Mike: Offensively, I know one assistant coach who probably couldn't wait to light into his group during the bye -- Dante Scarnecchia. The offensive line did not have its best game against the Buccaneers, both in pass protection and run blocking. Of the Patriots' 10 accepted penalties in that game, eight came against offensive linemen.
Tedy: After the past two weeks, there is not much complaining you can do with the offensive unit. They gained a bunch of yards and scored a ton of points. Tom Brady looks like the player we were used to seeing for years -- Tom Brady is back to being Tom Brady. If you want to focus on one thing, it's the penalties in the game against Tampa Bay. For all the progress Sebastian Vollmer showed against the Titans, he took a step back with two holding penalties. Logan Mankins had four penalties all by himself. Still, I attribute the offensive penalty problems to them actually being bored. They weren't challenged, and could score whenever they wanted. Brady was taking chances he usually wouldn't take, and on that day, it was no big deal. They knew they were going to win the game. They also knew they were in another country and all they wanted to do was get the win and get back on the plane healthy. So to base anything on what they did against Tampa would be off the mark.
