So who looked good last night? - New England Patriots Forums

***JSn*** · 08-18-2008, 07:55 AM

Gostkowski - 53 Yard Field Goal (which made my brain hurt as it remembered the 50 yarder we didn't kick in the SB)

Hanson
Jackson looks like he just MIGHT be getting better.
CJ Jones sucked much less than usual.
O'Connell looks like he has a future in the NFL, if he can get some real game time.

Mayo had a couple of nice plays, in fact there were a few nice individual plays on both sides that weren't very noticeable due to the location of the ball.

What GOOD things did you guys see?

xmarkd400x · 08-18-2008, 07:58 AM

Brady. At least Giselle thought so.

patsgo · 08-18-2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JSn

Gostkowski - 53 Yard Field Goal (which made my brain hurt as it remembered the 50 yarder we didn't kick in the SB)

Hanson
Jackson looks like he just MIGHT be getting better.
CJ Jones sucked much less than usual.
O'Connell looks like he has a future in the NFL, if he can get some real game time.

Mayo had a couple of nice plays, in fact there were a few nice individual plays on both sides that weren't very noticeable due to the location of the ball.

What GOOD things did you guys see?

the pilot getting the team out of tampa after that performance

08-18-2008, 08:03 AM

The Tampa cheerleaders..............yowzaaaaaaaaaa

***Disco Volante*** · 08-18-2008, 08:05 AM

Gostkowski = Very nice to see
Hanson = Agreed
Jackson = Hard to get worse, nothing really impressive.
CJ Jones = Didn't suck at all last night. Two nice catches, including one for 17 yards plus a nice punt return.
O'Connel = 6/15 with a INT, again didn't impress me much.

JFK · 08-18-2008, 08:28 AM

Crable looked the best amogst the rookies IMO.

Metaphors · 08-18-2008, 08:32 AM

Cassel was 100% better than against the Ravens. His footwook was excellent and the throws were strong and generally accurate. He still stares down receivers and doesn't see the whole defense effectively, but still a good effort. Cassel is like my wife's minivan in the winter. Takes forever to get going but is serviceable when warmed up. Just fine when my car is in the shop but wouldn't want to rely on it as the primary vehicle for any extended period of time.

Say what you want about Slater and his upright running style, but he knows how to return kicks. Gets up to top speed quickly and hits the hole with authority. Setting Brady up consistently on the plus side of the 30 yd line and seeing Gostkowski kick with confidence...how are you going to keep this team off the scoreboard with any regularity?

Fafita and Kenny Smith continue to get in the opposing backfield on passing downs. They looked less effective against the run but DL play is not my thing so I'll defer to others observations.

MrTibbs · 08-18-2008, 08:40 AM

Mayo was completely torpedoing the rushing lanes and blowing them up. Outside of one missed tackle on the WR slant he played excellent once again. Crable can play also. Cassel is the Rohan Davey experiment part 2. Other then his alleged knowledge of the playbook the guy completely sucks. Has anyone ever seen him throw the ball down the field? I mean not a check down I mean like 15-20 yards to a reciever?

***Rob0729*** · 08-18-2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Metaphors

Cassel was 100% better than against the Ravens. His footwook was excellent and the throws were strong and generally accurate. He still stares down receivers and doesn't see the whole defense effectively, but still a good effort. Cassel is like my wife's minivan in the winter. Takes forever to get going but is serviceable when warmed up. Just fine when my car is in the shop but wouldn't want to rely on it as the primary vehicle for any extended period of time.

Say what you want about Slater and his upright running style, but he knows how to return kicks. Gets up to top speed quickly and hits the hole with authority. Setting Brady up consistently on the plus side of the 30 yd line and seeing Gostkowski kick with confidence...how are you going to keep this team off the scoreboard with any regularity?

Fafita and Kenny Smith continue to get in the opposing backfield on passing downs. They looked less effective against the run but DL play is not my thing so I'll defer to others observations.

Are you really going to include Matt Cassel among the players who looked good last night? When the general consensus was he may have played himself off the roster?

***Lloyd_Christmas*** · 08-18-2008, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Disco Volante

O'Connel = 6/15 with a INT, again didn't impress me much.

I assume you didn't watch the game, because if you did, you have found O'Connel's play to be the only thing that stopped you from slitting your wrists after 2 quarters of Matt "Deer in headlights" Cassell.

I have to admit that I was pretty downtrodden when O'Connel threw a pick on his first passing attempt, especially since I had been screaming at my television for over a quarter for BB to get that baffoon Cassell out of there.

Still, after that mistake, he played very well IMO. When he was in there, the team started to get into some kind of rythm where they were at least making it sporting. With Cassell in there, the team looked flat and just competely lost.

CJ Jones had his moments, but I also saw him drop a couple passes that he should have caught.

Hanson did indeed look good. I hope he makes me eat crow all season.

Sammy Morris didn't look that great, but had limited opportunities.

Crable & Mayo are for real.

Why was the short zone open all night on our defense? Either we were playing prevent or the LBs were not covering the short routes. It was really getting old by the 3rd quarter.