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Just looked up the "playbook" on nfl.com.
http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/54890/NYJ_Gamebook.pdf
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Also, Red Zone:
Pats 1/3, 33%
Jets 3/4, 75%
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http://www.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/54890/NYJ_Gamebook.pdf
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Kudos to Dante; the offensive line played fine against a top defense, even without two of last year's starters.
Funny that you're blaming this on Tom Brady.
The KC Chiefs are now 2-0. Their offense isn't rolling yet but is getting the job done in key situations. Their defense made a HUGE goal line stand last week to win the game, and also made very timely interceptions, and you can bet Romeo Crennel was a reason for those timely plays.
The Bears are 2-0. The Bears offense under Mike Martz is rolling, making Jay Cutler look good, despite the fact that their receivers are all still pretty mediocre.
You have it wrong. Great coordinators and great coaching can make great players. Great players can get by simply on talent, but the issues in the 2nd half of games are a play calling issue.
It makes no sense why you are seemingly claiming that Tom Brady simply plays worse in the 2nd half of games since his injury.
The offense lost several games last year in the 2nd half, by not converting key 3rd downs or not closing out games.
Today was similar. The 2nd half was almost all 3-and-outs for the offense, and left the defense out there to fry.
Someone in another thread showed that last year 2/3 of the Patriots' points were scored in the 1st half and only 1/3 in the 2nd half, a far departure from the 50/50 split over the past 10 years. This season, small sample size but it's up to 75%/25%.
Any skilled defensive coordinator is going to continue to eat us alive until O'Brien learns that play calling is a lot more like playing poker than it is about relying on just execution. This team has a very real issue with getting outplayed in the 2nd half of games.
The talent excuse doesn't cut it anymore. One can't throw the tight ends and 3rd receiver under the bus, like they were used last year as scapegoats. This year's offense has 3 legit tight ends, plus more talented receivers after Moss and Welker. The issue isn't talent, but play calling which has an influence on ability to execute.
Halftime adjustments weren't there. Since O'Brien took over as de facto OC, there haven't been good halftime adjustments on the offensive side. But the defensive adjustments didn't work either, and BB has to take that responsibility. The second half slides are a troubling trend, but we used to always do well in this area. I'm not sure what the answer is here, but I'm convinced we can address it.
It makes complete sense. Bill Belichick puts together good game plans during the week, and the Patriots usually start out strong in games, but once the game starts he can't be in 4 places at once. He's only one man. Belichick is stretched so thin, it's clear that in the 2nd half of games the guys working under him are simply getting out-classed.
We have B-I-N-G-O.
1) The oiffense did not take advantage of the opportunities they had in the first half to score more.
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2) They scored ZERO in the second half.
The defense was very bad; but we knew there would be days like this, but if the offense had done as well in the second half as the first, the jets would not have time to score what they scored, and even if they did, they might have been playing overtime.
The BOTTOM LINE as in times last year is that the defense needed help from the offense for the ENTIRE GAME, not just the first half. We're supposed to ahve one of best and most explosive offenses in the nfl. ZERO in the second half is an aweful performance, especially given all the added toys that Belichick secured for Brady.
Kudos to Dante; the offensive line played fine against a top defense, even without two of last year's starters.
This.
O'Brien is clearly and issue here.
Why not make Dante Scarneccia the OC? He's been here forever. He performs miracles with the o-line. He could not be worse than O'Brien.