Post Game Thread- Pats at Lions

[Kdo5]

Hightower should not be playing on any down.

Brady was not good, and given the way he hangs up the deep ball these days, I'm not sure what kind of addition Josh Gordon is going to be.

Gordon does more than catch the deep ball.

 

[Coolade2]

Hightower should not be playing on any down.

Brady was not good, and given the way he hangs up the deep ball these days, I'm not sure what kind of addition Josh Gordon is going to be.

Offense needs energy. Talk about flat... Did you see the Vikings game getting blown out by buffalo..? Then you have Cleveland come alive with rookie QB.. mcD and Brady gotta figure it out. That was just clueless... ​

 

[Soliel]

Offense needs energy. Talk about flat... Did you see the Vikings game getting blown out by buffalo..? Then you have Cleveland come alive with rookie QB.. mcD and Brady gotta figure it out. That was just clueless... ​

I blame all this on the fall equinox happening with the full moon. Everything was sixes and sevens

 

[Kontradiction]

Keep Hightower off the field. He's shot.

Eh I think a move to DE can do him a world of good. He seems like he’s toast as a LB and couldn’t cover a bed.

 

[iapatsfan]

Eh I think a move to DE can do him a world of good. He seems like he’s toast as a LB and couldn’t cover a bed.

The problem with that is he's had some significant upper body injuries. Not a recipe for dealing with OL. The guy is done and he has no position.

 

[Kontradiction]

The problem with that is he's had some significant upper body injuries. Not a recipe for dealing with OL. The guy is done and he has no position.

Maybe you have a specific play or plays in mind, but I haven’t seen that his issue is shedding blocks. At least not so far. His issue is lateral pursuit and moving like he has 20 lbs of **** in his pants.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Gordon does more than catch the deep ball.

We should ask talib if Gordon can run any routes other than flys.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

The problem with that is he's had some significant upper body injuries. Not a recipe for dealing with OL. The guy is done and he has no position.

We just gonna ignore the fact we’re timing his 40s now with a sun dial?

 

[DaBruinz]

Would it hurt to add Dez to the mix? I know we have Gordon and Edelman coming but it's looking like Brady is gonna have to play bails bondman this season with this defense.

Clearly you didn't actually watch Dez Bryant the last 2 years. Being down in TX, I've had that displeasure. Adding Dez will only give you something else to complain about. It won't help this team.

 

[PatsfanTN]

Eh I think a move to DE can do him a world of good. He seems like he’s toast as a LB and couldn’t cover a bed.

Ohhh, I actually like that idea. Think he’s got the size?

 

[Froob]

I hate to complain about play calling because the complaints are usually dumb, but why do we keep running out the clock down double digits? Especially when we can’t run the ball. Playcalling past two weeks has been awful. A stretch play on 3rd and one? Wtf.

 

[libra957]

0-2 on the road against awful teams, no energy, no urgency. This the making of an 09,05,02 patriots or worse.

 

[SVN]

 

[PatsFan2]

This Team so much like that 2002 squad they are like identical twins talent wise.

 

[luuked]

I hate to complain about play calling because the complaints are usually dumb, but why do we keep running out the clock down double digits? Especially when we can’t run the ball. Playcalling past two weeks has been awful. A stretch play on 3rd and one? Wtf.

Because we dont seem to have players where Brady and Josh feel comfortable going up tempo.

What I personally find worse than the stretch play were Bradys decisions to quick snap twice. At this point he should know not to do that.

It really is like Loyko said, often he is not even giving his own team time to get set properly. Just take your time on third down, change call or check out of it.

 

[Bruins29]

FYI the last time the pats were in a must win situation in the 4th game (which they kinda are ) was the 2000 season. They started the season 0-3 and were playing in MIA game 4. BTW they lost.

 

[DaBruinz]

- Brady is missing players who are open or he's ignoring them. I know he ignored Michel in the 4th quarter when he was wide open underneath because Michel had already dropped two easy ones.

- Michel dropped 2 easy passes last night and Brady clearly started ignoring him. Running the ball with Michel at the start of the 4th quarter was f'in ridiculous.

- The playcalling by McDaniels and Brady has been horrible. Where are the crossing routes? Where are the IN cuts.? Where are the Slants? Making it easy for opposing defenses by calling plays where you're focusing just outside the hashes makes it easier on defenses.

- Dorsett and Hogan were open several times and Brady missed them. This BS from experienced posters that we don't have any talent at Receiver is just that. BS. The idea that Hogan, who is a very capable #2/#3 isn't any better than a #4 receiver shows the kind of idiocy that has invaded Patsfans.

People lamenting that Amendola isn't here are ignoring the fact that Amendola was at his best working the middle of the field. An area that the Patriots have been ignoring in the Passing game.

Not using James White is just silly. White is an exceptional player, yet he saw extremely limited snaps in the 2nd half in favor of Michel.

- I've said it before and I'll say it again, Malcolm Brown isn't a NT. He needs to be playing the UnderTackle Position in a 4-3. What I noticed last night was that the Interior of the D-line was being double-teamed on nearly every interior run. Expecting Brown or Shelton to beat that is fallacy.

- Our LBs are over-committing. The MLB shouldn't be attacking the end of the line and leaving a huge hole up the middle for their RB to gain 12 yards.

- on the TD that Gilmore looked late on, I don't know what Harmon was thinking, but it was clear that Gilmore was expecting to pass off the receiver to Harmon. Harmon has regressed ever since changing to #21..

 

[TomPatriot]

I hate to complain about play calling because the complaints are usually dumb, but why do we keep running out the clock down double digits? Especially when we can’t run the ball. Playcalling past two weeks has been awful. A stretch play on 3rd and one? Wtf.

They run the stretch play because they can't run inside. They can't run inside because they aren't winning many battles inside the tackles. They can't pass well because they only have one receiver who can get open and catch the ball even on those occasions when Brady has time.

 

[Brewskies]

I love the internet comments about the Pats as a team being to slow.

We watched a bunch of old men (Pats) playing a high school team.

Go Pats

 

[Bruins29]

. They can't pass well because they only have one receiver who can get open and catch the ball even on those occasions when Brady has time.

Brady missed some easy throws. Lets not put all the blame on the WRs