Salva135
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.In 2007 Moss did not play in the preseason and there was even widespread speculation that he was a bust with the Pats and might be cut (go check out the archives on here if you want). We all laughed at my brother when he took him in our Fantasy Football draft, and he sat him Week One because noone even knew if he was going to play.
Moss came out and absolutely torched the Jets week one and never looked back (he scored at least two touchdowns, and maybe three, I can't remember). Is Lloyd Moss? No. Do the Pats have a history of keeping things close to the vest and looking kind of bad in the preseason? Yes. As someone above said, I will not start worrying about Lloyd yet, at least until Week 2.
Looks like a return to rediculous personnel moves. BB can drop 18+ mil in dead money on crap, but wants to cut Waters salary? Sometimes I think he's crazy. It appears that this team has one true weakness its the o-line. Hope this stupid decision dont cost another 3-4 point loss in a superbowl. Waters should have gotten a raise!!
Well we will just have to disagree on that.First, it's not a misconception that Brady forced it to Moss. It's a reality that Brady forced it to Moss.
Second, I don't think we have to use a different definition of "open" for Lloyd. Open is open and covered is covered. Brady will have to figure out what situations allow for him to throw to a covered Lloyd, just as he had to figure out what situations allowed for him to throw to a covered Moss.
Third, it's not my assumption that Lloyd doesn't get open, and that wasn't what I claimed. What I stated was "He doesn't get the kind of separation that Llends itself to such an approach", and it's Brady's words that I base that on:
Looks like a return to rediculous personnel moves. BB can drop 18+ mil in dead money on crap, but wants to cut Waters salary? Sometimes I think he's crazy. It appears that this team has one true weakness its the o-line. Hope this stupid decision dont cost another 3-4 point loss in a superbowl. Waters should have gotten a raise!!
Lloyd got rapped on a few plays in the pre season by defenders
And? They call it preseason for a reason
When youre shoved to the ground it hard to make a "connection"
Ya dig?
Okay, Okay...
After that first pass to Lloyd which was a little overthrown by Brady but could've been caught if Lloyd had adjusted properly, I thought the connection would never be.
He really showed up after that and made key catches that kept some drives going. They looked good out there. Can't wait to see whats in store this season, with a real "85" if I may add.
Not overthrown at all. As a QB, you know that help comes from the inside by means of the safety, so you always throw that ball to the outside shoulder...it would never be any different. Logic being if it is over thrown or slightly inaccurate, it's what you call a 'good miss'.
Lloyd looked over his inside shoulder which resulted in two things. One; he lost sight of the ball as Brady was putting it to his outside shoulder, as he was supposed to. Two; when you look inside, it restricts your route running ability. He should be fading slightly to the sideline and when you look inside, it drags you in as well as slowing you down.
Had Lloyd simply looked over the correct shoulder he would have been fine...if anything, the pass might have been under thrown if Lloyd was 'in stride'.
Other than that botched play, they were fine. He made up for it with that beautiful grab.