Patriots Pregame Thread Week 3 discussion: Pitt @ NE

[PatsFan2]

Both Barmore and Williams will get more sacks with Gonzo back.

 

[signbabybrady]

That's great and all but I think corpse Moses is the weak link. I wouldn't mind seeing the younger Marcus Bryant or Caedan Wallace get another shot there again. I for one rather the ongoing Youth movement along the OL: we have spent a boat load of Draft capital there.

He might be the weak link not even considering the ankle. And the ankle could cost him some time at some point. That said I'd much rather stick with this 5 as long as possible.

If the other 4 are playing well I think continuity and one weak link is manageable. And way less scary then a line with 3 rookies.

 

[signbabybrady]

Yup, 100% correct. Maybe even draft a guy, there's some decent guards coming out this year.
It's a rebuild, not a complete team, yet, and some things just won't be fixed this year. You can't do it all in one offseason. But if you have a QB (or think you do), that's a huge, huge piece. The Jets have been searching for one for 20 years. They Bears have been for what, 60 years?

If there's a player good enough I'd go guard or center in the first just to try and complete this turnaround and make our OL a real strength. I know good guards and centers can be found in later rounds but if we could get a player with the potential of Mankins then don't hesitate.

 

[Zuma]

 

[TommyD4207]

Gotta keep in mind that off-season they couldn't convince any good players to take their money over other teams' money. And unlike some previous years, every team had money thanks to the huge yearly cap bumps post-covid. NE was a dumpster fire with no QB and no coach, nobody wanted to come as long as they could get paid elsewhere.

So with the CBA forcing the Pats to spend a chunk of that money anyway, they had to throw it at someone. Hence the Onwenu and Dugger deals, among others.

Just because no one wanted to sign here is no excuse to sign Tubogoo for 20 million/yr.

 

[signbabybrady]

I think he was advertised as a tough player when we signed him. Beast.

 

[Zuma]

I think he was advertised as a tough player when we signed him. Beast.

Yeah I think he plays through some injuries. Tough dude. Good roll model.

 

[Zuma]

Wednesday marked the first time in 51 days that Gonzalez practiced since suffering a hamstring injury. It’s unknown if he’ll be able to play or how much he will play this weekend when the Patriots take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“It is going to help our team and our defense for sure,” cornerback Carlton Davis said. “It could make my job easier because we’re going to be getting off the field more and celebrate more when he makes plays. It should be fun. I’m excited for it.”

“One side of the field can be shutdown at any moment,” Hawkins added. “He makes plays (and has) very, very sticky coverage. A natural, freak athlete, cover, good technique, good ball skills.”

 

[TommyD4207]

Wednesday marked the first time in 51 days that Gonzalez practiced since suffering a hamstring injury. It’s unknown if he’ll be able to play or how much he will play this weekend when the Patriots take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“It is going to help our team and our defense for sure,” cornerback Carlton Davis said. “It could make my job easier because we’re going to be getting off the field more and celebrate more when he makes plays. It should be fun. I’m excited for it.”

“One side of the field can be shutdown at any moment,” Hawkins added. “He makes plays (and has) very, very sticky coverage. A natural, freak athlete, cover, good technique, good ball skills.”

@FCB02062

 

[signbabybrady]

Wednesday marked the first time in 51 days that Gonzalez practiced since suffering a hamstring injury. It’s unknown if he’ll be able to play or how much he will play this weekend when the Patriots take on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“It is going to help our team and our defense for sure,” cornerback Carlton Davis said. “It could make my job easier because we’re going to be getting off the field more and celebrate more when he makes plays. It should be fun. I’m excited for it.”

“One side of the field can be shutdown at any moment,” Hawkins added. “He makes plays (and has) very, very sticky coverage. A natural, freak athlete, cover, good technique, good ball skills.”

Might be reading to much into it but his teammates seem to think he's a full go.

 

[Zuma]

Might be reading to much into it but his teammates seem to think he's a full go.

Seems like it but I hope they wait a couple weeks.

 

[KCSVEN]

The play he got hit in the balls was earlier in the game so I assume this was a second potential thing to monitor?

Yeah, this was on the game clinching sack by Williams but he got up and seemed OK, but the camera cut away rather fast. He's posted in Instagram and X since then so assume nothing happened other than he was slow to get up..

 

[Zuma]

 

[Zuma]

 

[Zuma]

 

[PatsFan2]

 

[TommyD4207]

 

[PatsFan2]

We need to go to Diggs early and often sit Pop's @ss. Need some 100yds games you Digg??

 

[Triumph]

So are some of ours...last week it was Maye's replacement, now it's Spillane's and Gonzalez'. PatsFans is not immune.

There is a big difference between the 2 teams.

Steelers fan are serious. They have the same underperforming Head Coach completing his 2nd decade. Ownership shows no signs of making a change. They have no QB of the future and for that very reason alone the 2026 draft cant come soon enough because QB should be the Steelers very 1st pick. Also, something is very wrong with the Pitt defense and they have no run game.

Patriots draft talk has been more out of frustration at the lack of progress. Particularly with Maye who had not looked good until Miami. We finally saw signs of the kind of QB Maye could become. The NE pass defense is just giving up too many big plays. So, of course Gonzalez gets criticized for not being out there and has received talk about being replaced.

You can tell me its the same, but it is not. Pats fans see an upside this season and a light at the end of a dark period in Pats football and Steeler fans see more of the same results.

 

[patsinthesnow]

The steelers might be without their EDGE2, CB1 & S. They've given up 149.5 rushing yards per game. The pats offense should continue to build on their momentum last week & win this game.