PostGame Thread OFFICIAL POSTGAME THREAD: Patriots Beat the Dolphins 33-27

[mgteich]

Time to "rest" Pop and bring in edelman 2.0

We'll see the snap counts, but I suspect that we're fine with Douglas being on the field less and Boutte and WIlliams more.

 

[TommyD4207]

Time to "rest" Pop and bring in edelman 2.0

Ah, never mind, I get it now. They really think he's Edelman.

 

[Bill Lee]

COTY…

COTY has COOTIES now!

 

[mgteich]

I think people are being a little rough on Pop Douglas. At least on today's performance, Diggs is the slot guy.

fair enough.

Wasn't the question going into camp whether DOuglas would fit in a slot receiver in this Offense?

Wasn't the question mark after last game whether Pop should be getting as many snaps as he got?
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So, this week Diggs was our primary slot receiver. That's a good thing.

 

[Brick27]

Good:
• Winning in Miami, period
• Stevenson rebound
• Maye!

Bad:
• Penalties
• Spillane missed tackles and bad reads, again.
• Charles Davis talking over everything and talking all the time

 

[mgteich]

AJ Brown has 35 yds in 2 games
Tee Higgins has 33 yds in 2 games

I know u like Chism, and I do too, but let' not completely write Pop off after 2 games.

I'd rather have Diggs as our primary slot receiver.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

Locker room and game balls:

 

[TommyD4207]

Good:
• Winning in Miami, period
• Stevenson rebound
• Maye!

Bad:
• Penalties
• Spillane missed tackles and bad reads, again.
• Charles Davis talking over everything and talking all the time

I'm gonna defend Charles Davis a little. Andrew Catalan is a complete empty suit, so he has to carry him, and Jason McCourty is pretty much a noob doing color, so he has to carry him too. It's clear to me his gig is to groom Jason for the next year or two, and then retire. He's been at this a long time now. He's fine, he doesn't have many stupid takes.

 

[mgteich]

LET'S CELEBRATE, BUT
1) We played one of the worst Defenses in the NFL, and one of the worst teams. How many millions would Tua give to play us every week?
2) If the player didn't step out of bounds, we might have lost the game.
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We dodged a bullet, and we will continue to get better each week, especially the OL as they continue to play together as a unit.

 

[Sorrynotsorry]

A win is a win boys!

Be happy...

We are on path to a very good season.

We are going to have some tough games and another 4 or 5 losses. but as long as we can keep the momentum moving and the team continually growing.. and maye looks like he did today for the rest of the season...

We might even sniff a wild card...

Can we beat the bills?

Stranger things have happened.

 

[stephens44]

LET'S CELEBRATE, BUT
1) We played one of the worst Defenses in the NFL, and one of the worst teams. How many millions would Tua give to play us every week?
2) If the player didn't step out of bounds, we might have lost the game.
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We dodged a bullet, and we will continue to get better each week, especially the OL as they continue to play together as a unit.

Did we dodge a bullet? How often are we going to miss 2 PATs to set that scenario up? It all evened out in the end.
A related note... Vrabel and Co. chose the wrong kicker coming out of camp. Statistically speaking as of right now.

 

[Gumby]

Why does MV face look so photoshopped there?

 

[Brady6]

Your op on it didn’t come across as seeking debate it came across as seeking to put Vrabel down.

If you’re really seeking debate let’s start with your fallacious image of how a head coach should carry himself and what a real head coach should be. Is the problem that Vrabel isn’t sporting a stylish hoody with chopped sleeves and a disheveled look overall? Or do you favor the Tom Landry suit and tie with a fedora? And what does any of that have to do with being a good head coach?

What matters for a head coach is his ability to run the program and get his assistants, staff, and players all on the same page and pulling in the same direction. Listening to players comment about Vrabel it seems they are sold that he’s the head coach they want to be leading them. You’ve shown no evidence he’s not a good head coach, and so far the performance of his team is looking like he is a pretty good one.

So, if you want to debate come with some evidence, not just unfounded potshots.

You’re right my earlier posts didn’t cite evidence—but the games this year have. Well-coached teams don’t average 10+ penalties, don’t implode on special teams every week, and don’t have players constantly demanding trades or getting released. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player on IR traded for a pick swap until now. They also don’t give up swing-pass touchdowns in a prevent defense with two minutes left—only saved because the runner stepped out by a third of a shoe.

Rather than telling me why my evidence is wrong, feel free to point out some actual examples of good coaching here.

 

[Dec54]

Had me on the edge of my seat, misses said "stop shouting at the TV"

 

[Raccoonsuit]

We may hear something is brewing behind the scenes like McDaniels in LV where players had turned on him.

For sure. I think Jason mccourty commented on player only meetings and how they were never for positive reasons. He'll get fired soon cause they about to get whooped on by buffalo.

Mike McDaniel's battle with alcoholism: How becoming sober helped Dolphins coach achieve NFL dream | Sporting News

Oh ****, now I feel like a jerk cause I asked if he was high during that halftime interview yesterday. He didn't sound great; i know he has a nerdy tenor already but he sounded defeated and just out of it yesterday.

 

[Raccoonsuit]

I'm gonna defend Charles Davis a little. Andrew Catalan is a complete empty suit, so he has to carry him, and Jason McCourty is pretty much a noob doing color, so he has to carry him too. It's clear to me his gig is to groom Jason for the next year or two, and then retire. He's been at this a long time now. He's fine, he doesn't have many stupid takes.

Damn, Charles Davis is 60! Looking good!

Not to be a **** cause hes going through health issues but the opposite coin is Terrell Williams. I thought he was 63 just looking at him and not 51.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Im very superstitious.
So I guess you won’t be watching any games this year
Your dog will be licking his chops all season
And your going to have to learn how to hit a ball in the snow
Enjoy

I don’t watch tv before 8:00 pm unless it’s a really ****ty day and I have everything else I need to done. So I always watch on delay unless it’s a night game. My dog eats 1 1/2 pounds of steak every day ( he has cancer and he wasn’t supposed to make it past February, but I started feeding him steak twice a day, I cook it on an iron skillet and slice it into little pieces and feed them to him one at a time, and he’s still going strong. He eats enough protein for a 250 body builder, and I swear that’s what keeps him going. . I play indoor golf in the winter. After yesterday’s experience I’m not going to bother trying to keep from getting the score, I did everything right and my tv screwed me. I turned it on and BIG WIN IN MIAMI came right up. I’m happy about the win, but I’m very pissed off at my tv.

My only superstition is that I always put my left sock and shoe on first, but that’s just to make sure I don’t forget one.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I just think Chism would add some spark to the receiving corps. He’s ALWAYS open. He just knows how to set up DBs to find the open space. He may not be straight line fast like Pop may be, but his quickness is way better. And in the McDaniels’ offense, quick slot receivers always dominated. Pop, outside of one good TD catch, has been invisible. He’s got 3 catches for 6 yards. Need much more that that from the slot. Our RBs have been our slot receivers so far.

He will end up being their starting slot receiver, probably pretty soon,

 

[Huckleberry1]

My condolences to signbabybill, Patsfan2, and Sam, that must have been really tough loss for you guys. But hang in there, they still have 15 more opponents you can cheer on.

 

[signbabybrady]

My condolences to signbabybill, Patsfan2, and Sam, that must have been really tough loss for you guys. But hang in there, they still have 15 more opponents you can cheer on.

Said by the man who didn't even watch. Some fan you are. Maybe some day you'll figure out how to work that TV.

Can't be bothered to actually watch but spends all day fighting with real fans about Bill Belichick that's some next level trolling. I'm not even mad that's impressive.