Faulk is the key to Superbowl number 4 - New England Patriots Forums

PowerAlley.com · 05-15-2006, 05:44 PM

Well not completely. Think about it though. When Faulk is making HUGE plays and holding on to ball most of the season, we go to the superbowl and win it. When he is Fumbling the ball at key times: 2002 he fumbled alot. I remember that Green bay game with the dreadful all blue uniforms/pants that Faulk fumbled at least twice. Then the 2nd fumble, he didnt even go after it and Stephen Neal did. Stephen neal got hurt on that play. 2005 that fumble that he gave up in the Denver playoff game turned the momentum around into Denver's favor and then the crappy call on Assante made it worse.

Faulk is such an awesome weapon, especially on screens. So when he consistently makes plays and holds onto the ball, we win the Superbowl!

Mike
Poweralley

BradyManny · 05-15-2006, 06:09 PM

Faulk is one of the best pass catching backs in the league, no doubt, and one of the best backs on the screen pass. But he does cough it up too much, and that was before his monstrous fumble in the Denver game. With the addition of Maroney, the fact that Ben Watson SHOULD be utilized for the all the screen passes that theoritically would go Faulk's way, and the fact that while Faulk was out, Patrick Pass provided very comprabable performance all make Faulk somewhat expendable in my eyes. Hard to say cause I do like the guy a lot. But we've let go of much better players before...

VJCPatriot · 05-15-2006, 06:16 PM

Faulk is a good player, a good weapon on offense. But as you mentioned whenever he makes a mistake it has resulted in DISASTER for NE. Now that Mills is in the mix. I think I'd rather have a combo of Pass/Mills handling the ball in those situations if it means less chance of coughing it up. Those mistakes simply KILL a team. Especially in the crunch.

***pats1*** · 05-15-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by VJCPatriot

Faulk is a good player, a good weapon on offense. But as you mentioned whenever he makes a mistake it has resulted in DISASTER for NE. Now that Mills is in the mix. I think I'd rather have a combo of Pass/Mills handling the ball in those situations if it means less chance of coughing it up. Those mistakes simply KILL a team. Especially in the crunch.

BB isn't not one to hold a grudge against Faulk for that loss. Brady's INT was even more costly, IMO. Or take Hobbs' fumble. Or Brown's fumble.

You win as a team and lose as a team.

***PatsWickedPissah*** · 05-15-2006, 06:32 PM

If Faulk is the key...
we're locked out

jct · 05-15-2006, 06:35 PM

Faulk has a terribly high fumble %.
We should keep him 1 more year as a backup.
He is not key to anything.

RayClay · 05-15-2006, 06:38 PM

The key is having Faulk catch passes and Dillon/Maroney running the ball.

Or somebody else catching passes.

***IcyPatriot*** · 05-15-2006, 08:57 PM

Belichick figuring out how to get Dillon and Maroney in the backfield at the same time will not only be key to winning the SB...it will win the SB.

SeanBruschi54 · 05-15-2006, 09:08 PM

If thats true then you can definitely make a case for patrick Pass as well.

BradyManny · 05-15-2006, 09:45 PM

It wasn't just one fumble, guys, Faulk has been coughing it up at an above average rate his whole career, and they are often game changing fumbles.

Of course, we don't win our first ring without him. But I do expect his role to be diminished this year for obvious reasons not necessarily having to do with fumbles.