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FOXBOROUGH Drew Lock Jersey , Mass. (AP) — defense know they have to deal with Marcus Mariota’s “unique skill” set when the Tennessee Titans visit the Patriots for Saturday night’s AFC divisional playoff game.“He actually knows when to run and when to pass the ball when scrambling,” Harmon said Wednesday.“It’s a very unique skill because a lot of guys once they get scrambling, they’re not even looking downfield anymore, they’re just looking to run. But he always has his eyes downfield — always knows when to run, when to throw the pass. I would say his touch on the ball, too, that gets people open when he’s scrambling.”The Patriots have had their troubles with mobile quarterbacks this season — and there have even been not-so-mobile quarterbacks that have picked up yards on the ground against the defending champions.Cam Newton and the Panthers beat them.So did Kansas City’s Alex Smith, though Smith didn’t hurt them with his legs.They beat rookie Deshaun Watson and the Texans http://www.cardinalscheapstore.com/zach-allen-jersey-cheap , but Houston scored 33 points and Watson gained 41 yards on the ground.The Patriots beat Tyrod Taylor and the Buffalo Bills twice and defeated Jameis Winston and Tampa Bay.Mariota, who had an 87-yard touchdown run in 2015, his rookie season, ran for 60 yards on 10 carries in the regular-season finale. He picked up 46 yards on eight attempts in the playoff win over the Chiefs last Saturday.Mariota had two touchdown passes in the wild-card game, one actually to himself as he caught a pass batted down by Darrelle Revis and took it into the end zone.He finished off the comeback with a 22-yard TD pass to Eric Decker, but the pass/catch touchdown was enough to make Harmon think.“It looked like it was meant for them to win,” Harmon said. “That was … first of all, that’s a very Andy Isabella Jersey , very hard play to make and that shows you his skill set, his athletic ability — to be able to throw the ball, have it knocked down and be able to catch it where he caught it, and go in and run (on) a scoring dive, it shows his athletic ability. It shows that any time he touches the ball, he’s dangerous.”Fellow safety Devin McCourty sees the same attributes in Mariota.“It’s not like if he stays in the pocket he can’t make throws, but when he escapes outside the pocket and he has the ability to run and throw, you honestly really don’t have a shot to stop him Jamel Dean Jersey , I think,” McCourty said.“We’ve played quarterbacks like this where we do want to try to keep him in the pocket, but I think that’s just the beginning part of it. We also, when we’re man coverage or zone coverage, we’ve got to be able to play our zones or our man tight and not allow windows or not allow a great pocket for him to sit back there and throw because he’s a good enough passer that he’ll make all the throws on the football field.”McCourty pointed to a pass Mariota made to Delanie Walker against Indianapolis that was between four players on the sideline.“That was a tough throw, and that was in the pocket,” he noted. “But I think we’ll have a better chance that way than him being able to escape, throw it deep or run for 30 or 40 yards. So D.K. Metcalf Jersey , it’s going to be all 11 guys kind of playing their job with trying to contain him.”Mariota was sixth in the NFL in third-down passer rating this season, a list headed by the Patriots’ Tom Brady.“An extremely athletic guy, so there is a huge factor of mobility with him,” New England defensive coordinator Matt Patricia said. “But, you know, he’s a very strong-armed quarterback, he can extend plays, he can scramble to run or he can get out of trouble and then find his receivers downfield. He also has a run element to him Nick Bosa Jersey , and the run game is very extensive.”NOTES: The Patriots may get both James White and Rex Burkhead back from injury for this game — both are practicing on a limited basis. Burkhead was asked Wednesday how he was feeling. “Good. Just ready to get back out there … with the team. I’m just excited for the playoffs and everything that’s in store.” … LB Marquis Flowers missed practice Wednesday because of an illness. The Washington Nationals have activated right-hander Jeremy Hellickson from the 10-day disabled list and will start him against Philadelphia.

The Nationals made the move before playing at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. Reliever Sammy Solis was sent to Triple-A Syracuse.

Hellickson is 2-0 with a 2.28 ERA in nine starts this season. The veteran right-hander has been sidelined since June 4 with a right hamstring strain. He was 6-5 for Philadelphia last year.

Solis is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in 40 games this season. In 28 innings, the left-hander has allowed 22 hits with 30 strikeouts and 15 walks.

Also, Washington transferred third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who has been out since May 10 with a strained right oblique, to the 60-day DL.

The Nationals reinstated catcher Raudy Read from the restricted list and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. Read, who appeared in eight games last season, is coming off an 80-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.