Eagles at Patriots post-game thoughts thread

[sambam94]

don't understand going for the onside kick with 3 minutes left.

 

[IcyPatriot]

I just want to know why most here can't admit the offense, special teams, and coaching sucked tonight.

28 points without your top 3 weapons is not exactly sucking.

Special teams absolutely sucked .......

 

[A Defiant Goose]

I just want to know why most here can't admit the offense, special teams, and coaching sucked tonight.

I would like to see where those "most here" are, seeing as everyone seems to accept that those three facets sucked tonight

 

[Joker]

I was there with Tunescribe...the offense, special teams, & coaching sucked and the defense looked tired and dead legged.

Been a while since I've seen on of THESE live at the Razor. Really not much to obsess over...blocked punt, 99 INT return, long punt return. ONE of these is an anomaly. Three in one game is NOT winning football ANYWHERE.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

28 points without your top 3 weapons is not exactly sucking.

Special teams absolutely sucked .......

I don't think the offensive output sucked, but a 99 yard INT-TD coupled with the miscommunication INT to LaFell, the pass blocking and running game (which are huge parts of an offense), the drops at the end all point to a generally sucky game from the offense. Putting up 28 points doesn't excuse it

 

[Deus Irae]

Both INTs on Brady, throwing into double coverage to Amendola, and just waste of a throw to Lafell right after the beautiful trick play

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[Joker]

28 points without your top 3 weapons is not exactly sucking.

Special teams absolutely sucked .......

Yeah but Brady made two horrible decisions and they cost the Pats big time. He knows it. He'll be better when he gets the rest of the offense to CATCH the balls that hit them in the hands. Looked like a classic trap game tonight. BTW Brandon Bolden was a huge bag of meh AFAIC. Ran bad routes. Dropped balls that hit his hands. Whiffed on blocks. He looked he was stoned.

 

[JMC00]

running game (which are huge parts of an offense)

Only thing wrong with the running game is they didn't stick to it in the 2nd half.

 

[luuked]

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Well, situationally he could have been a bit more careful on the throw to Amendola. The second one is on LaFell, even if Brady tried to fall on the sword in the press conference and said he was throwing it away.

You don't agree with the assessment of the pick 6 ?

 

[ANGR89]

Well looking at the schedule Pittsburgh has Cincinnati and denver the next.2 weeks......so do we root for Pittsburgh? I know we really don't want them in the playoffs but they could really help the Pats out, and than the following week they play each other so 1 will fall back at least (well if we win it will matter) I can't believe we went from everyone (media) thinking we could go undefeated to now maybe moving down to 3rd seed)

 

[Deus Irae]

Well, situationally he could have been a bit more careful on the throw to Amendola. The second one is on LaFell, even if Brady tried to fall on the sword in the press conference and said he was throwing it away.

You don't agree with the assessment of the pick 6 ?

Defender put hands on Amendola. Should have been an illegal contact penalty.
LaFell, gets a huge WTF? after this game.

But my ??????????????????????? was about the INT via LaFell.

And, yeah, there was no way Brady was trying to throw that way. He had a TD if LaFell hadn't blown yet another deep route.

 

[luuked]

Yeah but Brady made two horrible decisions and they cost the Pats big time. He knows it. He'll be better when he gets the rest of the offense to CATCH the balls that hit them in the hands. Looked like a classic trap game tonight. BTW Brandon Bolden was a huge bag of meh AFAIC. Ran bad routes. Dropped balls that hit his hands. Whiffed on blocks. He looked he was stoned.

Really, don't think the second INT throw was that much of a terrible decision but a misunderstanding. If LaFell runs the route Brady envisions it is at worst an incomplete.

 

[Joker]

I thought LaFell slowed down on that route and Brady expected him to keep going to the EZ. I heard Brady take the blame but it didn't look like that to me during real time and I was seated at that end of the field. Had a real good look. LaFell really was up and down all night IMO.

 

[luuked]

Defender put hands on Amendola. Should have been an illegal contact penalty.
Lafell, gets a huge WTF? after this game.

Agree on the illegal contact penalty, but even then it was a pretty tight window throw to player that had two defenders around him.

 

[reflexblue]

Slater getting hurt early ended up being the most impactful play of the night. The ST unit seemed out of sorts once he went down. Hopefully he's back quickly from the stinger.

No, that bone headed pouch kick was, it was the turning point of the game.

 

[luuked]

I thought LaFell slowed down on that route and Brady expected him to keep going to the EZ. I heard Brady take the blame but it didn't look like that to me during real time and I was seated at that end of the field. Had a real good look. LaFell really was up and down all night IMO.

Honestly, didn't see much "up" from LaFell. He made a couple of "easy" receptions but seemed to tune out of many plays. In a way like the complete opposite of Jules who never quits on a play.

 

[Deus Irae]

Agree on the illegal contact penalty, but even then it was a pretty tight window throw to player that had two defenders around him.

Yeah, but that's a TD/down at the 1 if Amendola's not held up. Throwing into tight windows is what Brady has to do with this group of WRs.

 

[Joker]

Really, don't think the second INT throw was that much of a terrible decision but a misunderstanding. If LaFell runs the route Brady envisions it is at worst an incomplete.

Yeah but if you SAW the entire defense you would have seen THREE Philly defenders within the area of that throw...2 in the EZ behind LaFell and the DB covering him in front. LaFell has to run to the EZ for that pass to even have a chance but the Eagles had it defensed perfectly.

 

[luuked]

No, that bone headed ouch kick was, it was the turning point of the game.

It cost them 20 yards of field position. I'd argue that the blocked punt before halftime was a bigger momentum swinger than that.

 

[DaBronxPats14]

Well looking at the schedule Pittsburgh has Cincinnati and denver the next.2 weeks......so do we root for Pittsburgh? I know we really don't want them in the playoffs but they could really help the Pats out, and than the following week they play each other so 1 will fall back at least (well if we win it will matter) I can't believe we went from everyone (media) thinking we could go undefeated to now maybe moving down to 3rd seed)

Yup Steelers play a key roll in those games and couple those with Bengals playing Broncos as well.