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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.What, got no response for my post so you changed the subject to the defense?
So you think BB and MP were scheming the defense for this game? Butler and Brown at CB with McCourty and Harmon at Safety and most of those big plays don't happen.
McCourty wanted no part of playing CB last night.
Last time BB and MP schemed against Brees
17 of 36 (47.2%)
236 yards
2 TD
1 INT
This is the f**cking Lions '11 preseason game all over again where the Pats looked bad and the sky was falling yet 6 months later were playing the last game of the season and were a drop (or Gronk injury) away from winning another SB
Imagine the thread had they LOST the game! Holy crap!!
The Offensive Line is the elephant in the room. We just presume that our running game will be fine when Stork and Vollmer return. I'm not at all sure.
Agree with the OP's point. The starting O & D looked awful. To say otherwise denies reality.
I'm hoping that starting next Friday we see some of the walking wounded return.
And let's use some cap $ to sign Mathis to shore up the OL.
We have it within our power to at least address that problem while CB remains problematical.
Me personally, my concern isn't about how bad they looked as the units that were on the field, but my concern is that we REALLY need to get the proper guys on the field before week one. YOUR concerns will be validated if that does not happen.
The day the Patriots are playing under expectations in post-Thanksgiving football is the day I'll start to worry. Until then.
Are you of the opinion that none of the starters need preseason reps, and the offensive units and defensive units are so cohesive that they don't need work together?
I have the same hopes as you do with regard to the injuries on offense. HOWEVER, that is a very, very long list. One or two of these assessments might turn out to be optimistic. And yes, I strongly agree with keeping Gronk out. I have been suggesting that on many occasions in the preseason and in meaningless game situations. What we have on offense is 2014 repeated. Belichick will need to use the first four games of the season as his preseason. Perhaps, the players will get a preseason game together, perhaps not. I suppose that Belichick is good enough to spot the league the preseason.
With regard to the defense, Brees and their offense did everything they wanted. I saw very little from our defense. And yes, I support holding out Mayo and Hightower. This game was used to test the backup linebackers, Walker and the secondary.
Clearly we're not ready for Prime Time.
Brady count a first down in three series. The power run game was less than nonexistent.
Brees had four scoring drives against our first string defense. The result was three TD's and dropped pass that could have been a 4th TD (ended up in a field goal).
So, we played without three of our top players against a team with no defensive backs and couldn't even manage a first down. If that's a great performance to you, OK.
Why you guys post such nonsense? The offense played terribly. Perhaps, every injury player will be back at 100% by Game One, and everything will be fine. Perhaps not. After all, the players don't really need any preseason reps.
Personally, I fight unlikely that the offense will be running very well for Game One. I well understand that we can go 2-2, look terrible early and still win a Super Bowl.
Obviously, I much, much more concerned about the defense who was missing only Mayo and Hightower (of the top players).
The OL and secondary were very poor against their 1 s, of that there is not doubt. But I'm reminded of the PS game against the Lions and the regular season game against the Chiefs. BB has a knack of minimising the problems and so I don't think it's time to worry yet. We were missing Stork and Vollmer on the OL, Solder was on his first game back and we have two rookies still learning. And on secondary we were experimenting with McCourty and Harmon.
If we're still struggling in late October, then I'll worry. August, not so much.