Brady6
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VellaNOOOOOOOOMeh, who needs Kelly or Quarles when we have Vellano?
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Some good points. But when you score 16 points against a horrible team and have to hold on for dear life for the win, tough to be positive. When you're on the one yard line twice with several chances to get into the endzone, and can't gain one yard both times and have to settle for FGs, it's tough to be positive. When you only have 2 receivers to catch the ball, and your offensive line can't give your Hall of Fame QB time to throw, tough to be positive. When your defense gets ZERO sacks for the 2nd time in 3 games, tough to be positive.
We are VERY lucky to be 2-1. Championship teams need to be lucky too, but we are depending on luck more than talent to even get to the playoffs. I really don't see a playoff team here.
That's not going to please the people who wanted him as an insurance policy and interior presence.Agreed
In unrelated news Kelcy Quarles made his NFL debut today, he had a sack and a tackle for a loss. To bad it was for the Colts.
Especially if Siliga is out for an extended period.That's not going to please the people who wanted him as an insurance policy and interior presence.
Except on the TD against Minny last week. He covered a guy well, but it was the wrong guy. The right guy went for the TD.
I have to admit though, that he doesn't stink, as I had declared in a thread about last week's game.
Agreed
In unrelated news Kelcy Quarles made his NFL debut today, he had a sack and a tackle for a loss. To bad it was for the Colts.
That's not going to please the people who wanted him as an insurance policy and interior presence.
I could get a sack against that Jacksonville OL and I have the explosion of a weakened butterfly flying the wrong way into a hurricane.
The fact that he was listed as "out" instead of "questionable" during the game certainly suggests a bad Xray.I heard he fractured he foot on twitter but saw nothing else after that.
I could get a sack against that Jacksonville OL and I have the explosion of a weakened butterfly flying the wrong way into a hurricane.
- The offense has a lot of work to do, but it is showing signs of starting to put things together. I am under no illusions that they looked good other than in spurts, but at least they made some progressions late in the game. Overall though, the offense was not very good though.
The Patriots actually did move the ball; there were four drives of double-digit plays, and three drives of at least four minutes. The only problem was that three of the four long drives ended on the Oakland 2, 2, and 18-yard lines. But the red zone troubles can be fixed, and I doubt the Patriots will have another game in which two drives stall inside the 5-yard line. They’ll figure it out.
The Patriots picked up 21 first downs. They did a nice job on third down, converting 9 of 18 opportunities. ... The offense cut down on the penalties, committing four for 30 yards, plus a holding call that was declined.
Tom Brady actually spread the ball around pretty well. While Julian Edelman dominated with 13 targets (and 10 catches), Brandon LaFell had eight targets and Shane Vereen tied Gronkowski with six. On third down, Vereen, LaFell, and Edelman each had three targets, while Gronk had two.
And maybe, just maybe, Brady has figured out how to get the ball down the field. Brady threw six passes that traveled at least 15 yards; five of them came in the second half, and four of them in the fourth quarter. Brady completed three of the five passes for 57 yards, plus a pass interference penalty for 14 yards. He also threw a fade pass to Edelman that resulted in a 15-yard gain.
Brady is still missing some easy throws, the offensive line still has major issues, and the receivers need to do a better job of getting open. But this offense isn’t as far off as you think.
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