Game Day Thread OFFICIAL 2025 Week 16 Game Thread: NE @ BAL

[Mack Herron]

Coverage is…ineffective.

 

[pats_premi]

DB’s suck

 

[Joey007]

can’t buy a 3rd down stop

 

[BobDigital]

Might have been you, might have been someone else, basically saying the forced fumble wasn't forced enough - but it was, it was a punch-out. So yes, took advantage of mistakes and made the other guy commit them too

Yes that was me. I am not saying it wasn't forced enough... it was forced. But there are 2 kinds of forced. There are forced plays where it doesn't matter who is carrying the ball, it is coming out. And FFs where it creates an opportunity for the ball to come out. That was a 'create an opportunity' kind of forced... not 'it is coming out no matter what' kind of forced. I am not trying to take things away from Hawkins. It was a good play.

But there is a distinction. BTW... most FFs are not the 2nd kind.

 

[Foxypats]

How are they so wide open ?

 

[Thunderhead]

Looks like practice reps for Jackson. Just wide open receivers everywhere.

 

[Brick27]

Man, giving up two 3rd downs already this drive is a killer for what will need to be a ton of things going their way from here

 

[Racervx54]

holy **** cover the dam receivers

 

[ahmed]

Is it just me or is Lamar slower and nowhere as shifty as he used to be?

 

[pats_premi]

Verbal’s defense sucks

 

[Thelonious]

Our secondary kinda blows.

 

[TommyD4207]

Great coverage, Jehlani.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

It's way too easy just to play pitch and catch against this defense, guys constantly open

 

[Joey007]

When you can’t rush the passer, can’t cover, it ain’t a great combo

 

[festy1986]

We need a better d coordinator

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Can we send Baltimore's band back to high school

 

[Thunderhead]

Honestly looks like they aren't even playing defense? It's borderline comical.

 

[PatsFan2]

They're moving the football so easy on us.

 

[Racervx54]

How are they so wide open ?

ez when your 15 yards off

 

[TomPatriot]

Great coverage, Jehlani.

He has company.