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Ok, let's face it. Most of what we saw last night really doesn't mean much of anything (at least to us) and we have no idea what Belichick and his staff were looking for and what they were trying to achieve. But I figured I'd give a game thoughts anyway.
- All we heard the last two weeks was Jimmy Garoppolo was a complete disaster and how he looked lost, the game at the pro level was too fast for him, and he was making horrible decisions. Where was that guy last night? Yes, he was playing against scrubs (but isn't he doing that in practice too?). I saw a guy who was poised, making good decisions, had a quick release, was able to improvise a bit, and was on target.
- I know I am in the minority, but I think Mallet could actually do ok in the NFL in the right system. Just not the Pats' system. I think if this was 1990, he would be a solid QB. He really is a throw back to the era of Bledsoe type of QBs. The only teams I can think of who play that type of offense still are probably Pittsburgh and Baltimore. He could be backing up Roethlisberger or Flacco next year.
- Impressed with Malcolm Butler. Actually knew very little to nothing about the guy going into last night. He is displaying skills that can't be taught. Great instincts. Heady player. The question is can the Pats carry him on the roster, the one spot where the Pats have a glut of players is CB. They can carry him the first four games while Browner is on suspension, but after that who knows?
- Brian Tyms turned my head too. But after a several year love affair I had with the idea of Bam Childress being a legitimate NFL WR, I am holding back my enthusiasm about the guy.
- Roy Finch looks like he has the burst and talent to make an NFL roster, but his hands tell a completely different story. For a guy fighting for a roster spot, you can't put the ball on the carpet like he did. Maybe the first time in the NFL spotlight got the best of him, but he has an opportunity to be a returner on this team but not if he can't hold onto the ball.
- I was disappointed in Logan Ryan. I don't think he played as bad as others on game thread did, but I was hearing great things about him in camp. Whatever good he was doing in camp didn't show up last night.
- Tavon Wilson made the most of his time of the field last night. Hopefully, he is turning a corner.
- We have had a lot of bad preseason announcers around here. I still cringe when I think of broadcasts with Jerry Glanville, Don Criqui, and Randy Cross. That said, they are All World broadcasters compared to Dan Roche and Christian Fauria. Some times I wonder if Roche was watching the same game we were. Ridley rushes for two yards when the Pats were on the 20 and Roche says that he rushes to right around the 25 yard line (apparently give or take 3-4 yards). The Washington kicker misses a field goal and he calls it good. I know that this is preseason and the teams run vanilla offenses and defenses, but that doesn't mean Fauria has to do vanilla color commentating. Oh and Perillo and Hart are just useless. They added no value whatsoever.