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Why don't you go be concerned for the Broncos. Their offense has fallen off dramatically! In the past month, Peyton has more interceptions than TDs. Go worry about them.I'm not basing my concerns on today. I'm concerned because the Pats offense has fallen off dramatically over the last month. The issues appear similar to those that have cost the team playoff games in each of last seven years.
I hope to see more production.
Why don't you go be concerned for the Broncos. Their offense has fallen off dramatically! In the past month, Peyton has more interceptions than TDs. Go worry about them.
I would like the Patriots to go farther in the tournament than the Broncos. If I were a Broncos fan, I would be concerned about their fall off in offensive production.
I don't think that a struggling offense means the Pats can't go far into the playoffs. They have an excellent defense and good special teams. They could very well win 17-13 style games. I just think the lack of sustained offensive production means that we have to tap the brakes on all the destiny stuff. I thought the thread on the SuperBowl matchup against the Seahawks last week was ridiculously premature.
Football is to a certain extent a game of aggression. In the playoffs, you've got a very cerebral, very professional Belichick OL playing against a bunch of DLs who are more angry and more fired up than at any point in the regular season. This tends to weigh in favor of the defense.
Here's my assessment of the Pats' OL struggles in the playoffs:
Football is to a certain extent a game of aggression. In the playoffs, you've got a very cerebral, very professional Belichick OL playing against a bunch of DLs who are more angry and more fired up than at any point in the regular season. This tends to weigh in favor of the defense.
The one time this didn't seem to happen was in the '03 Superbowl when the Pats OL played the "no respect" card against what looked like a dominant Carolina DL and came up big.
As I said in another post, you'd have a little credibility if you weren't always trolling Brady.
Brady has a game where he throws an interception.. and its "Brady sure is looking like Geno Smith" or "I think I'd rather have Romo as our quarterback" kind of comments for a week.
You're either a Troll, or the worst kind of Chicken Little. But based on a thousand different ways you phrase things, you're a Troll.
I think Belichick plays the odds. Like managing to on-base percentages, against lefties, against righties. Over the long haul, Belichick's numbers driven approach is clearly a winning philosophy. In any particular game or matchup, it may not maximize Belichick's weapons. I can live with that.
I'm not bashing the Pats for their inconsistent offensive production. I'm genuinely scratching my head trying to figure out what the heck happened and, more importantly, what the heck the Pats can do about it.
I think, realistically, the coaching staff has to consider the need to play "small ball" in the tournament -- win 2001 style games. It's been more than a month since the Pats had any kind of lead at half time.
They certainly have been holding back on players but they also have been holding back on the game-planning as well. Ala being vanilla.I would love this to be true, but every time I think they've been playing possum, it turns out to be more truth than game.
FTR, hwc used to be one of my favorite contributors to this board. I have no idea why he's turned into such a pessimist, but I don't think he's just trolling.
Football is to a certain extent a game of aggression. In the playoffs, you've got a very cerebral, very professional Belichick OL playing against a bunch of DLs who are more angry and more fired up than at any point in the regular season. This tends to weigh in favor of the defense.
FTR, hwc used to be one of my favorite contributors to this board. I have no idea why he's turned into such a pessimist, but I don't think he's just trolling.
Here's my assessment of the Pats' OL struggles in the playoffs:
Football is to a certain extent a game of aggression. In the playoffs, you've got a very cerebral, very professional Belichick OL playing against a bunch of DLs who are more angry and more fired up than at any point in the regular season. This tends to weigh in favor of the defense.
The one time this didn't seem to happen was in the '03 Superbowl when the Pats OL played the "no respect" card against what looked like a dominant Carolina DL and came up big.
This is like ground hog day all over again. The Pats go into the playoffs with an offense that has been steadily declining over the last month of the season and is now pretty much stopped in its tracks. Other than one good half against Miami, the offense has struggled consistently. I have no idea what has unravelled.
Any ideas what the Pats can do going forward:
1) Practice gaining more than 1 yard on a 2nd & 2 or 3rd & 2 running play?
2) Go full 2001 dink and dunk and try to win 13 to 10 in the playoffs?
3) Go full Flacco? Just have Brady close his eyes and heave it deep on every series, hoping to connect 3 or 4 times per game?
4) Switch to the wildcat offense?
5) Run nothing but trick plays?
Beats me. Belichick and McDaniels need to go into their secret lair and mix up some kind of offensive potion. The defense is stout, but the Pats aren't going far without scoring some TDs.
What's the solution?