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The New England Patriots finally will play meaningful football this Sunday when they host the Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium. But before the ball gets rolling on the Mike Vrabel era , there are questions to answer, from how new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will deploy his running backs to the potential fallout if Christian Gonzalez can't suit up.

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Let's dive into a pre-Week 1 mailbag:

Hi Phil, how would you imagine the running back touches play out in the season opener? Do you think it will be a heavy rotation throughout the drives or do you think we could see a specific running back dominate the snaps early on? Thanks! - @LosTalksPats

Good question, Carlos. To me, thi

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