have absolutely zero idea what to expect out of the first four games of this season. This is going to be very interesting.