BobDigital
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Didn't see one so i thought i'd start it.
Well the first thing that jumped out to me of course is how good the offense was. When you have no turnovers and no punts that is generally a good sign. Brady and Gost with miles stones today so good for them. Now lets get into it.
The offensive line was the unsung hero of the day. Brady rarely saw pressure and 1 of the sacks was clearly on him IMO. They also showed a good run game. Mason at FB was yet again not good but as a guard he had a few great blocks for big gains.
Gronk/Edelman/Lewis. Not much else needs to be said. Seems everyone got involved today. The red zone passing offensive was the only thing on offense I saw that looked shaky. A few misses there which we don't usually see. Gronk with no TD today. So it can be done it seems
The defense is what I want to focus on though.
Butler had a good day today. There was that one pass to Hurns (I think Butler was in coverage but am not sure) and I don't know if that is more on him or Harmon. Both were in the area though. However he did pretty much shut down Robinson while on him. Overall another Solid day with a few learning experiences. If Butler has one weakness in his game IMO it is he sometimes is too aggressive and if he misses a jam or can't do it properly the WR can get behind him. I do not remember seeing Brown out there much. Maybe he was just that good today or not out there. with a nice play too. Overall this defense looked better with Fletcher inactive. Not to say Coleman or Ryan or light years ahead but it just seemed to.
The front 7 pretty much shut down the run game. No big runs allowed and no consist chunks o 4 to 5 yards. A lot of stuffs. The pressure got there often and 1 time in particular saved a TD against Harmon when he was beat over the top to force a bad throw which sailed over the WRs head out the back of the end zone. Overall that lack luster game against the Steelers for the front 7 seems to be the aberration which 2 strong back to back performances.
They played a fair amount of 3 safety and I want to see the snap counts cause I am very curious about what that would mean.
The Stars on D today were Collins, Butler, Sheard and McCourty (though still could have had a better game even with an Int that really put it away and brought the game out of reach). However not many people on the D played bad today as far as starters go.
Curious about the work load for Easley & Brown. I know Easley had a few tackles but it seemed like they were very careful with his workload. Puzzled by Tarell Brown not being in much particular with Fletcher being inactive. Hope it was just a scheme thing .
Anyway overall a good win and good way to go into the bye. Wonder if we will see more 3-safety looks in this season given our CB situation. Something to watch.
Well the first thing that jumped out to me of course is how good the offense was. When you have no turnovers and no punts that is generally a good sign. Brady and Gost with miles stones today so good for them. Now lets get into it.
The offensive line was the unsung hero of the day. Brady rarely saw pressure and 1 of the sacks was clearly on him IMO. They also showed a good run game. Mason at FB was yet again not good but as a guard he had a few great blocks for big gains.
Gronk/Edelman/Lewis. Not much else needs to be said. Seems everyone got involved today. The red zone passing offensive was the only thing on offense I saw that looked shaky. A few misses there which we don't usually see. Gronk with no TD today. So it can be done it seems
The defense is what I want to focus on though.
Butler had a good day today. There was that one pass to Hurns (I think Butler was in coverage but am not sure) and I don't know if that is more on him or Harmon. Both were in the area though. However he did pretty much shut down Robinson while on him. Overall another Solid day with a few learning experiences. If Butler has one weakness in his game IMO it is he sometimes is too aggressive and if he misses a jam or can't do it properly the WR can get behind him. I do not remember seeing Brown out there much. Maybe he was just that good today or not out there. with a nice play too. Overall this defense looked better with Fletcher inactive. Not to say Coleman or Ryan or light years ahead but it just seemed to.
The front 7 pretty much shut down the run game. No big runs allowed and no consist chunks o 4 to 5 yards. A lot of stuffs. The pressure got there often and 1 time in particular saved a TD against Harmon when he was beat over the top to force a bad throw which sailed over the WRs head out the back of the end zone. Overall that lack luster game against the Steelers for the front 7 seems to be the aberration which 2 strong back to back performances.
They played a fair amount of 3 safety and I want to see the snap counts cause I am very curious about what that would mean.
The Stars on D today were Collins, Butler, Sheard and McCourty (though still could have had a better game even with an Int that really put it away and brought the game out of reach). However not many people on the D played bad today as far as starters go.
Curious about the work load for Easley & Brown. I know Easley had a few tackles but it seemed like they were very careful with his workload. Puzzled by Tarell Brown not being in much particular with Fletcher being inactive. Hope it was just a scheme thing .
Anyway overall a good win and good way to go into the bye. Wonder if we will see more 3-safety looks in this season given our CB situation. Something to watch.
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