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coach Mike Zimmer said Friday hes decided on a starting quarterback for Sundays
game against the Tennessee Titans.Will it be Shaun Hill or Sam Bradford? I guess
well find out on Sunday, Zimmer said.The Vikings coach was still not willing to
reveal his starting quarterback on Friday as the Vikings finished preparations
for their season opener against the Titans.The team traded a 2017 first-round
pick and a conditional 2018 fourth-rounder to the Philadelphia Eagles on
Saturday for Bradford, who joined the team after Teddy Bridgewater tore multiple
ligaments in his knee Aug. 30.As the Vikings tried to get Bradford up to speed
in their offense, they listed Hill atop their depth chart. Offensive coordinator
Norv Turner said Thursday the Vikings were trying to get both quarterbacks ready
to play on Sunday, though he acknowledged the team would have to make more
adjustments to the game plan if Bradford were to start, given his limited time
in the offense.Shaun has run every third-down play we have in our package since
two years ago, so not only the play going in, the speed of the third-down
situation, the play getting called, lining up, the defense giving you (different
looks), Turner said. Tennessee is a multiple-look defense; they give you a lot
of different looks. So, there [are] a lot of things that are being processed
that Shaun has been doing for two years, and Sam has been doing for four days.
So, that would be a big part of it.Hill got the majority of first-team snaps
during the brief open portions of Vikings practices on Monday and Wednesday, and
the quarterbacks were splitting first-team snaps on Thursday.Asked on Friday if
hed told the team who would start at quarterback against the Titans, Zimmer
smirked and said, Maybe.The coach said hed talked with Bridgewater on Thursday,
following the quarterbacks surgery in Dallas. Bridgewater, Zimmer said, was in
good spirits and planned to be back in Minnesota in about a week to rehab.One of
the things he said was he cant wait to get back here and be around the guys,
Zimmer said. So, Im sure hell try to be around, but the most important thing him
is to do the rehab and the things that he has to do. Hell be in the training
room a lot, so guys will see him, and hes more than welcome in the meetings and
all that.When Vikings general manager Rick Spielman was asked on ESPNs NFL
Insiders on Friday if he believed it was valuable for the Vikings to keep their
starting quarterback a secret, Spielman said, I think its extremely valuable.
When you have to prepare for two quarterbacks, its a lot harder than to just
prepare for one.Titans coach Mike Mularkey, though, didnt seem to be too
concerned, saying all week he expected Bradford would start. I think they
wouldnt give up a [first-round pick and a fourth-round pick] to have a guy sit
very long, Mularkey said Wednesday. I just think he gives them a very good
chance. Hes had a very good preseason. Really, both of the quarterbacks have had
good preseasons, but I would anticipate that, and if he doesnt, its not going to
change the way we prepare.
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. The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers
from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide
receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year
of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for
weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. CHARLOTTE, N.C. --
Tom Brady appeared to be in regular season form Friday night.Unfortunately for
the New England Patriots, they may not see that form in a meaningful game until
Oct. 9 when they face the Cleveland Browns since the three-time Super Bowl MVP
will serve a four-game suspension to start the season.Brady looked sharp in his
preseason debut though, throwing a 33-yard touchdown pass to Chris Hogan in
helping the Patriots to a 19-17 preseason win over the Carolina Panthers on
Friday night.Brady relieved Jimmy Garoppolo late in the first quarter and
completed a 37-yard pass to Aaron Dobson on his first play from scrimmage,
leading to a field goal. On his second drive Brady heaved a perfectly placed
over-the-shoulder pass to Hogan down the right sideline for a 9-0 lead. Bradys
other two drives failed to produce points.Brady made a quick escape after the
game and did not talk to reporters.Weve moved ahead in a lot of areas, but were
certainly not where we need to be, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. I dont
think any player is, any coach is, Im sure no team is at this point. Were all
making progress, which is good. Weve just got to keep our foot on the gas and
make it as quickly as we can.While Brady was on the mark, league MVP Cam Newton
struggled mightily in his most extensive playing time of the preseason. Newton
was intercepted twice and the Panthers failed to get any points on his eight
first-half possessions. Overall, the Panthers scored just three points in 10
Newton-led drives.The sixth-year quarterback was high on some passes and didnt
get much help from his receivers, who had problems getting separation and
dropped four passes, including one by Brenton Bersin on a fourth-and-2 at
midfield.Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he was frustrated, but if we lower our
passes and catch the ball, then we are where we need to be.Newton called the
loss eye opening.We need better production from everybody including myself,
Newton said. I have to be more mature and check the ball down and let guys do
what they do.We will be better from this.New England shut down the leagues
highest-scoring offense from a year ago, intercepted Derek Anderson and allowed
only one passing play of more than 15 yards in the first half.Garoppolo,
expected to start the first four games for the Patriots while Brady sserves a
suspension for his role in Deflategate, returned in the second quarter but
couldnt get anything going.
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he rolled out of the pocket while under pressure and missed an open receiver
whod gotten behind the defense. His six drives resulted in no points, although
Stephen Gostkowski missed a 30-yard field goal on the New Englands opening
possession.Overall, there were some good things we did tonight, but we have to
get the little things corrected or theyre going to bite us in the butt,
Garoppolo said.QB COMPARISONPatriots: Brady finished 3 of 9 for 76 yards with
one touchdown, while Garoppolo was 9 of 15 for 57 yards.Panthers: Newton was 13
of 29 for 100 yards with two interceptions and ran once for 9 yards.ROOKIE
WATCHPatriots: QB Jacoby Brissett connected on a 12-yard TD pass to DeAndre
Carter to give New England a 16-3 lead late in the third quarter. That was set
up by a 60-yard punt return by rookie Cyrus Jones.Panthers: CBs James Bradberry
and Daryl Worley fared well. Veteran Bene Benwikere, who is competing for one of
those two starting spots, gave up a touchdown pass.POSITION BATTLESPatriots:
Call it even at running back, Tyler Gaffney had 32 yards on six carries and
LaGarrette Blount had 26 yards on five carries, including a 17-yard run in which
he hurdled Panthers safety Tre Boston as he broke into the secondary.Panthers:
Rookie punter Kasey Redfern had a pair of 60-plus yard punts, while veteran Mike
Scifres shanked a 21-yard punt and left with an injured knee.INJURY
UPDATEPatriots: The Patriots reported no injuries.Panthers: Pro Bowl tight end
Greg Olsen sat out his second straight game while recovering from back spasms.
Guards Trai Turner (shoulder), Andrew Norwell (ankle) and linebacker Jeremy Cash
(possible concussion) left with injuries.MISSED CHANCESGostkowski missed field
goals of 52 and 30 yards.IN YOUR WEBBJoe Webb threw two late fourth quarter TD
passes to sixth-string tight end Marcus Lucas to make the score close.THATS A
GOOD KNIGHTThree former Rutgers players came up with interceptions for the
Patriots: Logan Ryan, Devin McCourty and Duron Harmon.---AP NFL website:
www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL
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