Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel wear new helmet headsets in Patriots loss

For the first time during the preseason, the <a href="http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots.bg"><strong>Patriots</strong></a><font color="#888888"> [<a href="http://scores.heraldinteractive.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=bostonherald&amp;page=nfl/teams/077/team.aspx?id=077">team stats</a>]</font> employed the newly allowed head-set communication system for the defense in Friday night&rsquo;s loss to the Eagles.
<p><a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/search/?keyword=Tedy+Bruschi&amp;searchSite=recent"><strong>Tedy Bruschi</strong></a><font color="#888888"> [<a href="http://scores.heraldinteractive.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&amp;page=nfl/teams/077/playeraaa.aspx?id=701,team=077">stats</a>]</font> and Mike Vrabel each had the green dots on the back of their helmets, signifying they could receive playcalls from the sideline when they were in the game.</p>
<p>Coach <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/search/?searchSite=true&amp;keyword=Bill+Belichick&amp;mode=score&amp;sorting=pubdate"><strong>Bill Belichick</strong></a> said the system was used throughout the first half and to a lesser degree in the third quarter.</p>