PostGame Thread OFFICIAL POSTGAME THREAD: Patriots Fall 35-31 to the Bills

[WhatJustHappened]

Ooo brother.
They flat out sucked yesterday.
I thought I was watching a Jerod Mayo team.

 

[jal]

Vrabel needs to borrow from some of BB's 3rd & long defensive looks. First, they should be in big dime with Pettus replacing the 2nd LB. Their All-Pro CB should be trailing the #1 option in man coverage (Kincaid). Go from there.

Gonzalez, Davis & Jones are the best CB trio in the NFL. Their LBs are mediocre & even worse with Spillane out of the game. The safeties are fine but Woodson is still a rookie. Third & long should be almost exclusively cover 1 & 2 man with their personnel.

Yeah looking at this offseason:

1) We need more pash rush help - I'd spend big in FA here OR use top draft capital. You can't find these guys on the cheap
2) Could use 1 top pass catching aid - doesn't matter whether TE or WR. Guys were having trouble separating yesterday, and in big moments you need that one guy you can count on to at minimum draw defensive attention to free up others
3) More depth everywhere - that's just a matter of hitting on draft picks. Ideally we could add some interior OL big bodies to help the run game / red zone

 

[Uptown]

Until we can go back to consistently handling the run game I'm going to have concerns..

Fair.

 

[stelfans]

Look at this defensive scheme. Like what are we doing here fellas?

Look at what Chiasson is doing. Is he trying to cover the RB or chip him? wtf lol

I have no idea about Chiasson but it looks like he thought something was going to happen when he figured it wasnt and tried to get back but it was obviously too late.
The rest is just a cover 2 blown coverage. The DBs were not great but it happens. The LB's though were completely out of their depth with Spillane out so its not really surprising. Im (again) guessing the communication was a bit off without Spillane.

 

[FCB02062]

Drake Maye got robbed by a blatant holding in the middle of the damn field that wasn’t called. I’m not saying they’re gonna go down and score to win the game, but to say Maye failed is a joke, least give the dude a fair chance to lead his team instead of ending the game on a ridiculously obvious non call.

If you look at that play where diggs got held....there was about 10 players all within maybe a 5 yard box between the hashes....not easy for refs to see. Not saying it didn't happen but they still had 3 other plays...a ****ty pass to hollins, an airmail to no one on third down, and a tipped pass on 4th....a case could've been made that Maye couldve run for the first down on 4th...Beat Bosa and I think he gets it

 

[Uptown]

 

[Ross12]

I think if they take care of business the next two weeks they will be resting some of their starters in the final week. They can beat Baltimore and the Jets. Buffalo will beat Cleveland, but will lose to the Eagles in two weeks due to Buffalo’s poor run defense being a very bad matchup against Philly’s run game. That will then create a 2 game cushion with 1 week left, meaning NE will secure the division and be able to give guys the week off. This of course assumes that the top seed is out of reach.

 

[Uptown]

Gotta shore this up..

 

[Uptown]

Respect…

 

[PatsFan2]

Respect…

Just win baby winning cures everything.

 

[EddardSnow67]

Adjustments will need to be made by Josh and they are going to have to do a better job answering TD drives to not only stop the bleeding, but also give the defense a rest. 5 straight TD drives is inexcusable. I like running the ball as much as anyone, but more urgency was need after the Bills scored their 2nd straight TD. I would've like to have seen Maye start throwing for chunk yardage.

Their front 7 looked 2002 soft. If they don't revert back to their early season form with Williams back in the lineup, it's going to be too difficult for them to win in January when RB's are running wild. It seemed like the Bills constantly had 3rd and 2 or 3rd and 4 at worst. When a poor pass rush is facing a QB like Allen who can take off running, it's impossible to stop. You have to hope he makes the wrong decision.

I disagree about the play calling and searching for chunk plays. I thought they went away from the run too soon. We were pushing their front seven around and you don't just stop running the ball because you get stuffed once or twice. Beyond that, keeping the ball on the ground shortens the game, which is what you want when you have a lead and your defense has been on the field too much. Even if sticking to the run didn't lead to an increase in raw offensive production, it runs another couple minutes off the clock, which would have changed the dynamics of the end of the game.

 

[Lagaffe_07]

And how many of those 46 plays came after failed 3rd or 4th down conversions by BUF that were erased by ******** flags?

The only problem I have with the refs is their consistency. Personally I don’t think their call against us was totally BS. I am more upset that they didn’t call the Bills for the same things

 

[Uptown]

 

[NovaScotiaPatsFan]

So, I didn't watch the game for health and sanity reasons, but reading through this thread and the reaction of some to his performance I get the impression that Drake Maye intentionally sabotaged the team at multiple times in the game, also I feel like he was laughing maniacally while he did it and was caught wearing and grinding up on Bills paraphernalia and making out with Josh Allen while giving him an oiled sensual massage.

Could any of you who watched the game let me know how accurate my assessment based solely on the reactions in this thread are?

Thanks, I'll hang up and listen.

 

[Lagaffe_07]

I think we should win the division first before thinking about the AFC Championship game

 

[gtfanboy]

We need better talent to beat deep 1 cover and on defensive

Please can we get someone

 

[Uptown]

I think we should win the division first before thinking about the AFC Championship game

We don’t need to do anything. That’s for the team to handle..

 

[FCB02062]

Let's also not forget Maye got the ball with 2:13 left vs Pittsburgh and failed to tie the game

 

[sb1]

I can't hate on Josh Allen. I mean...

 

[Real fan 02]

Vrabel needs to borrow from some of BB's 3rd & long defensive looks. First, they should be in big dime with Pettus replacing the 2nd LB. Their All-Pro CB should be trailing the #1 option in man coverage (Kincaid). Go from there.

Gonzalez, Davis & Jones are the best CB trio in the NFL. Their LBs are mediocre & even worse with Spillane out of the game. The safeties are fine but Woodson is still a rookie. Third & long should be almost exclusively cover 1 & 2 man with their personnel.

Agreed. Although Ellis has turned into a pretty dam good player.. there isn't a TE in the game thst can cover knox or Kincaid they burn every LB.. I think Vrabel defers the play calling alot to kurh and it is understandable but he needs to veto some calls sometimes.. soft zone especially in the red zone is exactly why we struggle there.. gonzo.said emphatically yesterday that he loves playing man.. post game.