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JMarr · 09-24-2012, 12:45 AM

An all too familiar defensive performance. No pass rush, secondary torched, and we couldn't stop Rice. Ninkovich was manhandled the whole game. He and Chung were invisible, except for Chung's 4th down stop. Really worried about Ninko--the new Guyton of the defense. (Anyone know what Andre Carter is doing these days?) Jones was completely ineffective except for his near sack at the very end, but he gets a rookie pass.

But there were three absolute killers:

-McCourtey's PI--inexcusable. You have to know that any contact with the receiver in that situation is going to cost you the game.

-The 2nd and short fake overhead snap play with Edelman taking the reverse and a fourteen yard loss to boot. Our O was gouging them at that point--no reason at all to get cute there and risk killing all your momentum. This kind of thing is getting too commonplace with this team. It's like they don't trust their talent on offense anymore.

-Officiating: Phantom defensive holding call on McCourty was an absolute killer. Cunningham getting tackled in the backfield right in front of the ref was about as blatant a non-call as I've ever seen. Officiating in this league is a complete fiasco right now.

The good: I thought the offense played well overall and is going to be fine. Lloyd looked great, Edelman and Ridley have emerged as a legitimate weapons. Glad to see Welker back doing what he does. Pats will be fine; just a frustrating loss on many levels.

***Brady_to_Moss*** · 09-24-2012, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JMarr

The good: I thought the offense played well overall and is going to be fine. Lloyd looked great, Edelman and Ridley have emerged as a legitimate weapons. Glad to see Welker back doing what he does. Pats will be fine; just a frustrating loss on many levels.

O will be fine and even better in 4 weeks when hernandez is back. Just a crap game where they would have called holding if a fly landed on you

VrabelJr · 09-24-2012, 12:55 AM

Quick question: Where the hell was Dont'a Hightower tonight? Minus a tackle here and there I don't think I noticed his presence all night. It was like we were playing 10 on 11 out there on defense.

***Sciz*** · 09-24-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by VrabelJr

Quick question: Where the hell was Dont'a Hightower tonight? Minus a tackle here and there I don't think I noticed his presence all night. It was like we were playing 10 on 11 out there on defense.

You could say the same about the entire front 7. I don't know how much of it was legal (I noticed plenty that wasn't), but the front 7 was pretty much taken out of the game.

ThatllMoveTheChains!!! · 09-24-2012, 01:05 AM

The only thing I took from this game was that the people bemoaning the officials early on were right. It's really hard to take anything else from this game without breaking down what happened sans official intervention.

I guess there's one other thing to take from the game; Brady finally looked like Brady against the Ravens.

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 09-24-2012, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by VrabelJr

Quick question: Where the hell was Dont'a Hightower tonight? Minus a tackle here and there I don't think I noticed his presence all night. It was like we were playing 10 on 11 out there on defense.

These are rookies

You will see them look good one week and disappear the next unless they are something incredibly special.

It's a learning process...I am sure Ray Lewis and Lawrence Taylor had some rough goings in thier rookie season as well.

Good teams like Baltimore have a way of making things difficult for rookies.

celticboy04 · 09-24-2012, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JMarr

An all too familiar defensive performance. No pass rush, secondary torched, and we couldn't stop Rice. Ninkovich was manhandled the whole game.

Greetings,
I just don't see him lasting as a starter at LDE, I see this guy much more as a linebacker.

Celticboy04

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 09-24-2012, 01:34 AM

LOL Spikes twitted that

Funny but not smart,gonna cost him

Looks like Belichick won't be the only Patriot fined this week.

***PATSNUTme*** · 09-24-2012, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by PATRIOTSFANINPA

LOL Spikes twitted that

Funny but not smart,gonna cost him

Looks like Belichick won't be the only Patriot fined this week.

this has already been posted in the "ref" thread.

ATippett56 · 09-24-2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JMarr

Ninkovich was manhandled the whole game. He and Chung were invisible, except for Chung's 4th down stop. Really worried about Ninko--the new Guyton of the defense. (Anyone know what Andre Carter is doing these days?)

It's time to start Jermaine Cunningham at left defensive end and have Rob Ninkovich take a seat on the bench.

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Originally Posted by JMarr

The good: I thought the offense played well overall and is going to be fine. Lloyd looked great, Edelman and Ridley have emerged as a legitimate weapons. Glad to see Welker back doing what he does. Pats will be fine; just a frustrating loss on many levels.

The New England Patriots offense looks a whole lot different with Connolly starting at right guard and Vollmer starting at right tackle.