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I’d be surprised if JJ is able to play next week, or the week after, the way he was holding his left arm close to his body, after looking like he was in some serious pain immediately after the impact. Looks like either a shoulder, separation, or a broken clavicle. Hope that I’m wrong.
That makes the availability of Mills and Marcus even more critical.
The problem is that the Dolphins took possession of the ball with 2:32 left on the clock after the Patriots went backwards. Miami took all of 1:28 to score a touchdown to cut a two-score lead to two points. This game could have easily been a loss.
Look at that 51 second series for -4 yards again that started with 3:23 left in the 4th quarter.
1st down - OT run for no gain into where the Dolphins had seven in the box (which is tip off to a junior high offensive coordinator that you go somewhere else.)
2nd down - OT run for 4 yards into where the Dolphins had seven in the box again (The definition of insanity is...)
3rd down - Bourne Jet Sweep for 2 yards (Oh, something different that depends on going East-West. Wagons Ho!) Any play with Jet in it is not a good choice with the game on the line.
4th down - Mac Jones tries to run clock by going the wrong way and getting sacked for 10-yard loss. It made me think that Bailey Zappe is calling the plays.
Miami takes over with 2:32 remaining. Scores a touchdown and gets a crack at an on-side kick.
Patriots cover the onside kick. Yay! They didn't lose the game. Gutless.
Our oline seems to capitulate on 3rd and 4th downs. Not just last night, but all season. Dudes getting to Mac untouched in seconds. It's a real concern how undisciplined they've been.
Yeah the marked improvements in Daniel Jones and Trevor Lawrence and Mac's regression suggest that coaching actually matters in QB development.
My vote is that Joe Judge is an even worse problem than Patricia: both Daniel Jones and Mac Jones failed to develop under him, and he was responsible for the terrible 2019 WR room. If he stays, give him Special Teams next year.
Plus, BB became noticeably much more involved with the offensive play calling. I attribute the good rhythm that Mac Jones got into in the second half to this.
I'm having difficulty processing the fact that if the Patriots had managed not to self-destruct just one time in the prior 2 games, we would have clinched a playoff spot before the last weekend.
If the refs actually blew the whistle for forward progress.
I think what we need now is for the Bills to beat Cincy tonight and secure the top seed. That way they won't need the last game and may rest players. That would help.
As for calls, I'm still seething over that ridiculous call on Miami's fumble to start the game. Thank God they overcame it.
I was worried and frustrated with some of the drives ending with nothing yet again. However I did see some good plays and feel that there is a better offence in there just needing to be unlocked.
thats how we would imagine it should be, but the thing is this Bills team is not suiting the Pats well and the Pats have a really hard time to play consistently good on Offense (throughout the year), I still hope the Pats win next week but its really hard to imagine if the Bills give their all
