Week 5 Post Game Thread- Pats beat the Colts

[RobertWeathers]

Against the worst personnel they will face all year

OK so are they going 9-7 now?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Agreed. The turnovers being self inflicted is becoming a thing and needs to be addressed.

If JE, Gronk and Hogs catch their respective passes they hang 50 on these guys

 

[Sfpat]

Throw out analysis. W is the only thing that matters. Beautiful game from Brady, despite the box score. Excellent throws all night.

Mostly I'm sad White didn't catch the 3rd down pass with 3 minutes left, because I wanted Sony to get 2 more yards for his second straight 100 yard rushing game. Oh, and we might have been able to keep them to 17, instead of giving up the most garbage of garbage time score.

C'mon. I want my style points.

I too am sad White didn't catch that pass because it cost me a lot of points in FF (playing White, up against Luck and Ebron). But Brady threw that ball at his ankles, almost impossible to catch. What was Brady doing?

 

[Uptown]

Pretty cool

 

[SHOWTIME15]

If JE, Gronk and Hogs catch their respective passes they hang 50 on these guys

Edelman gets a pass for this being his first game back. Gronk for some reason tipped the ball in the air after it hit his hands. As a receiver if you know you’re not going to catch the ball, you should just knock it down instead of trying to make a circus catch. In that scenario the receiver becomes a defensive back.

 

[ivanvamp]

I was there last night. Perfect night for football. Between the Edelman drop, the Gronk bobble/int and the Hogan bobble/int, the Pats left 21 points on the board. Let's say they score 17 instead of 21, because honestly, they were moving the ball almost effortlessly all night long, and we're talking about a 55 point night. That's not a stretch to say that they should have scored that many.

The stats are skewed because that last total garbage time drive ate up yards and put points on the board for Indy. The first half defense was terrific. The second half D not so much. Ebron killed them all night long.

Michel looked good.
Edelman was fantastic except for the drop.
Gronk was solid but for his bobble.
Gordon made a really nice TD catch, though I think it was an unwise throw by TB.
Brady looked very sharp and his stats are totally marred by the three plays I mentioned.

Very solid win. It's nice when we're complaining as they put up 38 points. Like the good old days.

 

[patchick]

It's funny how just adding Julian Edelman and Josh Gordon makes a WR corps look different. Game of inches.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Edelman gets a pass for this being his first game back. Gronk for some reason tipped the ball in the air after it hit his hands. As a receiver if you know you’re not going to catch the ball, you should just knock it down. In that scenario the receiver becomes a defensive back.

Agree. JE always gets a pass

The Gronk on was weird.

Hogs needed to bring that one in.

 

[RobertWeathers]

It's funny how just adding Julian Edelman and Josh Gordon makes a WR corps look different. Game of inches.

Amazing what 2 fmr 1000 yard talented receivers can do for an offense

 

[Kontradiction]

The last thing I thought I'd be doing this morning was agree with the guy who complains about "soy boys", but how many INTs of that nature need to happen this year before we consider it a thing? Obviously doesn't reflect on Brady, but those turnovers were created by the Patriots, not their opponents, so even if we should have better things to do than worry about it, the team should absolutely make it a point of emphasis moving forward.

And they will. That doesn’t change the fact that they were flukes and that the Patriots were on their way to two scoring drives in the midst of them.

 

[Kontradiction]

Amazing what 2 fmr 1000 yard talented receivers can do for an offense

Amazing how Brady again looked like Brady once they came aboard instead of a guy that was overthrowing or underthrowing his receivers.

 

[patchick]

Amazing how Brady again looked like Brady once they came aboard instead of a guy that was overthrowing or underthrowing his receivers.

We always talk about how the Patriots roster evolves during the season, but seldom more dramatically than this. +Edelman +Michel +Gordon=whole different offense.

 

[Ring 6]

You do realize Indianapolis cut it to 7 and had all the momentum in the 3d quarter.....?

They never scored again. How is that momentum?

 

[The Brandon Five]

Pass rush was there in the first half, I think we just let up in the second half. I want to see Flowers snap count.

D seemed to struggle after Brown got hurt.

 

[JackBauer]

You're right.
I don't wish for anyone to get injured, but as Mike Lombardi says, sometimes you're one injury away from being a good team.
The best thing about McCourty right now is that they would save $9.5M on their cap in 2019 if they cut him next spring. There is no way he's on the team next year at a $13.435M cap number.

McCourty hasn't played well this season but you've been calling for his replacement for years, even when he was an elite player. Not sure why you think you have any credibility on the subject.

 

[Uptown]

 

[SHOWTIME15]

That jusy shows you how outstanding Jax is

 

[maineman209]

Pass rush was there in the first half, I think we just let up in the second half. I want to see Flowers snap count.

Flower played 50 of 83 D-snaps = 60%. That was the most in the game for any DL.

 

[bbobbo]

Look, we've seen how many of these Thursday Night games? They are ALWAYS a crapshoot, no matter which teams are playing. The MAIN objective is GET THE WIN, REST UP, MOVE ON. That the Patriots DID this while never trailing in this game is 100% fine with me.Everyone seems to forget that these players are human, and 4 quarters of football with just 4 days rest, is HARD on the body AND the MIND.The first half was no contest and this NO ONE can argue. The 2nd half had numerous instances of tiredness both mental and physical. A bad team LOSES a game like this. The Pats won it. This is a GOOD team that hopefully gets better.

except the patriots:

Under Belichick, Patriots Have Been Absurdly Dominant On Thursday Night Football

Since the league kicked up its Thursday night scheduling in 2006, the Patriots are 7-1. They haven’t lost on a Thursday since the Matt Cassel-led squad lost to Brett Favre and the Jets in overtime back in 2008. Since then, the Patriots have dominated, winning seven straight games by an average margin of victory of 18 points.

That record, though, does include a Thanksgiving afternoon game played in 2010, and it also includes the 2008 game, when only select teams were chosen to play on Thursday nights late in the season.

If you look strictly at the Patriots during this new era of Thursday Night Football, the one in which every team must suit up on a Thursday once ever year, then the Patriots have been perfect.

2017: W 19-14 at Tampa Bay
2016: W 27-0 vs. Houston
2015: W 36-7 vs Miami
2014: W 27-25 vs. New York Jets
2013: W 13-10 vs. New York Jets
2012: W 49-19 at New York Jets

(Excluded from this record are the season-opening Thursday night games, as those games don’t come on a short week and thus eliminate many of the issues that players have with the mid-week games. The Patriots are 3-1 in those Thursday night openers under Belichick.)

 

[luuked]

Against the worst personnel they will face all year

IT IS A FAKE WIN MIKE !