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Such insights and in depth analysis. Thank you!no playmakers on offense..no wonder they stink
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Cowart and Butler (and maybe Allan) will be back. But, yes, an addition would be great.What goes under a bit is that we were missing two key interior players in Cowart (against the run) and Butler (interior rush) which just made things easier for the Broncos when it came to controlling the trenches and therefore the run.
While the popular thing is to look for WR trades I would be more excited about some transactions at DT.
no playmakers on offense..no wonder they stink
He's not wrong.Such insights and in depth analysis. Thank you!
HOWEVER, the situation at WR and TE is much different. These units are among the very worst in the NFL, certainly among contending teams.
I was at that game, they were pretty bad.I thought their game against the Titans in the playoffs last year was even worse. Especially on offense.
Our front office will trade back and draft a smallish DB with a 3rd round gradeToo soon?
As of this Monday morning, Pats are slotted to draft between 11-14
What goes under a bit is that we were missing two key interior players in Cowart (against the run) and Butler (interior rush) which just made things easier for the Broncos when it came to controlling the trenches and therefore the run.
While the popular thing is to look for WR trades I would be more excited about some transactions at DT.
Then how come other teams' rookie TE's are lightyears ahead of ours?
I agree the run game was a problem but that has been pretty standard and I don't expect them to turn into a fearsome foursome. Lindsey is fast and quick, difficult to contain. To me, those long pass plays were more the problem. The first one to Patrick, the 3rd and 26 and the TE against Dugger were killers. No one has still given any explanation why Wino was in less than half the snaps. Defense was adequate but against a better team would have been a disaster. You are right on about DT. I still can't get more worked up about WR's than Cam's performance. Lot of excuses out there for him. Where was McDaniel's. No adjustments. Blame Harry? Good on contested catches, jump balls? We don't know because no one throws them to him. If the top three are so bad, play the bottom three. McDaniel's and Cam were the ones exposed in my mind.What goes under a bit is that we were missing two key interior players in Cowart (against the run) and Butler (interior rush) which just made things easier for the Broncos when it came to controlling the trenches and therefore the run.
While the popular thing is to look for WR trades I would be more excited about some transactions at DT.
It is what it is and provides a challenging element to the season. It won't be perfect but its better than no football at all. This is after all a transition season and who knows what we will get. Maybe Cam will improve with practice, maybe offensive coaching will improve, or not. At least this poor performance had some rationale behind it, unlike Miami last year. Those are the losses that rankle me.My thoughts on this game:
It sucked.
Not because the Patriots lost.
Not because Cam looked indecisive and "off".
Not because the defense gave up a 3rd and forever play.
But for me it sucked because it was not an escape from the pandemic that the rest of the leagues have been able to provide. The NBA, NHL and MLB never allowed the virus to interfere with the quality of play. The few incidents they had were contained and they rescheduled games and did the right thing. The NFL is fumbling around and the distraction from the real world that sports usually provides me, isn't there in the NFL. I don't know if they will ever get a handle on it unless they change their protocols. It's too bad because we know so much more about the virus when those other leagues started and it seems like a decent plan could have been developed.
Oh well, hopefully Things get figured out, because i really was enjoying the games this year, seeing this team grow and evolve and play great team defense. It's kinda fun when the expectations are a bit lower for a change.
agree with #3&4. As a registered BB apologist I must disagree on #1. If Bill didn't clearly see the play, he relies on other people to advise him on challenging. If they didn't, he doesn't. Accepting the penalty-judgement call, accept they have a chance for a first down or still have a shot at a closer field goal. If they get a first down, run the clock and perhaps score a TD, game is out of reach. Take a FG if made, game still in reach. That's what happened, just couldn't close it out. Agree coaching sucked but it was McDaniel's. I believe Izzo had 3 targets and caught all 3, bad fumble. They don't throw to Asiasi for some reason so we don't know what he can do.Biggest takeaways for me were:
1. Belichick coached a terrible game. Not challenging White's obvious first down, not accepting the penalty and allowing a 54 yard FG attempt from a good kicker, stupid wasted TO among other questionable decisions. He's the biggest reason we lost.
2. Lack of skill players has been crippling. We've been talking about this for a few years now. Our receivers are not able to get separation and make plays. We don't have a viable TE, didn't last season either. The personnel is horrible and Bill is squarely at fault for it.
3. Injured OL, no practices. It obviously hurt us.
4. Cam wasn't good yesterday. He wasn't very good against the Raiders either. Hopefully he bounces back next game.
What goes under a bit is that we were missing two key interior players in Cowart (against the run) and Butler (interior rush) which just made things easier for the Broncos when it came to controlling the trenches and therefore the run.
While the popular thing is to look for WR trades I would be more excited about some transactions at DT.
Sweeping the California trip is a tough ask.
Yeah they'll make things very difficult if they go less than 2-1 in their next 3. 2-1 should be doable.
Seems wildly optimistic to entertain 11 or 10 wins at this point. Prior to losing people and the two Injuries yesterday, I could be on board, and I thought 10 was very doable. I think 9 is a struggle at this point. SF just beat a good rams team, Buffalo will be tough, the jets SHOULD be a gimme. The 5 after, maybe Houston is a likely win but none of those others are. The bottom line is outside the Jets all of these games will be difficult. This team has one discernable strength in its secondary, but how many games will that win alone? 9 wins is optimistic, worst case i think we struggle and get 7.
The 5 after, maybe Houston is a likely win but none of those others are. The bottom line is outside the Jets all of these games will be difficult. This team has one discernable strength in its secondary, but how many games will that win alone? 9 wins is optimistic, worst case i think we struggle and get 7.
"not being winnable" and being the underdog are greatly different things.I don't see a game they should be underdogs on the schedule after @Bills and against the Ravens. All other games are winnable if they can built on what they have shown in the first 3 games. And after seeing how KC totally rolled the Bills I am not even sure we should be underdogs traveling to Buffalo.
Ultimately the question whether we will make the playoffs will have infinitely more to do with a) more COVID cases limiting practice and b) injuries. And both are factors you can not really control even if you try to be as careful as possible. If we luck out on both I see no reason we can't go on a long winning streak.
Things are never as bad as they look after losses and also never as good as they appear after wins.