The official Patriots vs Cowboys game thread

[E1Downey]

Ok a poor o line lost a man....take advantage!

 

[BendButDontBreak37]

This is the same team from last year. Say what you will but the problems are definite: Brady has become a front runner. He plays good with a lead but craps himself on any clutch situation now. The offensive coordinator is inconsistent. And the defense can't communicate on the field in order to put whole plays or whole games together.

Them not making the playoffs would be the best thing to happen to this fan base because it would simply be another disappointment.

 

[R_T26]

I cant believe they ran woodhead in a single back set

 

[makoute]

Guyton needs to go.. What was he doing just standing there WATCHING Romo run for the 1st down..

And why the hell is McCourty going HIGH on a receiver.. Tackle around the waist.. Damn..

He was standing there too, when that receiver broke free from McCourty. He has been very lazy on the field today, hopefully he is injured.

 

[Rob0729]

To lose a game to a lessor team is the mark of of a weak team.

That is were we are at....

The 2004 Pats lost to the Dolphins who had 5 wins that season. The year before the Pats lost to a 4 win Bills team. Both those Pats teams went 14-2 and won the Super Bowl. BTW, any team that wins the Super Bowl without an undefeated record lost at least once to a lesser team, Nice call!

 

[BaltimorePatsFan]

Tom Brady is better than Joe Montana.

Lol.

 

[NEPatriot]

The Bills lost earlier today so the Pats are still in decent shape for the playoff race.

I expect them to be 1 and done again in the playoffs with this defense+Tom Brady's performance this season but it'll still beat being the Miami Dolphins.

1 and done has been our pattern.

 

[patfanken]

Well if you want to think positively, the Pats have given the ball away 4 times and when this drive is over will only be one score down

 

[andrewgarrr]

The D has played really well today, unfortunately their best isn't good enough to win games on their own and the offense has been just pathetic.

BJGE is running great this season, its time he was made the focal point of this offense.

Yeah. It's a tough task to stop Bryant, Austin, Jones, Witten, Romo, etc. If the Patriots lose, I'd blame all of the loss on the offense. Turnovers, poor play calling, penalties, mental mistakes, awful protection, and poor execution.

 

[Marqui]

Coaching is the most probable answer.

I actually agree.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

The game is not over. The Pats are doing their best to make a W difficult.
Hoping for a 20-20 tie and OT

 

[PatsFan24]

Hold em to a fG...or force a TO

 

[makoute]

Going from a very good tackler with great closing speed, to a poor tackler with poor closing speed doesn't seem like a coaching problem.

The whole team has been tackling like crap though, but that does seem like a league wide issue.

 

[tests]

damn bradies two picks today...

 

[Sfpat]

You know we are spoiled when people are calling for rebuilding the team just because we are tied in the 4th quarter in a tight game.

If anything, the defense needs to make the tackle on contact. It seems that the YAC are after contact mainly.

The defense would actually be pretty good if they could tackle on initial contact. Unfortunately, this rarely happens

 

[NEPatriot]

This is the same team from last year. Say what you will but the problems are definite: Brady has become a front runner. He plays good with a lead but craps himself on any clutch situation now. The offensive coordinator is inconsistent. And the defense can't communicate on the field in order to put whole plays or whole games together.

Them not making the playoffs would be the best thing to happen to this fan base because it would simply be another disappointment.

Not making the playoffs would be a good thing?

 

[E1Downey]

The season is certainly not lost if we lose this game.....however, it is soo ******* frustrating to see them play so poorly. Forced throws, missed tackles and penalties

 

[PatsBoy12]

I miss the clutch, less statistically flashy Brady. I liked that Brady more than this version.

 

[PatsFaninAZ]

Need someone to step up here.

 

[Observer]

Going from a very good tackler with great closing speed, to a poor tackler with poor closing speed doesn't seem like a coaching problem.

If somebody clearly has the talent and the motivation but is not performing to potential, the problem is coaching. Maybe you only think of in-game coaching as coaching but training and improvement are also coaching responsibilities.