PostGame Thread OFFICIAL POSTGAME THREAD: Patriots Beat Saints 25-19

[DaBruinz]

We signed a lot of FAs last year including the best defensive FA. What difference do you see in 2026?

Free Safety or a LB to put next to spillane in either the draft of free agency.

 

[mikey m]

Love this messaging from Vrabes

 

[TommyD4207]

He was processing the play for over a minute?
If you have to 'process' that long, it's not a ****ing penalty.

 

[VJCPatriot]

There was an article this week that Bears GM Ryan Poles 'made fun of " Drake Maye when evaluating the talent and choosing who to draft.. by showing only the bad plays. Serves him right...
Bears GM Ryan Poles 'Made Fun Of' Top 3 QB During 'Rigged' 2024 Draft: Report

I think the 2024 draft might be the first NFL draft in history where the two QB's taken after the #1 pick all turned out better than him: Daniels and Maye.

 

[Uptown]

 

[The Gr8est]

He is Him

Really, for the next 10 years what team would you rather follow?

Franchise QB
Franchise LT
Franchise CB
Great coaching staff.
Great cap situation.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

He was processing the play for over a minute?
If you have to 'process' that long, it's not a ****ing penalty.

And one would hope if you put the much time and processing into it, you would get it right, not completely and horrifically wrong.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

...and...Christian Ellis, who made a nice pbu, plus the key defensive play of the game punching the ball out for a NO fumble. People here are rough on him but I think he's been good.

I have been tough on him, but he was better today. Agreed.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

You're not fixing the latter without a change on the O-line.

Maybe @patfanken or @KCSVEN can look at the all-22 and see what was happening in the 2nd half that NOLA was penetrating on rushes so much.. I mean, I think the Pats had 3 or 4 straight rushing plays between 2 series where NOLA stopped them behind the LOS.

I'm too lazy to look it up but aren't the saints one of the best run defenses?

 

[A Defiant Goose]

I'm too lazy to look it up but aren't the saints one of the best run defenses?

Just looked it up they are 20th. Yikes lol

 

[maust]

At least we’re not talking about the officiating.

I tried to head some of it off. I failed but I tried

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Free Safety or a LB to put next to spillane in either the draft of free agency.

I’d go with both. And spend the rest of the draft re-fortifying the interior and right side of the OL, and finding a RB to pair with Henderson. If we can hit on all that during FA and the draft, I think we’re there.

 

[Real fan 02]

Despite some bad officiating, the Patriots get it done in New Orleans. 4-2 with a return to Tennessee for Vrabel up next.

We've already met our win total from last season. This team is resilient, we'll coached and fight hard. No win is perfect but to be 4-2 and one of the best teams in the NFL is no fluke.

 

[Thelonious]

One thing I noticed today for some reason: Drake has otherworldly vision and movement in the pocket. For a fairly tall, substantial guy, his quickness is pretty remarkable.

 

[DaBruinz]

I saw Moses being beat on multiple plays and the RBs unable to run via right side. Is onwenu playing really crappy ?

I saw one play where the defender ran right by him. Which was a surprise because he'd been playing closer to his 2022 self..
The delayed blitz that Stevenson picked up the blitzer for good Drake Maye run was on Bradbury..

I don't get why our centers almost always turn to their LEFT like that. It drove me crazy when Andrews did it. Koppen did it as well.

 

[Real fan 02]

I’d go with both. And spend the rest of the draft re-fortifying the interior and right side of the OL, and finding a RB to pair with Henderson. If we can hit on all that during FA and the draft, I think we’re there.

Agreed, however we are 4-2 with back to back road wins. We are ahead of schedule for a rebuilding organization. That is largely in part of coaching and QB play.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

I tried to head some of it off. I failed but I tried

Can't head this one off Maust.
As I mentioned, I rarely complain about the officiating, I've just come to accept that it is horrible every week.
However.....today was a different level of ****ery. Again, might be the 2 worst OPI calls I've ever seen, both negating huge plays.

 

[DaBruinz]

I thought the refs were the worst since the Eagles--Broncos one and realized it was the same crew, Adrian Hill.
Watch this non-call at the end of the game.....

Come the end of the year, watch the NFL say that this is the best unit and put them covering the SB

 

[Ring 6]

He was processing the play for over a minute?
If you have to 'process' that long, it's not a ****ing penalty.

He had to wait to see it was a TD

 

[bresna]

This just makes the call so much worse. "Blocking"??? You call the Saints player grabbing him and him pushing back, as is done on every NFL pass play, "blocking"? What an idiotic take on a bad call.