Article: Pats hoping to play better; Samuel back with Eagles.(SPORTS)

Byline: Rich Garven

FOXBORO - The Patriots - whether you like it or not - will continue to trudge through the preseason when they host the Philadelphia Eagles at 7:30 tonight at Gillette Stadium.

The goal in these exhibitions isn't to win the game itself, but rather to win the game within the game. So far the Patriots are 0-2 on both counts.

Tom Brady or no Tom Brady, they have been as out of synch as a team can get in these tune-ups. Backup quarterbacks Matt Cassel and Matt Gutierrez now find themselves with their backs to the wall, while the defense has displayed the stoutness of Miller Lite.

"We're behind," cornerback Ellis Hobbs admitted. "And we need to ...

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