Fred Taylor News

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Auburn 41, Tantasqua 0: Marcus Backlin was 5-of-7 passing for 137 yards and two touchdowns as the third-ranked Rockets defeated the host Warriors in Division 2A.

Passed along from Globe colleague Adam Kilgore, who's at the Patriots practice field, are these absences ... WR Julian Edelman RB Fred Taylor RB Sammy Morris OT Matt Light DL Jarvis Green CB Jonathan Wilhite Those six were missing yesterday, and the injuries are as they were listed on yesterday's practice report.

The return of Tom Brady this season made it tempting to envision a re-creation of the Patriots' 2007 offense, a barrage of passes whipping around the field, records toppling, points skyrocketing like the score on a pinball machine.

After an enjoyable and successful trip across the pond to beat the Bucs, New England returns home off a two-game blowout streak to enjoy a bye week.

It's bye week 2009 for the New England Patriots, and this season is gearing up to be one of of the most epic seasons to be a fan of the New England Patriots.

The Patriots waved goodbye to London yesterday and, with equal enthusiasm, said hello to their bye week.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 9-3 and tied for first place in the NFC South last December.

The Patriots remain hopeful that both RB Fred Taylor and WR Julian Edelman will return to the team this season.

Running back Sammy Morris is among the inactive players for the New England Patriots against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium.

Glenn Card and TR have some opinions, which should come as no surprise. Various other regular contributors to this series are either still sitting in Gillette Stadium high-fiving each other, or on their way to London to see the Queen.

New England Patriots running back Sammy Morris will miss Sunday's game against the Buccaneers with a knee injury.

Had Robert Kraft bought Liverpool in 2005, the Kop might now be preparing to rub the noses of Manchester United fans visiting Anfield on Sunday in the number of Premier League titles that they, and not United, had won in the past few seasons.

Joey Galloway's brief stint with the New England Patriots ended Tuesday when the 15-year veteran wide receiver was released two days before the team leaves for London to play his former club.

While the Patriots celebrated a franchise-record victory yesterday, linebacker Adalius Thomas wasn't to be found.

He wasn't supposed to be a factor in this game. He wasn't the lead back. He might not have even been the backup.

The list of inactives are out and Patriots LB Adalius Thomas is among the surprises on the list.

Adalius Thomas is among the inactive players for the New England Patriots against the Tennessee Titans.

As the team's offensive coordinator -- officially or unofficially -- for the past four seasons, he knows the Pats' plays, tendencies, hot reads, blocking schemes, strengths, weaknesses.

Submitted by Kevin Upright on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 19:01. To all those Jaguars fans that were looking to run Fred Taylor out of town because they think he got too old and lost it, look what Maurice Jones-Drew has done the last couple weeks.

Chilly conditions prevailed at practice today at the lower fields of Gillette Stadium.