Curran:Patriots left peeved and proud after loss

[SVN]

http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/patriots-left-peeved-and-proud-after-loss

man, brady took this as hard as the 2011 SB.

 

[supafly]

http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/patriots-left-peeved-and-proud-after-loss

man, brady took this as hard as the 2011 SB.

Luckily, I didn't have to join him in the 'blank stare' game this time. For that, I am thankful.

 

[DarrylS]

The fire inside of Brady continues to burn brightly...

 

[slash83]

Chargers are screwed next week. Patriots players seem to feel they really could of and should have won. Revis is ticked calling this the most upset he's been after a loss since HS. this team has heart and they got each other's back. I'm saying it now, SD is in for it next week.

 

[mosi]

For some reason, this game feels like last years Carolina game. A game in which they should have won but did not. There are no moral victories. And if the Pats start believing that, they are guaranteed to lose next week.

 

[ausbacker]

For some reason, this game feels like last years Carolina game. A game in which they should have won but did not. There are no moral victories. And if the Pats start believing that, they are guaranteed to lose next week.

Bill Belichick doesn't strike me as a coach who believes in close enough being good enough.

 

[Oswlek]

For some reason, this game feels like last years Carolina game. A game in which they should have won but did not. There are no moral victories. And if the Pats start believing that, they are guaranteed to lose next week.

The Patriots are generally pretty good after a loss, no?

 

[Galeb]

I don't understand all this "Pats should have won" crap. If the other team doesn't turn it over, you don't win games where you lose in both trenches.

 

[Halifax_Pats_Fan]

They got a bad taste in their mouth....good..now I hope they remember this taste for two months.

NE has a good team and they certainly have the potential to be great.

#OnToSanDiego...

 

[Oswlek]

I don't understand all this "Pats should have won" crap. If the other team doesn't turn it over, you don't win games where you lose in both trenches.

Did you only watch the first half? GB couldn't run the ball after their opening drive, Brady had time to throw with one exception and NE actually starting pushing GB around in the second half. Other than pass rush - which was partially by design - there wasn't a single area that you would give GB a convincing edge in. Two (pass pro and run defense) would probably go to NE by a slim margin.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Did you only watch the first half? GB couldn't run the ball after their opening drive, Brady had time to throw with one exception and NE actually starting pushing GB around in the second half. Other than pass rush - which was partially by design - there wasn't a single area that you would give GB a convincing edge in. Two (pass pro and run defense) would probably go to NE by a slim margin.

Agreed. Um, Green Bay only scored three points in the entire second half. They made one big, big play as the first half was ending. Despite 36 minutes of possession when the Pats' D held them to only two TD's, that was the difference in the game.

 

[Galeb]

Did you only watch the first half? GB couldn't run the ball after their opening drive, Brady had time to throw with one exception and NE actually starting pushing GB around in the second half. Other than pass rush - which was partially by design - there wasn't a single area that you would give GB a convincing edge in. Two (pass pro and run defense) would probably go to NE by a slim margin.

I completely disagree with you. If you honestly think NE had better pass protection in either half, you really need to rewatch the game. Aside from a couple of bad plays, NE's secondary was the only thing that kept NE in the game. As far as run defense, chalk that up to the LBs (and DBs on a couple of occasions). Wilfork and Jones were getting pushed around, even in the second half. NE lost this game badly in the trenches, and if GB didn't have a couple of redzone drops, the score differential would have been much greater.

 

[Galeb]

Agreed. Um, Green Bay only scored three points in the entire second half. They made one big, big play as the first half was ending. Despite 36 minutes of possession when the Pats' D held them to only two TD's, that was the difference in the game.

A couple of those FGs would have been TDs if not for bad drops.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/patriots-left-peeved-and-proud-after-loss

man, brady took this as hard as the 2011 SB.

I read the article.

Two thoughts.

1) Emotion won't win in San Diego against a fired-up Chargers team coming off a tough win in Baltimore, where it's tough to win. They will have to execute. I think they will and I think they will win, but they're going to have to play another great game on the road in consecutive weeks to do so.

2) The players on the field did their job...and then some when it comes to the D What I can't comprehend is the game plan that their coaches gave them. With players like Blount and Gray, how in God's good name do you only call 18 (18!!!) runs against a run defense that was ranked 30 of 32 coming into yesterday's game? I simply assumed that they would have a minimum of 40 touches between them. The result? The Pats Defense was on the field for over 36 minutes. That they allowed only two TD's against that Offense and no TD's in the Red Zone is phenomenal.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

I completely disagree with you. If you honestly think NE had better pass protection in either half, you really need to rewatch the game. Aside from a couple of bad plays, NE's secondary was the only thing that kept NE in the game. As far as run defense, chalk that up to the LBs (and DBs on a couple of occasions). Wilfork and Jones were getting pushed around, even in the second half. NE lost this game badly in the trenches, and if GB didn't have a couple of redzone drops, the score differential would have been much greater.

The reason the Pass Protection sucked was that the Packers could afford to go after Brady because they assumed he was going to be passing. The Pats only called 18 runs all day.

I don't see how you can say they lost the game in the trenches on D when they only gave up two TD's all day and none in the red zone and none in the second half. The play that won the game for Green Bay had nothing to do with the trenches. It was a great Catch and Throw.

As for dropped passes, if Gronkowski doesn't drop that pass the Pats likely win the game. He admits he should have caught it. Both teams dropped passes.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

A couple of those FGs would have been TDs if not for bad drops.

Oh give me a break. Dropped passes are a function of a lot of things, including timing and pressure down field; those of us who aren't on the field have no idea what really causes them most of the time. The Pats dropped passes as well.

 

[Galeb]

The reason the Pass Protection sucked was that the Packers could afford to go after Brady because they assumed he was going to be passing. The Pats only called 18 runs all day.

I don't see how you can say they lost the game in the trenches on D when they only gave up two TD's all day and none in the red zone and none in the second half. The play that won the game for Green Bay had nothing to do with the trenches. It was a great Catch and Throw.

As for dropped passes, if Gronkowski doesn't drop that pass the Pats likely win the game. He admits he should have caught it. Both teams dropped passes.

Gronk's "drop" was a contested catch. Packers had a couple of guys drop would-be TDs that were uncontested passes that hit them in the hands. There were many times when Rodgers comfortably had more than 5 seconds to throw. Brady had no such luxury.

The number of TDs an opponent scores doesn't directly correlate with DL or OL play. Rewatch the game. The Pats were manhandled in the trenches.

 

[Galeb]

Oh give me a break. Dropped passes are a function of a lot of things, including timing and pressure down field; those of us who aren't on the field have no idea what really causes them most of the time. The Pats dropped passes as well.

Besides rewatching the game, you may want to reread this post.

 

[Oswlek]

I completely disagree with you. If you honestly think NE had better pass protection in either half, you really need to rewatch the game. Aside from a couple of bad plays, NE's secondary was the only thing that kept NE in the game. As far as run defense, chalk that up to the LBs (and DBs on a couple of occasions). Wilfork and Jones were getting pushed around, even in the second half. NE lost this game badly in the trenches, and if GB didn't have a couple of redzone drops, the score differential would have been much greater.

I don't know what else I can tell you. That was simply not game lost badly in the trenches. If you want to continue with a false narrative, that's your prerogative.

 

[Galeb]

I don't know what else I can tell you. That was simply not game lost badly in the trenches. If you want to continue with a false narrative, that's your prerogative.

I wish you were right. Generally speaking, people create false narratives to help substantiate a claim that they wish to be true. I am a borderline Pats homer and was expecting the Pats to dominate the trenches. I was very wrong in that expectation.