The OFFICIAL Patriots vs Bills PostGame Thread

[Mix]

Originally Posted by newenglandsports11

McCourty had such an up & down game. He was beaten constantly but he also had those 2 big turnovers (Yes, the forced fumble was big because it took 2 minutes off of clock). I am intrigued to hear your guys' opinions on his performance.

I thought McCourty had a solid game, I definitely didn't see him getting beat constantly.

[CityOfChampions]

@GregABedard
According to @amaliebenjamin, Ryan Fitzpatrick used the word "punk" when talking about Brandon Spikes at the podium.

[RodThePat]

Originally Posted by Sfpat

I'll believe this when he does something about it - call someone out, fire someone, cut someone, something.....anything besides his normal "we did some good, some not so good.....we still have work to do".....yada, yada, yada

LOL if you believe anything he says to the media is representative of how he really feels. He sees the exact same things we are seeing. Remember in "A Football Life" him saying, in 2009, that all the other team had to do was take away Moss deep and clamp down on Welker and we were done? That's what many people here thought at the time too, since it was pretty obvious from watching the games. He never let any of that show when he addressed the media, though. You can question the methods he's been using to try to solve the problem, but he DEFINITELY sees what's going on.

[DaBruinz]

What an up and down game. Shouldn't expect anything else against a Divisional Rival that has a lot of TALENT at RB(Jackson and Spiller) and it's receivers (Chandler, Johnson and Jones). Just wish that people would remember that they have talent and that talented players can make plays. Would help the chicken littles to stop from over-reacting.

The play that almost cost the Pats the game was the 1st and goal from Buffalo's 2 yard line in the 4th quarter that they tried to quick snap. Hello. It's late in the 4th quarter and your TRYING to run time off the clock. Let the Buffalo defense get set. LET time run off the clock. So what if they stop you on 1st down. It runs the time down to the 2 minute warning OR it forces Buffalo to use a time out. Either way, it puts you in the driver's seat.

I don't understand why the Pats played so much ZONE today. They had so much success with the MAN coverage against the Rams and with Gregory back, they could have move McCourty back to CB opposite Dennard and been better off for it. And I attribute much of the issues that Dennard had today with not playing in press coverage...

The Pats secondary is so new to Belichick's zone defense that they've not really had time to acclimate to it. Nor has there been much in the way of continuity back there because of the injuries.

I really hate how McDaniels rotates the RBs. So many times, it just stunts the momentum that the team builds up. Not only that, it sends a clear signal to the defense that the new RB is gonna be the one getting the ball.

The Pats didn't run enough play-action or enough screens today.

Woodhead had a great game, but them sitting him on the bench in the 4th quarter didn't make sense to me. Should have had him out there instead of Branch, IMHO.

The play-calling after the fumble recovery on the 1 yard line was a head scratcher. You've got a RB in Ridley who has been tearing it up, us him.

The defense, for all its faults, pulled another one out today with two timely turnovers. The fumble and recovery on the Pats 1 yard line and then the interception by McCourty in the endzone. The two forced fumbles give the Pats 16 on the year to go with 10 interceptions. The Pats have recovered 12 of the 16 forced fumbles.

[Bhelmet]

Tough game to watch - secondary still terrible and couldn't stop the run. A "W" is a "W", but will we ever feel safe with a 14-pt lead again?

[PatsBoy12]

Originally Posted by Mix

I thought McCourty had a solid game, I definitely didn't see him getting beat constantly.

That's because he didn't. People latch on to a popular refrain and they stick with it no matter what actually happened during the game.

[DaBruinz]

Originally Posted by RodThePat

Some people in this thread will also try to pin this one on the offense, so I'll just get ahead of them here and say that when you score 37 points, you should win the game. They had what? 2 drives in which they didn't score? They did their job.

Sorry, but 1st and Goal from the opponents 2 with less than 3 minutes left, you run the time off the clock. You don't try and quick snap it. Not getting the TD on that series kept Buffalo in the game and actually gave Buffalo momentum.

[CityOfChampions]

Originally Posted by DaBruinz

Sorry, but 1st and Goal from the opponents 2 with less than 3 minutes left, you run the time off the clock. You don't try and quick snap it. Not getting the TD on that series kept Buffalo in the game and actually gave Buffalo momentum.

If Ridley didn't get a penalty after that then that bad play call probably wouldn't have mattered. We'd prob score there. Patriots have taken way too many dumb penalties this season.

[DaBruinz]

Originally Posted by Mark12

I cannot wait for Hernandez to come back. Branch and Edelman are so bad. And Welker is right where he left off the last super bowl....dropping everything. So many drops today my gawd!

On the bright side, LOLphins got blown out and we're in full control of the division.

Nothing like exaggerating to make yourself look intelligent.

Edelman is just fine as a 3rd WR. Since you missed it, Branch had a very good day, though I have felt he's been done for awhile.

Welker had 2 drops on 11 targets. Of those 11, 6 were catches and 3 weren't catchable. Do yourself a favor and use facts instead of making things up..

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Observation that has concerned me for awhile this season. Winning the turnover battle no longer guarantees the Pats a victory, even at home against a weak opponent.