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Disclaimer: Just a short read to help get you through the bad pre-game shows. 
1.Like the title suggests the Pats are pretty much in a "no win" situation this week. If they have a 1o point win the media will complain we took them too lightly If they blow them out with a 40 point win the mediot s will complain we are running up the score And god forbid, if they lose, the walls will come crumbling down, and the end of the world will be upon us.
So make sure you get a good pizza while you watch this game, because about the best you can hope for from the mediots and experts analyzing this game will be that no on gets hurt. Everything else will be subject to extreme over analysis. And it won't help that we have 2 weeks until the next game. That will be a lot of time to fill. The speculation will fly
2. The more I've discovered about the Jags the more I like this team. I give you the usual line. They are young, hungry, big, fast and athletic. Gus Bradly is comes from Seattle and its clear that he is patiently drawing his blueprint from that design. He also has an owner who seems willing to allow him to build that team in the image he wants,. And it looks to me that the pieces are coming together
3,.As they get off the plane lets look at the offense, starting with the OL The OL is a combination of experienced FA and young high draft picks highlighted by Zane Beadlek, Luke Jaeckle, Stephen Wisnuski. That is a very solid OL, and when it is healthy could match up with anyone in the league. And its the first obstacle we will need to overcome.
4. Their running attack has averaged 110 ypg, and that number today would be good enough to kill the clock and encourage an effective play action pass game. The run defense was horrible against the Steelers. It was horrible but better against the Bills. This week it is going to have to improve significantly . The Pats need to hold the Jag RB's to under 90 yds today if we are to see the kind of improvement that would be deemed acceptable. That means that Mayo should get 30-40 snaps to day , and it should be a big day for Alan Branch and Silva Siliga
3. Blake Bortles at his best is a young Ben Rothlessberger., A big strong armed QB who is hard to bring down in the pocket and can extend plays and gets the ball down field. And whe he does go down field he has a guy who can take it away from good coverage in Allen Robinson The rest of the healthy receivers are not extraordinary but decent.
4. Over all the offense is not like going against GB, but it's not like going against tthe Jets either, The more I look a the Jags the more I see the the 2001 Pats, only a year advanced. Good system, young talent, just starting to come around. AND Completely under the radar
Call me crazy but knowing what i know bout the Colts at THIS moment, I would MUCH rather play them this week that the Jags. The Jags have the better OL, DL, LBs and their TE's and WR's are just as good. I' Don't know much about the Jags' secondary, but they can't be any worse than the Colt defensive backfield.
5. This is what you used to call a "nice littlt team" getting better each weak, well coached, and hungry. THEY want to be the favorites to win the division next year, but they think they can sneak up on people and win it THIS year too., Mission accomplished with the Dolphins . Lets hope our team did more than pay lipservice to Bill's warnings this week, If they bring their A game and full focus and energy, they will have a very nice afternoon which will find a lot of starters sitting out the 4th quarter, ANYTHING less and it will be a dogfight that won't be decided before the last 2 minutes of the game.
BOTTOM LINE ; The Jags have too much talent, and our guys haven't grown far enough as a team yet, to play anything less but our best IF we hope to get the kind of result we want.
6, Interesting things to watch closely,
a. How will the Jags try to attakc the rookie 3" - Normally the Jags don't do a lot o blitzing
b. If you were were a bettor and the over/under on Pats running plays was 25,, where would your money go?
c. Will the Dion Lewis show continue full throttle. (ie 12 runs, 8 targets)
d. Will this be the game Fletcher finally gets some help over the top. Ideally, I'd like to see him right on Robinsom banging off the LOS and covering him from the trail position with a S over the top,. Then put Malcom on their next WR on an island That's how it was done last year,.
e. Will there be an redistribution of the targets this week. (understand I have Brady and Edelman on my Draft kins line up, so if they do well and you don't here from me for a while...,.,..,.,)
f. We want to see a much cleaner game with Penalties and procedure crap. Lets try and look like Pros this week,
OK this should be enough, You only have to kill a couple of hours now.
1.Like the title suggests the Pats are pretty much in a "no win" situation this week. If they have a 1o point win the media will complain we took them too lightly If they blow them out with a 40 point win the mediot s will complain we are running up the score And god forbid, if they lose, the walls will come crumbling down, and the end of the world will be upon us.
So make sure you get a good pizza while you watch this game, because about the best you can hope for from the mediots and experts analyzing this game will be that no on gets hurt. Everything else will be subject to extreme over analysis. And it won't help that we have 2 weeks until the next game. That will be a lot of time to fill. The speculation will fly
2. The more I've discovered about the Jags the more I like this team. I give you the usual line. They are young, hungry, big, fast and athletic. Gus Bradly is comes from Seattle and its clear that he is patiently drawing his blueprint from that design. He also has an owner who seems willing to allow him to build that team in the image he wants,. And it looks to me that the pieces are coming together
3,.As they get off the plane lets look at the offense, starting with the OL The OL is a combination of experienced FA and young high draft picks highlighted by Zane Beadlek, Luke Jaeckle, Stephen Wisnuski. That is a very solid OL, and when it is healthy could match up with anyone in the league. And its the first obstacle we will need to overcome.
4. Their running attack has averaged 110 ypg, and that number today would be good enough to kill the clock and encourage an effective play action pass game. The run defense was horrible against the Steelers. It was horrible but better against the Bills. This week it is going to have to improve significantly . The Pats need to hold the Jag RB's to under 90 yds today if we are to see the kind of improvement that would be deemed acceptable. That means that Mayo should get 30-40 snaps to day , and it should be a big day for Alan Branch and Silva Siliga
3. Blake Bortles at his best is a young Ben Rothlessberger., A big strong armed QB who is hard to bring down in the pocket and can extend plays and gets the ball down field. And whe he does go down field he has a guy who can take it away from good coverage in Allen Robinson The rest of the healthy receivers are not extraordinary but decent.
4. Over all the offense is not like going against GB, but it's not like going against tthe Jets either, The more I look a the Jags the more I see the the 2001 Pats, only a year advanced. Good system, young talent, just starting to come around. AND Completely under the radar
Call me crazy but knowing what i know bout the Colts at THIS moment, I would MUCH rather play them this week that the Jags. The Jags have the better OL, DL, LBs and their TE's and WR's are just as good. I' Don't know much about the Jags' secondary, but they can't be any worse than the Colt defensive backfield.
5. This is what you used to call a "nice littlt team" getting better each weak, well coached, and hungry. THEY want to be the favorites to win the division next year, but they think they can sneak up on people and win it THIS year too., Mission accomplished with the Dolphins . Lets hope our team did more than pay lipservice to Bill's warnings this week, If they bring their A game and full focus and energy, they will have a very nice afternoon which will find a lot of starters sitting out the 4th quarter, ANYTHING less and it will be a dogfight that won't be decided before the last 2 minutes of the game.
BOTTOM LINE ; The Jags have too much talent, and our guys haven't grown far enough as a team yet, to play anything less but our best IF we hope to get the kind of result we want.
6, Interesting things to watch closely,
a. How will the Jags try to attakc the rookie 3" - Normally the Jags don't do a lot o blitzing
b. If you were were a bettor and the over/under on Pats running plays was 25,, where would your money go?
c. Will the Dion Lewis show continue full throttle. (ie 12 runs, 8 targets)
d. Will this be the game Fletcher finally gets some help over the top. Ideally, I'd like to see him right on Robinsom banging off the LOS and covering him from the trail position with a S over the top,. Then put Malcom on their next WR on an island That's how it was done last year,.
e. Will there be an redistribution of the targets this week. (understand I have Brady and Edelman on my Draft kins line up, so if they do well and you don't here from me for a while...,.,..,.,
)f. We want to see a much cleaner game with Penalties and procedure crap. Lets try and look like Pros this week,
OK this should be enough, You only have to kill a couple of hours now.
