Bill Belichick calls it a year of 'baptism under fire' for Patriots' young offensive linemen

"Players want to play - practiced, worked all year to play," the coach said. "If they can play, I wouldn't not play them. I think that's fair to the player. I don't know, maybe you see it differently."

"We're going to get ready to play the guys that deserve to play against the Jets," he said. "I think they all want to play."

"Baptism under fire," he said. "There'll be more this week. These [Jets] guys are really good. They play a lot of different spots, so they're not always matched up against the same guy. You've got to block different players."

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