The official Pats vs. Rams week pre-game thread

[dannydyn]

...and on we go to London to face the Rams.

Discuss....

Anyone wants to predict the number of yards Sam Bradford will bomb our secondary with?

[dannydyn]

At least we won't have to worry about Amendola

[kpreh]

Originally Posted by dannydyn

...and on we go to London to face the Rams.

Discuss....

Anyone wants to predict the number of yards Sam Bradford will bomb our secondary with?

The post is great right up until the negative part. Yup they haven't been great but jeez do we need to start out negative. Yes I saw the smiley face you posted and you are probably being sarcastic but lets not start negativity so early in the week.

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Holy crap I totally forgot this game was in London. Who'd have thought that we'd be in a situation where this game not being in St Louis and on a neutral field would be such a huge break. I feel pretty good about our chances at 5-3 heading into the bye.

[Mark12]

I like our chances against this team. We have a stout run D to stop Jackson and their only passing weapon is hurt. Moreover, the site is neutral (and probably more of a home game for us). I think we gonna head 5-3 going into the bye which is perfect for all the ailing players to heal.

Then we have home games vs Bills and Colts before the Jets showdown and meadowlands. I think 7-3 going into that game vs Jets is VERY likely.

[dannydyn]

Originally Posted by PATSYLICIOUS

Holy crap I totally forgot this game was in London. Who'd have thought that we'd be in a situation where this game not being in St Louis and on a neutral field would be such a huge break. I feel pretty good about our chances at 5-3 heading into the bye.

By the number of Pats fans that will be at Wembley, this might as well be a home game for us not to mention, Pats will have traveled through 5 time zones, while the Rams would be traveling through 6

[ST2393]

Guys what do you think it would take for Pats to be consistent on Defensive end?

I mean if you look at players individually, they look good.

We have Mayo, Spikes and Wilfork. All very good run stoppers. With addition of Chandler Jones(who was named DROTM), gives us pass rush and we have promising player in Hightower.

So what's the problem? Coaching, lack of chemistry or we need to draft better CBs?

In NFL, some teams emerge as defensive juggernauts out of the blue. (Texans, Cardinals etc)

[dannydyn]

Originally Posted by kpreh

The post is great right up until the negative part. Yup they haven't been great but jeez do we need to start out negative. Yes I saw the smiley face you posted and you are probably being sarcastic but lets not start negativity so early in the week.

Unfortunately, the negative part is a very realistic one. I'm sorry, but Bradford is not Sanchez, and even without Amendola, he can be very dangerous from the shotgun. I don't know about you, but given our pathetic secondary, Bradford is my biggest concern in this game, followed by their pass rush.

[dannydyn]

Originally Posted by ST2393

Guys what do you think it would take for Pats to be consistent on Defensive end?

I mean if you look at players individually, they look good.

We have Mayo, Spikes and Wilfork. All very good run stoppers. With addition of Chandler Jones(who was named DROTM), gives us pass rush and we have promising player in Hightower.

So what's the problem? Coaching, lack of chemistry or we need to draft better CBs?

In NFL, some teams emerge as defensive juggernauts out of the blue. (Texans, Cardinals etc)

Nothing wrong with the front 7. It's the secondary that needs to be torn apart and rebuilt from scratch.

[ST2393]

I think our defensive players live for the big play, like last year's Packers. I think they want to live off timely interceptions and forced fumbles.