Drafted 2 Backs and an OT - Whare's The Running Game? - New England Patriots Forums

CrazyDave · 10-31-2011, 12:17 PM

Call me Capt. Obvious, but wtf? Not to oversimplify, but the vulnerability of our secondary, especially this week with the recent cut to Bodden/Dowling IR news, was not exactly a secret. Would'nt you want to run the ball and control the clock in order to protect a weakend defensive unit?

***BelichickFan*** · 10-31-2011, 12:25 PM

Sure good to have 2nd round pick Vereen on the sidelines while we have JAGs starting in the secondary.

***sbpatfan*** · 10-31-2011, 12:37 PM

We went with OT, RB, RB, OG, TE and the only one actually playing is Solder. Vereen on the sidelines doing jack squat when our return game is inconsistent. Ridley looks good, but he never gets carries. Seems like a coaching issue to me. I can't believe for one second that Kevin freakin' Faulk is more dangerous in the run / passing game than Vereen, Ridley, Woodhead, or even the Lawfirm.

***NEPatriot*** · 10-31-2011, 12:45 PM

Vereen was a scratch and the others weren't on the field as I recall. We've got too many RB's an no home run hitter.

andrewgarrr · 10-31-2011, 12:46 PM

Hasn't the game-plan against the Steelers always been to pass?

Isn't this pretty much known for all 31 teams in the NFL?

PATSYLICIOUS · 10-31-2011, 12:48 PM

Yesterday it's hard to complain because we were down double digits most of the game, hard to ground and pound in that situation.

The Buffalo and Dallas games though, there was no excuse for not feeing BJGE and Ridley more. I hope that's addressed come playoff time because Brady can't do it all himself.

scott99 · 10-31-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlanta Patsfan

Vereen was a scratch and the others weren't on the field as I recall. We've got too many RB's an no home run hitter.

How do we know we don't have a home run hitter, if Vereen never gets to be on the field. Same with Price. How can we tell if they NEVER get on the field. Vereen was one of the better all-around backs in college, behind a terrible O-Line, and still produced. Ridley has the 2 longest runs of the season for the Pats, and only has 25 carries all season. If they don't play, we'll never know what they can do for the team. Vereen may be the home run threat, Ridley may be Corey Dillon II, Price may be a deep threat, but we'll never know with them not playing.

SyN65 · 10-31-2011, 01:04 PM

Its hard for the 2 backs to see the field when you have 3 other guys ahead of them who split carries. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Why can't this team carry 2-3 RBs like everybody else? We have 5 RBs but no one in the secondary...LOL.

Ochmed Jones · 10-31-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PATSYLICIOUS

Yesterday it's hard to complain because we were down double digits most of the game, hard to ground and pound in that situation.

The Buffalo and Dallas games though, there was no excuse for not feeing BJGE and Ridley more. I hope that's addressed come playoff time because Brady can't do it all himself.

This is true, hard to run when you are already in the tank by 10 plus points due to the defense is the worst in the NFL.

Every team from here on out is going to be throwing like mad against us and what do we have rushing the QB? Veteran retreads who need oxygen after every other snap.

And what do we have in the secondary defending the pass. Moulton, Patch Adams, Ivebeenaho and Josh Barrett? Which one of those four puts fear in the hearts of opposing QB's?

We are at our best on offense when we can create mismatches and yesterday the Steelers did not give Brady many. We had Gronk and that was basically all she wrote.

***Brady_to_Moss*** · 10-31-2011, 01:13 PM

You can't look at yesterday. They were playing behind the entire game..they needed to put the ball in the play makers hands aka brady