The Official Patriots vs Jets Game Thread

Pats are not running the ball again.

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KamikazeKnight said:

Come off it. That is exactly what this is, pal. One half of football. Get over your whiny emotions for a second and look at it objectively. The second half hasn't even started yet.

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The OL issues, and the WR issues, especially without Edelman, are not just about one half of football. I assume that's what the poster meant.

Rob0729 said:

Let's hope the second half is like last week. The Pats slept walked through the first half last week and dominated in the second. Hopefully, we see a repeat performance.

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you better hope so because your prediction of the jest players being more interested in where they're playing golf than winning this game is not looking good at the moment

Would love to see some two TE sets here.

I don't know why Tim Wright has become an afterthought. The offensive plan for this game should revolve around him considerably.

supafly said:

I wouldn't go that far.

It would still mean 2 weeks rest and a likely first round bye, just that we'd have to return to DEN again should it go that route.

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I don't get why people think the Pats can't win if they don't get HFA. Many of the recent Super Bowl winners played Wild Card weekend. The Ravens played on the road Wild Card weekend.

And even if the Pats lose today, that doesn't mean the Broncos will win out.

If the offense , specifically the oline, settle down I think we will be ok.

BKBroiler said:

Nailed it. They are trying to force the ball downfield too much against a good, attacking DL. Get the ball outside with screens to Vereen, LaFell, etc. Has worked in the past against the Jets and minimizes the Jets strength.

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can this o-line block long enough to set up a screen?

We're lucky to be down three, been outplayed pretty badly here. Thankfully Amendola had that big return, further proof that it is important to have some sort of threat back at KR.

It is kind of frustrating that we've had a huge KR called back on a hold, a Jets TD drive kept alive on a defensive hold, two monster penalties while the Jets haven't had one despite alot of contact on our recievers there.

Hopefully we see a similar turnoaround in OL play this week as in the Fins game and attempt a few more runs.

Rob0729 said:

I don't know if it was a coverage sack, but probably would have been if Kline didn't get owned.

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Kline got "owned" by one of the Best DTs in the entire NFL. You can't expect him to hold off the Jet's interior line for over 4 seconds. We have to commit to the run in the second half and call a few screens to slow down that pass rush and allow the WRs to get open.

BTW, we are down 3 points...not 300. We have the ball to start the second half. The "quit" in some of you people is amazing.

TriplecHamp said:

Same goes for the DLine. We aren't a team that can win immediately. How often do you see a Pats wr beat a jam and get wide open? How often do you see chandler jones and co just make one move and beat his offensive lineman? Everything we do even when we do it well seems to be slow and long developing. Sick of seeing chandler with these wide rushes that take him out of the play until the last second where he finally sheds his blocker. Most of the time it's too late by then.

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Welcome to playing DE in the NFL? You play 60+ snaps a game and hope you can win 3 or more of them.

Another 24 point 3rd Qtr will shut up the doubters. Still a whole half of football and we're down by a FG. Ease up chicken littles.

52 yards of offense in the first half, with 4 sacks allowed.

Good lord.

TBR said:

I still want a deep threat. All you need is good protection for ONE play and the result is either a long TD or a big chunk of yardage. Otherwise, dinking & dunking our way down field relies on consistent, near flawless protection from our o-line (which it seemingly cannot do. especially whenever 1 guy goes down like Connoly)

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Totally agree

reflexblue said:

you better hope so because your prediction of the jest players being more interested in where they're playing golf than winning this game is not looking good at the moment

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I admit they are playing tougher than expected, but I still don't buy the "this is the Jets' Super Bowl" stuff.

really need to address the OL and DL in the draft. Both have been pathetic today.

Do we want to win this game McDaniels? You have to do better!

lol at Manziel doing a snickers commercial. I've got it muted, so I imagine the guy's handing him a bar of s**t with peanuts and saying that's all you deserve so far.

jets cant stop the pass but it doenst matter since we cant pass block and none of the wr's can get open.
just a disaster

this is not the december patriots team of the past.

They need to get other players involved in the game. It can't all be on Gronk.