Crazy Patriot Guy

*I have to start out with Wes Welker. It was awesome seeing him out there and doing what he's always done for us.

*It will be a sad day when Kevin Faulk retires. He is so dependable and has been for so long. He showed it again tonight.

*After the Saints game I mentioned I would have liked to see more downfield throws to the TEs. Tonight I got my wish and both Hernandez and Gronk looked great. We've definitely got a good future at that position. That's an amazing thing to say considering we had no one 6 months ago.

*All the talk of Fred Taylor looking poor at practice and the chance he might get cut went out the window tonight. Assuming he stays healthy, he's got a roster spot.

*IMO Wheatley helped himself tonight with his special teams play. No less than 4 times I saw him running free to the punt returner, three times forcing a fair catch.

*It was nice to see Ron Brace in there and even forcing that fumble. On the plays I focused on him he seemed to hold his spot well.

*I would have liked to see the defense play a little tighter and gotten more pressure early on but just like last week they kept plays in front of them and the Falcons had to settle for short completions.

*I saw a lot of good tackling tonight by our defense, especially in the secondary.

*On the other side of the ball, our guys did a fantastic job of making defenders miss and getting extra yards. How on earth did Tate get that 1st down?

*Final thought: Let me start by saying I absolutely hate spot foul PI calls. I hate them. Too often have I seen an iffy or even flat-out terrible PI call give a team an instant 50 yard gain and changed a game significantly. (2005 Denver playoff game to name one) That being said, how on Earth was that not a PI on the deep pass to Moss? How do you not look at the ball, hit the WR where the ball is landing, and not get called? It did even out later when we got that roughing the kicker call. That was pretty weak and I'm sure we'd all be livid if that went against us in a real game.

IcyPatriot

My thoughts before the game: Brady has the best weapons ever.

My thoughts during the game: Brady has the best weapons ever.

My thoughts after the game: Brady has the best weapons ever.

My thoughts as i go to sleep tonight: I will count TD passes from Brady until sleep.

Box_O_Rocks

Buck & Aikman - I'm so glad NE is an AFC team.

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PowerAlley.com

I was very excited to see the production at the tight end. I thought it was great! Brady to Bill: Thank you for the new weapons!

Hernandez, Edelmen, Tate and Welker are all great in space. We are going to see a lot of yac this year!

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Crazy Patriot Guy

Believe me Aikman is usually a lot worse. He gripes about everything.

If this was late into the season, he would have fussed because Brady's first name is only three letters.

Billy Spikes

Liking what i saw from McCourty, nice one on one tackle in the open field against one of the leagues best power RB's.

Looks like yes, we will be using the TE position more this year to all of you who were worried about that.

Good game, lets build on that.

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The Dynasty

Definitely agree. I was very impressed with Hernandez, I thought he improved a great deal from last week and is getting more comfortable playing in the NFL. Last week he played decent, but did most of his damage vs. the Saints 2nd unit. This week he was on his game right from the start against the Falcons 1st team defense. I think he will definitely be a factor in the passing game, especially in the red zone. His body definitely is more of a WR rather than a TE's, very shifty.

On a side note I am starting to get a little confused about Maroney. You would think he would have played with the first unit tonight considering he didnt last week vs. the Saints. Then to not get any carries at all is a bit puzzling and concerning. He isn't hurt, he's participated in every practice and was fully in uniform tonight. Even if Taylor is the starter I still would think Maroney would get a good amount of carries so it is a little confusing as why he hasn't ran with the 1st offense tonight. We will know a lot more the 1st offensive series next week vs the Rams, if Maroney isn't in the backfield I think he is about to be looking for a new team.

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cmasspatsfan

You mean Tom E Curran might be wrong and BJGE wont be starting?

AndyJohnson

I dont think its confusing at all. I think that BB hates to overuse his RBs in the preseason. Taylor sat last week, Maroney this week. You will probably see both of them splitting series next week, with the 1s then sit in the last game.
Maroney didnt play because he is a known quantity, half of the #1 RB tandem and doesnt need the work. Not because he is 6th on the depth chart.

upstater1

Based on his performance against Houston last year and this preseason game, I would say (if I had to bet) that Hoyer is a better QB than Cassel. Hoyer has amazing accuracy out there. He's not there yet with all the other aspects of his game, but he looks like a young Pennington in making those touch passes.