Grizzafted

Apologies if this topic has already been discussed, I haven't been on the board for a while, but I've noticed a pattern in the latter half of the season that ellis hobbs has really broken our backs in some key situations. He's out of position a lot, he doesn't tackle well, and generally it doesn't seem like he's playing smart right now. Do we want him starting in the playoffs going against Denver's deep passing game?

fgssand

It's really hard to tackle with a cast - the man had done a courageous job all year. All CB's get burned.....stick with the kid, the gOod far outweighs the bad.

DaBruinz

Are you sure you are talking about Hobbs and not Samuel? Because Samuel was just as bad yesterday.

skri65

I think everyone has been way to hard on Hobbs

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zippo59

Hobbs problems seems to be more mental than a lack of talent. Overall he is a good tackler but in the big play he gave up yesterday he went too far off Matt Jones allowing him to easily run right by him. As the analysts said he might have underestimated Jones speed. It's just a mental error.

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Jimke

Who is left on the roster better than Ellis Hobbs?

MoLewisrocks

As a rookie Ellis didn't play until the latter half of last season, so I don't know where any pattern would be emerging from.

He's been playing all season with the same fractured wrist as Tedy, only it's a little tougher on a DB. Limited his use in the return game until the the last few weeks when he sparked that unit including our first KO return for a TD. He had a pick last week too. Belichick took time to praise his toughness and work ethic and ability to play through injury - a great trait for a Pats DB.

He got burned a little yesterday, but so did our psuedo pro bowler. And Chad Scott hasn't exactly been covering himself in glory. Who would you play?

pats63

No way man,Ellis will be fine......Dude has a cast.....his working hard.......what about the TD..........GO PATS!!!!!!

Rob0729

Other than that poor tackle attempt on the TD, I thought Hobbs had a pretty good game yesterday. He played most of the game and his coverage was good enough that they threw in Samuels' direction for most of the game.

I agree that a lot of his poor play is due to his cast. Go back and look at the Bears and Colts game where he is trying to make tackles with one hand because he couldn't grip the player with his casted hand. He has improved his technique a bit, but his entire thumb is immobilized with the cast making his duties harder.

No one is talking about benching Bruschi and he has been hampered by the same injury for most of the year (by his own admission a week or two ago) and he had a full two months of recovery time over Hobbs. I would argue it is harder to play CB than ILB with a broken wrist.

Remix 6

i must of missed it..how many times did Samuel get beat? i clearly remember 1..on the 41 yarder and he also missed a tackle trying to kill MJD..

can you refresh my memory?