Price: Patriots super shortcoming was easy to spot Sunday

[Deus Irae]

#3 scoring offense in the regular season, against mediocre teams. That doesn't mean ANYTHING in the post season, where the teams aren't soft or mediocre. Your stats in the big games will tell you how elite your offense is. We did fine without Gronk in the regular season, and obviously, it didn't mean anything in the post season. You have to stop worshipping regular season numbers, they mean squat.

So, I'm trying to figure out which fan base you're trolling from. Jets or Ravens?

 

[Sweft]

So, I'm trying to figure out which fan base you're trolling from. Jets or Ravens?

What are the points i made that you disagree with?

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

#3 scoring offense in the regular season, against mediocre teams. That doesn't mean ANYTHING in the post season, where the teams aren't soft or mediocre. Your stats in the big games will tell you how elite your offense is. We did fine without Gronk in the regular season, and obviously, it didn't mean anything in the post season. You have to stop worshipping regular season numbers, they mean squat.

Great post!
All your other 10 posts were so pro-Patriots and positive or neutral in tone that it's good you made these points of criticism that you never posted before so we wouldn't consider you a complete Pats homer.

 

[juny]

So the Patriots just 'had a bad game' the last three years? No coincidence at all that it sputters against the Ravens, Giants, and (apparently) the Seahawks?

You're asking too much of your defense if you can't even put up 20 points. No question the D needs to get better, but there is something wrong with this offense. Scoring 40 points several times a season means zero if you can't maintain some semblance of it in the postseason.

Bad luck (Gronk) is a big part of it, but you can't hope for good luck. You gotta do your best to win in spite of it.

The offense was missing Gronk this year, decoy Gronk last year, and no Welker 4 years ago. (2010 was a definite WTF game). If you want to blame the offense, blame the depth. I do not recall any recent SB winners losing their top offensive target at the very end of the season like the Pats have had.

Here's hoping things will average out and the Pats will be healthy for their next postseason run.

 

[EJ Blitz]

From the thread title, I thought Taylor Price was criticizing the Pats.

 

[CheeseMonkeys]

So, I'm trying to figure out which fan base you're trolling from. Jets or Ravens?

^^See what I mean? This guy just thinks everyone is trolling. Get the stick out of your ass deus irae.

 

[upstater1]

^^See what I mean? This guy just thinks everyone is trolling. Get the stick out of your ass deus irae.

He's definitely right in this case. Without a doubt/.

 

[Claremonster]

The thing is Gronk would have provided you a similar weapon as Boldin in that he was a big bodied receiver who can be threat over the intermediate middle (although they achieve that in different ways). And Jones was a none factor except for one play.

Jones would make a strong argument that the Pats need to get a #3 or #4 WR who can be a deep threat specialist. Boldin is a good argument that the Pats need Gronk back.

Torrey Smith was mostly a non factor and drew a lot of one on one coverages. In fact, other than the Broncos' game, he was pretty much a non-factor in the playoffs. Which goes against the argument the last few weeks that the Pats need a deep threat starter.

They need a deep threat. Bottom line. Gronk goes down? Where then? Hernandez goes down? Then what?

This is a glaring need. Other then another pass rusher and a legit strong safety.

 

[Sciz]

They need a deep threat. Bottom line. Gronk goes down? Where then? Hernandez goes down? Then what?

This is a glaring need. Other then another pass rusher and a legit strong safety.

So your argument is that the Pats need a deep threat just in case both tight ends get hurt?

 

[supafly]

They need a deep threat. Bottom line. Gronk goes down? Where then? Hernandez goes down? Then what?

This is a glaring need. Other then another pass rusher and a legit strong safety.

I would say myself that they need either one of a more physical presence at WR or a speedier, deep threat. One of the other. I may actually pull more towards the physical presence though, as I don't think we'd be able to get both in the same player, as that is rare, unless we somehow hit in the draft.

Either way, I agree that they are likely a player or two away on each side of the ball, and even that may be a stretch considering that they've made it to the SB and AFCCG in the past 2 yrs with the weakness that they have.

One solid upgrade/player on each side of the ball while retaining Welker and they could be quite a force moving into the future even moreso than they already are.