i'd like to believe he will, but whether he should or not will depend on how he does during the preseason games. he hasn't been rushed yet and i'm not talking about the stuff they do during practice. he wears a red shirt, doesn't get hit. i'm talking about a real game where someone will be gunning for him. preseason is the time for some of the newbies to impress their coaches so they will be going after him. if he, his doctors and the coaches are comfortable, then my opinion won't matter. so yeah, i'd like to see him play the first game, but i wouldn't want to rush him back and pay for it later. joey had one of his better games last season against the steelers. they did lose, but as far as individual performance, he did pretty good...imho