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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.they will want denver/pats in november for mid season ratings. I think Pats at ARZ or maybe pats at SF, which has a slightly lesser chance.Great guess and that would be a great opener. There is another more remote possibility - Pats open the season again Thursday night in Denver. If Manning really does retire, this game might not have as much appeal in November as it usually does. This assumes Denver beats Carolina, of course.
Great guess and that would be a great opener. There is another more remote possibility - Pats open the season again Thursday night in Denver. If Manning really does retire, this game might not have as much appeal in November as it usually does. This assumes Denver beats Carolina, of course.
Hate to be that guy, but Brady is going to be 39 and just took the worst beating of his career this year. If they don't do something about his pass protection, he'll be going somewhere soon... and that's to IR.
I think I've been more upset about the sheer incompetence that took place in protection than I was about actually losing the game..
Still so frustrated by it... you're up against a ferocious pass rush that is absolutely murdering Brady and making the offensive line look like Highschool players.. yet they insist on continuing to pass the ball nearly every single play with the tackles in 1 on 1 situations against the same pass rushers they had been losing to all game long. ..
Wtf? No adjustments? No moving the pocket like they did against the Panthers in their 2nd SB to keep them off their mark? No RBs or TEs chipping the DEs before starting their routes to buy Tom another 0.5 seconds?
Nope. They just sat there and watched their 38 year old legendary QB get violently assaulted all game long and changed NOTHING.. with the same results for all 4 quarters.
I'd be so pissed if I was Brady... at the offensive line, but more so at the inept coaching
We have no control over the scheduling. Do you remember when Denver play @ New England for 3 seasons in a row? It's now our turn to play there 3 seasons in a row! The demon has to eventually get exercised!
Denver's three techs were collapsing the pocket too. There was literally nowhere to move Brady. The worst part is they were doing that rushing 3-4 guys while the Pats at times employed max protection and still couldn't block to save their lives. There was nothing they could adjust to and it wasn't like they were killing it opening up holes in the running game either.
that was awesome. i enjoyed the hell out of that article.
I prefer to exorcise demons. Exercising them just makes then stronger.We have no control over the scheduling. Do you remember when Denver play @ New England for 3 seasons in a row? It's now our turn to play there 3 seasons in a row! The demon has to eventually get exercised!
Pats will open at Arizona I think on SNF.
I just hope we don't open on Thursday in Denver
And that, dear folks, is what got the OL coach fired.Denver's three techs were collapsing the pocket too. There was literally nowhere to move Brady. The worst part is they were doing that rushing 3-4 guys while the Pats at times employed max protection and still couldn't block to save their lives. There was nothing they could adjust to and it wasn't like they were killing it opening up holes in the running game either.
Unfortunately, avoiding injuries is not something you plan on during a season. It implies you can steer clear of them which in the NFL you can't. Look at how Lewis, Edelman and Amendola all got injured this season, non-contact injuries. Hits create injuries and since the NFL is about getting hit, those are tough to avoid. When you look at Denver and Carolina, they were very fortunate to escape the significant injury bug this season placing only 15 players combined on IR versus the Pats 19 alone! Sometimes it is just the way the ball bounces.Schedule's tougher next year. This team needs to avoid injuries . Donkeys have been more healthier all year. I think bill has gotten a pass on how he played that miami game. HFA matters in the end. They could use OL, RB and WR help. Plz no more safeties
I hope denver doesnt open on thursday. Unfortunately it seems like their yearI just hope we don't open on Thursday in Denver
Becoming? You're a glass half full kinda guy, eh?