Preparations for Sunday's Patriots-Colts showdown in Indy continue and the Patriots added a player to the mix in Rashaan Melvin ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss says the new corner doesn’t lack confidence. The reason Melvin is in Foxborough in the first place is because the team had an open roster spot after placing Nate Solder on IR. Reiss chats with Solder’s potential replacements.

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Finally, CSNNE.com's Phil Perry says Bill Belichick is confident in his team’s ability to overcome the loss of Solder.