Game Day Thread Official Post Game Thread- Colts beat the Pats

[SHOWTIME15]

Truth is we were lucky to have come back in that game. We needed Dugger’s fight with Pittman to spark us - very similar to a hockey team down 3-0 and one of the goons gets into a fight to get them going. And then we needed Wentz to turn the ball over. Without these, Indy probably blows us out.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I hope Slater and Dmac reign the younger ones in

Patriots players have talked about bad week’s of practices for as long as Belichick has been here, I don’t think they see that as a negative at all, I think that’s viewed as taking responsibility and knowing they need to do better.

 

[italian pat patriot]

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Good

For the most part, the majority of the numbers look good.

Time of possession NE 29 - IND 31
3rd down NE 40% - IND 20%
# of Plays NE 65 - IND 52
Net gain NE 5.6 YDS - IND 5.3 YDS
TDs NE 2 - IND 2
Redzone NE 50% - IND 50%

The Bad

Wentz was worse passing than Mac, but this was a night where Mac had to be where he was @ 70% completion percentage because the run game was misfiring.

Completion % NE 57% - IND 41%
INTs - NE 2 - IND 1
Rushing yards NE 81- IND 226
Punt average NE 3 @ 26.7 IND 2 @ 43.5
Return yards NE 21 - IND 76
Neutral zone infraction on the Indy missed FG

The Ugly

Perusing through the stats the loss comes down to 2 obvious big plays from Indy in my mind.

The Blocked punt for a TD - 14 - 0 hole Im not sure what the odds of winning are when you score like this, but it seems like its money in the bank when the 3rd phase of the game can put up numbers.
The Taylor TD run - Everyone knew that he was getting the ball. Despite how bad NE played, they clawed back and had a chance to tie it up.

BB in that Lids Lockeroom outfit. It doesnt work.

Reich had a hoodie on. Fyck Goodell, its hoodies from now on. With the sleeves cut off too.

Who is Bill Belichick ? Sergio Leone or Ennio Morricone ?

 

[archstanton543]

Truth is we were lucky to have come back in that game. We needed Dugger’s fight with Pittman to spark us - very similar to a hockey team down 3-0 and one of the goons gets into a fight to get them going. And then we needed Wentz to turn the ball over. Without these, Indy probably blows us out.

Too bad they needed Duggar on that long TD run that sealed the game.

 

[Tunescribe]

I think Harris was sorely missed last night, we need that one-two punch with him and Stevenson. J.J. Taylor also could possibly provide a change of pace in spots, I'm wondering when he might be available again.

 

[archstanton543]

Who is Bill Belichick ? Sergio Leone or Ennio Morricone ?

 

[Toofy]

They need to figure out a way to use Harry . He is our next big weapon after henry. Get Harry in end zone along with Henry and Jonnu/Bourne. His catch yesterday was beautiful similar to Mike Williams catch against the chiefs . Yes his route running sucks , but when he has the positional advantage he is a beast....

Lost hope with Meyers. Don't think he is an answer to end zone woes. Needs some more development to become like Edelman . Just doesn't have the knack in the end zone.

 

[sb1]

Too bad they needed Duggar on that long TD run that sealed the game.

I hope the league doesn't suspend him for that. They'll fine him most likely since he was ejected but I hope that's it.

 

[amfootball]

They need to figure out a way to use Harry get Harry in end zone along with Henry and Jonnu/Bourne.

Lost hope with Meyers. Don't think he is an answer to end zone woes. Needs some more development to become like Edelman . Just doesn't have the knack in the end zone.

Harry had a really good game. Wide open for the score and Mac didn't see him.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I think Harris was sorely missed last night, we need that one-two punch with him and Stevenson. J.J. Taylor also could possibly provide a change of pace in spots, I'm wondering when he might be available again.

harris out pretty much meant more Carries for Bolden.

 

[JMC00]

Wentz played with a toughness

lol. NO.

 

[Deus Irae]

Can't believe both Agholor and Harry have concussions. This will limit us against the Bills. It sucks to lose and to lose WRs this way.

Mac dumped the ball in the flat late in the game to Stevenson for a quick 11 yards. He did exactly what he should have done on the 2nd INT. The problem with that interception is that he had Stevenson early wide open but he chose to look downfield. He needs to process that open throw in the flat quicker. And I've been saying this all year long because he comes late to the open guys short and prevents them from getting YAC. Especially on a 3rd and 2, you need to go there early.

I blame McD for this since it's been a reoccurring problem for Mac all year and it hasn't been eradicated from his game. Maybe it finally was later in the 4th qtr when he did what he should have always been doing.

Through more reps and seeing the kind of success you can have with RBs getting YACs after short dumpoffs, maybe he'll do it more consistently.

The problem with the Stevenson INT was that Jones passed the ball too softly in the area of a breaking defensive player, when he had the first down in front of him.

That's a Mac Jones thing, not a Josh McDaniels thing.

 

[jdlboot14]

Harry had a really good game. Wide open for the score and Mac didn't see him.

Ya, I've been underwhelmed with Agholor. He's like a wild puppy, that does a lot of running and makes a lot of noise, but produces nothing. I don't know that he is any better than Harry (except speed - which hasn't produced anything this year). We need a solid possession receiver.
And I agree about Smith - he has greatly underperformed. I'd rather see Lacosse or Asiasi get some reps to see what they can do.
But, Henry is turning into the next sure thing before our eyes.
All that said, the whole passing game seemed out of sync last night. I expect them to come back dialed in, and really wanting to hand it to BUF.

 

[amfootball]

Ya, I've been underwhelmed with Agholor. He's like a wild puppy, that does a lot of running and makes a lot of noise, but produces nothing. I don't know that he is any better than Harry (except speed - which hasn't produced anything this year). We need a solid possession receiver.
And I agree about Smith - he has greatly underperformed. I'd rather see Lacosse or Asiasi get some reps to see what they can do.
But, Henry is turning into the next sure thing before our eyes.
All that said, the whole passing game seemed out of sync last night. I expect them to come back dialed in, and really wanting to hand it to BUF.

Where was Bourne? He has been our best WR.

 

[Triumph]

You’re right, but Mason wasn’t great either. The whole OL was mediscrete.

When the LT breaks down, the OL breaks down. When the OL breaks down, the offense breaks down. When the offense breaks down, the team breaks down. When the team breaks down, the game thread breaks down.

When the game thread breaks down, the banning and controlling begins. It ain't a pretty sight.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

I’m still waiting for Bill and Josh to open up the offense, four or five receivers and hurry up offense, I thought we wouldve seen it last night in the second half.

Look at the snap count. 4 WRs with more snaps than Jonnu. They already tried the crappy spread shotgun offense. This personnel is best suited for 12 personnel power run football. But with this oc it's like telling a dumb NBA center to stop shooting 3's.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Patriots 26th in red zone offense

also, that’s 3 blocked punts on the year. Everyone else has 1.

 

[JMC00]

Of course not.. he got beat by Frank Reich again.

 

[paco130]

He was….not good. Did anyone notice the run play to his side when he somehow got turned around the wrong way and essentially ran straight into Bolden as he was trying to find a hole? That is a Keystone Cops move that I would expect to see in NJ, not from a Pats team.

I want to fast-forward to next Sunday, in hopes that they will rebound from this poor performance and wasted opportunity and actually look like they still have that 2-4 mindset. Part of me wishes that they had truly been dominated the whole game, so that I could chalk it up to “well, just one of those games”. The Onwenu false start on 3rd and goal was the mental back-breaker for me. I’m convinced that they would have won that game if they had made it 20-14 there. My wife isn’t a football fan but she roots for the Pats to win because she knows that I will be in a foul mood for a week if they lose.

When do we move Trent Brown to Left Tackle and use Mike Onwenu at Right Tackle?

 

[FCB02062]

pretty sure a win vs Buffalo could (depending on other games) set up a hat and t shirt game vs Jacksonville the following week. I really hope that happens bc this team deserves it, especially the quarterback. they deserve to see 2021 AFC E Champs on the scoreboard....LETS GO