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....aren't necessarily the correct impressions, but still....here they are.
1. I strongly feel that BB was trying to get off the field with the Browns within 10 points. Once the they got the ball inside the 10 they ran the ball with Eckles, litterally telling the Browns they were just running out the clock.
I don't think you will see that kind of compassion when they play the Jets.
2. I think the Pats had a real reason to throw the flag on that "fumble" by Anderson. I don't know how they could rule that a "forward pass" even if he was trying to throw it underhanded. Again I think BB didn't care at that point.
3. BTW- wasn't that an obvious hold on Kyle Brady on the forth down play???
4. I had to laugh, thinking about all the Bettors going nuts when the Pats were just running the ball up the middle in that last series inside the Browns 10. THEN you could just hear the audible sigh of relief when Gay ran back the punt, giving all the Pats bettors a cover....or was it just a roar of disgust from all those "smart" guys who took the points.
5. I like the Browns as they go on in the future. I thought Anderson played well. The only throw that was really a bad decision was the first one in the Pats red zone. BUT for just his 7th start, he played solidly against a very good defense. BB said in the pregame, that because he's a young QB with a lot of talent, you get the great play right along with the occasional throws that make you go, HUH? I thought that was right on. Anderson is going to be a pretty good NFL QB.
I thought their OL was very good overall in getting some time for him. Most of the time the sacks were successful because of the scheme, rather than guys just getting beat. The OL also did a decent job getting some movement in the run game.
I thought that losing Lewis actually helped the Browns running game. The Pats historically do very well against big power backs, while having more problems with the quick slashers like LT or in this case Wright.
On the defensive side they have a nice young group of LBs, and a good young set of DBs. Clearly they need to improve on the DL, but you can't do everything at once. I hope they give Romeo another few years, because if they do, they will be rewarded with a consistant playoff contender.
6. Its hard to say that a guy with 3 TDs and no picks had a bad game, but relative to the other 4 games, Tom had a bad game. The only way the Pats offense was stopped in this game was do to themselves. Drops, missed passes, penalties, were pretty much the only way that the Pats were stopped. That 3rd quarter was positively painful to watch on offense.
I can only smile thinking that Brady feels he sucked this game and will REALLY show the world what he's about next week against Dallas.
7. Speaking of the offense: We started to see the start of the Stallworth era. He has a great sense of YAC, and is a threat everytime he catches the ball to go all the way. We also saw why he's a very good WR, not a great one. He has good hands, just not great ones, and he'll drop an occassional ball.
8. The Browns tried to blanket Moss with several kinds of double coverage and also concentrated on being very physical with Welker. BOTTOM LINE : Stallworth and Watson get close to 200 yds in passing and Welker and Moss STILL get a few catches.
9. The conversion of Randy Moss is complete. Did you check out that play where he makes not just one block...but TWO.
10. This was a perfect game for BB to go into next week with. They win a game comfortably, yet he has MORE than enough film to say to his team. "if execute like this, you WILL NOT win down in Dallas".
11. Nice to see Tedy make some PLAYS. Even NICER was seeing AD back on the field in the 2nd half after being helped off the field in the first half.
12. Its OK to start the Chris Hanson watch. The Pats might not look like they need a punter, but sometime this season we are going to need some consistency back there. BTW- Where is Josh Miller?
13. Ulimately it is really frightening to think that after playing a pretty bad offensive game, their WORST of the season, this offense still managed to put up 27 points. I'd hate to be the DC having to face this team when they "finally" put this offense together
1. I strongly feel that BB was trying to get off the field with the Browns within 10 points. Once the they got the ball inside the 10 they ran the ball with Eckles, litterally telling the Browns they were just running out the clock.
I don't think you will see that kind of compassion when they play the Jets.
2. I think the Pats had a real reason to throw the flag on that "fumble" by Anderson. I don't know how they could rule that a "forward pass" even if he was trying to throw it underhanded. Again I think BB didn't care at that point.
3. BTW- wasn't that an obvious hold on Kyle Brady on the forth down play???
4. I had to laugh, thinking about all the Bettors going nuts when the Pats were just running the ball up the middle in that last series inside the Browns 10. THEN you could just hear the audible sigh of relief when Gay ran back the punt, giving all the Pats bettors a cover....or was it just a roar of disgust from all those "smart" guys who took the points.
5. I like the Browns as they go on in the future. I thought Anderson played well. The only throw that was really a bad decision was the first one in the Pats red zone. BUT for just his 7th start, he played solidly against a very good defense. BB said in the pregame, that because he's a young QB with a lot of talent, you get the great play right along with the occasional throws that make you go, HUH? I thought that was right on. Anderson is going to be a pretty good NFL QB.
I thought their OL was very good overall in getting some time for him. Most of the time the sacks were successful because of the scheme, rather than guys just getting beat. The OL also did a decent job getting some movement in the run game.
I thought that losing Lewis actually helped the Browns running game. The Pats historically do very well against big power backs, while having more problems with the quick slashers like LT or in this case Wright.
On the defensive side they have a nice young group of LBs, and a good young set of DBs. Clearly they need to improve on the DL, but you can't do everything at once. I hope they give Romeo another few years, because if they do, they will be rewarded with a consistant playoff contender.
6. Its hard to say that a guy with 3 TDs and no picks had a bad game, but relative to the other 4 games, Tom had a bad game. The only way the Pats offense was stopped in this game was do to themselves. Drops, missed passes, penalties, were pretty much the only way that the Pats were stopped. That 3rd quarter was positively painful to watch on offense.
I can only smile thinking that Brady feels he sucked this game and will REALLY show the world what he's about next week against Dallas.
7. Speaking of the offense: We started to see the start of the Stallworth era. He has a great sense of YAC, and is a threat everytime he catches the ball to go all the way. We also saw why he's a very good WR, not a great one. He has good hands, just not great ones, and he'll drop an occassional ball.
8. The Browns tried to blanket Moss with several kinds of double coverage and also concentrated on being very physical with Welker. BOTTOM LINE : Stallworth and Watson get close to 200 yds in passing and Welker and Moss STILL get a few catches.
9. The conversion of Randy Moss is complete. Did you check out that play where he makes not just one block...but TWO.
10. This was a perfect game for BB to go into next week with. They win a game comfortably, yet he has MORE than enough film to say to his team. "if execute like this, you WILL NOT win down in Dallas".
11. Nice to see Tedy make some PLAYS. Even NICER was seeing AD back on the field in the 2nd half after being helped off the field in the first half.
12. Its OK to start the Chris Hanson watch. The Pats might not look like they need a punter, but sometime this season we are going to need some consistency back there. BTW- Where is Josh Miller?
13. Ulimately it is really frightening to think that after playing a pretty bad offensive game, their WORST of the season, this offense still managed to put up 27 points. I'd hate to be the DC having to face this team when they "finally" put this offense together