This bye week couldn't come at a better time for the Patriots.
Rob Gronkowski hasn't looked himself all season and has missed the last two games with ankle and back injuries.
Marcus Cannon has been banged up all season. Trent Brown missed some snaps on Sunday because of an illness. Josh Gordon dislocated his finger against the Packers. Julian Edelman left Sunday's game with an ankle injury.
The list goes on and on. Key contributors haven't been at full strength, and it's showed during games like the brutal Titan's loss on Sunday.
Now we can add Dwayne Allen to the list.
Allen suffered a knee injury on Sunday, and is projected to miss a few weeks, even with the upcoming bye.
Allen doesn't contribute much in the passing game, but he's an excellent run blocker who has become important to the run game with Gronkowski clearly not at 100% this year.
Behind Allen, the Patriots only have Jacob Hollister, who's missed most of the season with a nagging ankle injury. Even when he's healthy, he's much more of a receiver than a blocker.
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Depending on how the team evaluates Gronkowski over the next week and a half, they may make a move to shore up their depth at the position.
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