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The will look to snap their four-game losing streak without some key members Monday when they square up with the in prime time. Throughout the week the Patriots injury report was vast, and the team was hit with a big blow Sunday when the club downgraded corner (knee), defensive tackle (shoulder, elbow, knee) and linebacker (groin) to out. Receiver (concu sion) and running back J.J. Taylor (illne s) were ruled out Friday.Specifically, on defense, the Patriots are losing key players on all three layers. Starting with the most notable in reigning Defensive Player of the Year Gilmore, the corner will mi s his second straight game due to a knee injury. While Gilmore is the biggest name of this grouping, he's arguably the easiest to replace as J.C. Jackson is the expected starter in his place. Jackson has a team-high four interceptions on the year as the third-year corner has performed extremely well in a limited role throughout his young career.Meanwhile, Bill Belichick's defense was already thin at linebacker and that only becomes more apparent with Bentley, who has started every game this season, sidelined. This turn of events Rondale Moore T Shirts likely pushes rookie atop the linebacker depth chart and quite po sibly gets him the first start of his career. The 2020 second-round pick made his debut last week against Buffalo after starting the year on injured reserve. He played in 21% of the defensive snaps and logged one tackle. On the interior of the defensive line, the Patriots struggled against the run with Guy mi sing time against the and that is at risk of continuing with him out for Week 9. , , and (questionable, concu sion) are next in line in the middle of that front seven.Luckily for the Patriots, the Jets are battling some key injuries of their own as quarterback will not suit up for this matchup either, paving the way for to start against New England. Before we get into the other news and notes surrounding the Patriots, here's how you can watch Monday's matchup.Date:Monday,Nov. 9 |Time:8:15 p.m. ETLocation:MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, New Jersey)TV:ESPN |Stream:fuboTV ( )Follow:While he may not be on the field Monday night, Stephon Gilmore is still a member of the Patriots with the trade deadline now in the rearview mirror. Belichick dismi sed talk that Gilmore was on Isaiah Simmons T Shirts the block, but for the All-Pro cornerback was said to be a first-round pick and a player coming back to New England. That proved to be too rich for other clubs' blood and has Gilmore in Foxborough for the rest of the season. Beyond that? It still feels like his time in a Patriots uniform is ticking down to its final minutes. This offseason will be fascinating for Gilmore and the Patriots as the two sides will need to addre s his contract, which is through the 2021 season. The corner is set to make a base salary of $7 million in the final year of his deal, which will certainly need to be adjusted but it remains to be seen if Belichick will be the one giving him a new deal. With Gilmore set to be 31 at the start of next season, the Patriots may be looking to go in a different direction with their cash, especially with the likes of J.C. Jackson emerging.The Patriots did make a deal at the deadline, acquiring wide receiver Isaiah Ford from the . This is a rare intra-division trade between New England and Miami, which does speak to the desperation that the Patriots have at the receiver position as it's typically not best practice to ship draft capital of any kind to a team you'll face twice a year.As for Ford the player, he has 18 receptions through seven games this season for 184 yards. Look for the 24-year-old to line up in the slot and adopt a bulk of the routes left by , who is on IR after undergoing a knee procedure. Ford is set to be a free agent at the end of this season, but his restricted status does give New England some flexibility if they want to keep this relationship going beyond 2020. Following the deadline, the waived receiver Dante Pettis. Given that the pa s-catcher was a former second-round pick and is only 25 years old, he was looked at as David Johnson Jersey an intriguing flyer for a number of clubs including the Patriots. According to , New England put in a claim on him but were unsucce sful as the had a higher priority. While Pettis may not have been able to find his way to Foxborough this time around, he will be a name to Aeneas Williams Jersey monitor if he shakes loose somewhere down the line, specifically this offseason.New England saw return to practice this week for the first time since being placed on IR due to a quad injury. While Michel could make his return to action as early as this Monday Night Football matchup with New York, I do think that Michel's re-entry into the backfield -- whenever that may be -- will speak volumes to how the organization sees . I don't foresee Michel retaining his starting job and will now move to a complementary role to the second-year back out of Alabama.This week, Josh McDaniels showered praise over Harris, including his growth in blitz pickup. McDaniels said that Harris is "the kind of guy that there may or may not be a hole, but he's going to make one." He also credited Harris' big-play ability, which is something that Michel has simply not shown over the course of his tenure in New England. Through four games played this season, Harris has 279 rushing yards to his name and a touchdown. He's also hauled in both of his targets for 26 yards. In three games played, Michel has 173 rushing yards and has also caught two pa ses for 23 yards. While these numbers are somewhat similar, the eye test leans in favor of Harris, which really hasn't changed dating back to training camp when he was the best player in that backfield. This is the first time this season that both backs have been healthy at the same time, which will paint a clearer picture of the backfield masthead. In that depth-chart duel, Harris should be the man who comes out on top.The Patriots should just make their life easier and spend the entire sixth round of future drafts taking players out of Michigan. For some reason, they seem to hit home runs whenever they do so with the latest being offensive lineman Michael Onwenu. The 6-foot-3, 350-pounder has been a tremendous find for New England this season, playing all acro s the offensive line. Not only has Onwenu been versatile, he has given the Patriots elite play and was Pro Football Focus' highest-graded rookie coming into Week 9."Mike's a hardworking kid," Bill Belichick said of Onwenu on Friday. "He takes coaching well. Whatever you ask him to do, he D.J. Humphries Jersey tries very hard to do it and is a real smart kid that can correct mistakes and pick things up the second time around. 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