What bothers me: We dominated for 3 quarters

[QB12]

And then in the 4th we wilted, on both sides of the ball. Why?

QB12

 

[BadMoFo]

You're not alone. We are all wondering this.

Colts made all the plays, we didn't.

 

[condon84]

We adjusted. For the worse.

Lost aggression on both sides of the ball.

 

[tombonneau]

We adjusted. For the worse.

Lost aggression on both sides of the ball.

The greatest irony of the game is how conservative and non-aggressive the team got on both sides of the ball in the fourth, then BB allows the game to be decided on the most aggressive, non-conservative play call in team history.

 

[makoute]

That always seem to happen against the Colts, just seems like in previous years we were still able to pull the wins out.

 

[Marqui]

So lets see:
We dominated for 2 quarters @ Denver.
We dominated for 3 quarters @ Indy.

Does this mean we dominate for 4 quarters @ NO!? :singing:

 

[HEY BRO! WHAT UP?]

What hurts most about this loss is that the Pats are now 1-5 against the Colts since 2005, have now lost to 3 AFC opponents, are now 4 games behind the Colts for a chance at the #1 seed, 2 games behind the Bengals for the #2 seed and currently lose a tie breaking scenario with the Broncos for the #3 seed.

 

[PatsSox363804]

The fact that we keep making the same mistakes against Indy is troubling. There have been a few games we easily could have lost, the 03 game with the goal line stand, the 04 game where Vanderjagdt missed the kick, we probably lose the 03 playoff game with the rules in place today, it's annoying. Really though it's not just Indy, this soft defense with a 4th quarter lead crap needs to stop, I know we were winning Superbowls we never really killed any teams but we now have the offensive weapons to do so, and the defense should not let up in the 4th quarter.

 

[crypto]

We dominated for 50 or 55 minutes if you ask me. Take away that bogus PI call and you most likely have a crystal-clear 34–21 or 34–24 victory.

That said, Pees once again did his best to destroy his own defense's chances at winning the game. The pattern's rather obvious. In the fourth quarter, the secondary starts to play farther off the receivers. The defense kicks ass through three and a half quarters, and so Pees pulls this crap AGAIN? He did it with the Ravens. We got out of that one by the skin of our teeth. He did it with the Broncos. We did not get out of that one by the skin of our teeth. And now he does it with the Colts. I swear, Dean Pees is a f*cking saboteur. His philosophy was far more devastating than Belichick's 4th down call.

 

[letekro]

We dominated for 50 or 55 minutes if you ask me. Take away that bogus PI call and you most likely have a crystal-clear 34–21 or 34–24 victory.

That said, Pees once again did his best to destroy his own defense's chances at winning the game. The pattern's rather obvious. In the fourth quarter, the secondary starts to play farther off the receivers. The defense kicks ass through three and a half quarters, and so Pees pulls this crap AGAIN? He did it with the Ravens. We got out of that one by the skin of our teeth. He did it with the Broncos. We did not get out of that one by the skin of our teeth. And now he does it with the Colts. I swear, Dean Pees is a f*cking saboteur. His philosophy was far more devastating than Belichick's 4th down call.

1. If BB doesn't like it he can and will and does tell Pees to make a change.
2. When your pass rush is gone because of injuries and exhaustion, you're pretty much screwed against Manning no matter what you do. Play the receivers tight and you'll get a double move like the Garcon TD. Play them loose and you'll get dinked and dunked to death. PLEASE STOP BLAMING COACHES FOR PERSONNEL WEAKNESSES.

 

[HEY BRO! WHAT UP?]

We dominated for 50 or 55 minutes if you ask me. Take away that bogus PI call and you most likely have a crystal-clear 34–21 or 34–24 victory.

That said, Pees once again did his best to destroy his own defense's chances at winning the game. The pattern's rather obvious. In the fourth quarter, the secondary starts to play farther off the receivers. The defense kicks ass through three and a half quarters, and so Pees pulls this crap AGAIN? He did it with the Ravens. We got out of that one by the skin of our teeth. He did it with the Broncos. We did not get out of that one by the skin of our teeth. And now he does it with the Colts. I swear, Dean Pees is a f*cking saboteur. His philosophy was far more devastating than Belichick's 4th down call.

The Colts had two touchdown drives because of bogus PI calls that resulted in 14 points that took a total of 4 minutes combined. In addition, that 2-4-5 is only asking for teams to gash you with the ground game. In fact, they made the Colts look like they suddenly had a good ground game. I seriously hope that nonsense stops when Warren and Green are back healthy. With that said, the stupid Brady throw and Maroney fumble, really killed them.

 

[crypto]

1. If BB doesn't like it he can and will and does tell Pees to make a change.

He shouldn't have liked it after the Ravens game, the Broncos game, and probably after some other games I can't remember. That's just this season. I don't see it happening.

I'm not attacking his judgment. I'm attacking Pees' full-blown idiocy. Strategically, whoever is making the calls for the defense is quite literally learning disabled. He does not learn from his mistakes.

2. When your pass rush is gone because of injuries and exhaustion, you're pretty much screwed against Manning no matter what you do. Play the receivers tight and you'll get a double move like the Garcon TD. Play them loose and you'll get dinked and dunked to death. PLEASE STOP BLAMING COACHES FOR PERSONNEL WEAKNESSES.

Don't pull that crap. Those "PERSONNEL WEAKNESSES" held up just fine for 50–55 minutes. There was a distinct change in philosophy with regard to the secondary (and the nonexistence of a run game didn't help).

 

[bostonia3333]

Prevent defense is the best way to make every NFL qb look like a hall of famer.

 

[letekro]

He shouldn't have liked it after the Ravens game, the Broncos game, and probably after some other games I can't remember. That's just this season. I don't see it happening.

I'm not attacking his judgment. I'm attacking Pees' full-blown idiocy. Strategically, whoever is making the calls for the defense is quite literally learning disabled. He does not learn from his mistakes.

Then BB is learning disabled, because he has full veto power and is not afraid to use it. Do you really think he lets some Kent State coach freelance when he thinks there's a better way? You're delusional.

Don't pull that crap. Those "PERSONNEL WEAKNESSES" held up just fine for 50–55 minutes. There was a distinct change in philosophy with regard to the secondary (and the nonexistence of a run game didn't help).

Yeah, that's something that happens with exhaustion. You're not exhausted....and then you are. It looked like our pass rush really hit the wall in the 4th quarter. I've already given you one example (the Garcon TD) of where they were playing tight and got burned. Pick your poison, buddy. Fact is, with no rushers, you can't stop a hot Manning.

 

[ALP]

What hurts most about this loss is that the Pats are now 1-5 against the Colts since 2005, have now lost to 3 AFC opponents, are now 4 games behind the Colts for a chance at the #1 seed, 2 games behind the Bengals for the #2 seed and currently lose a tie breaking scenario with the Broncos for the #3 seed.

screw the bye...it doesnt mean anything anymore, we need to focus on winning the division, that means we have to win the next 3 divisional games, and well be pretty much set

then we're in the PO, already better than last year, and then its go time from there.....i dont care where we have to go, but i dont mind having to leave gillete to play a good team....hopefully by that time were on a roll

 

[wilfork is beastin']

the way the game turned out i think I now know how Bills fans felt after the monday night game, and the monday night game from last year...and the monday night game from 07...

 

[crypto]

Yeah, that's something that happens with exhaustion. You're not exhausted....and then you are. It looked like our pass rush really hit the wall in the 4th quarter. I've already given you one example (the Garcon TD) of where they were playing tight and got burned. Pick your poison, buddy. Fact is, with no rushers, you can't stop a hot Manning.

Bleh. I don't think exhaustion accounts for that lazy of a coverage scheme.

Then BB is learning disabled, because he has full veto power and is not afraid to use it. Do you really think he lets some Kent State coach freelance when he thinks there's a better way? You're delusional.

That comment was facetious. Retrospectively it looks more serious than I intended, doesn't it?

 

[letekro]

That comment was facetious. Retrospectively it looks more serious than I intended, doesn't it?

I don't know. Are you saying BB is an idiot? Because when you criticize the defensive schemes, that's what you are saying.

 

[ausbacker]

3 quarters? We were the team for 55 minutes. We wilted in a 5 minute stretch at the end of the game.

 

[TennesseePatriot]

And then in the 4th we wilted, on both sides of the ball. Why?

QB12

Exactly. I stated in a different thread my belief that the conditioning of our Defense was not sufficient. We looked completely out of gas in the 4th quarter IMO. It was honestly depressing to watch the 4th Quarter defense. Manning was able to sling the ball around at will. My hope is we get another shot at the Colts in the Playoffs and that we FINISH.