Recent content by DSting

The unforgiveable sin in building this team is failing to address the OT situation. O'B has to scheme quick passes to cover for poor OL protection. No push or movement in the run game no matter whether it's zone, pulling G, it doesn't matter. Mac looks better than the last two years--his...

Please dear god, yes!

Did you read Wickersham’s book? It was entertaining for a Pats fan and I think he made a few good observations. BB tries to run the organization with every person being replaceable. Players, coaches, waterboys. He believes the system will create the wins. Dump Brady? The system will develop...

A few general playcalling observations: Everybody keeps screaming for more play action. Okay, one possibility is those idiot NFL coaches can't seem to figure out that play action gives certain advantages to the offense by freezing the LBs. Or...they have a QB who can't process very quickly...

My god, look at the footwork on this pass. No wonder he missed Jonnu. Doesn't square his hips to the throw. His throws to the right suck and this is an example of why--lazy footwork. Big coaching failure on offense, no doubt. Is Mac being told not to adjust the protection? I doubt it...

Mac looks pretty good when throwing to first read, not so much after that. He's horrible throwing to his right--not sure if that's a footwork or arm strength thing. Play action requires a qb to make a quick decision after turning around and Mac seems to do better when he can see the field. Is...

Maybe someone with much more football knowledge than I have knows the answer to this, but QB requires a lot more than just what happens after the snap. Getting the right protection, recognizing pre-snap coverage, checking out of plays when needed. Brady was the master at this, and what happens...

Gross oversimplification. BB was a good enough manager to employ and listen to Rehbein, who scouted Brady. Brady was not very good at first, but BB could see his potential and kept 4 QBs that first year--almost unheard of, but it was because he recognized something about Brady he really loved...

I'm actually looking forward to seeing how the offense evolves under a more mobile quarterback (assuming Stidham). I see the choice of WRs as a reflection of what BB and JM have in mind. The best non-mobile pocket passer in NFL history just moved on. No way Stidham could ever be that...

I'm sure this won't be the most popular take, but I'll start by saying I'm no pinkhat fan. Been a fan since the 70's, watching games with my father, went to my first game in '78. I've always been a Pats fan and consider myself unbelievably lucky to be the fan of a team with the greatest run of...

I really thought a lot of yesterday's problems were on the Dline. Rberger was fitting passes into incredibly tight windows--good coverage--but he could because there was no pressure. In order to get pressure, we had to blitz, which always leaves holes somewhere else. Our Dline was getting...

Stockpiling OL talent a step toward post-Brady? Take the pressure off a young QB by having a dominant OL seems like a good plan.

This is great news not only for the NFL players but also athletes throughout youth sports. Any time a kid has a headache after any kind of collision, it's treated as a concussion. Often, the headache is caused by an injury to the tissue of the neck. This leads many athletes to hide their...

I've been wondering if he has a right hand/wrist injury. I've seen him twice avoid using his right hand to push himself off the ground, leaning awkwardly on his elbow instead to get up. Another explanation could be that he's SO careful with his money hand that he avoids putting it on the...

I see this problem all the time. Traditional ATs are good at bones, okay at ligaments but terrible at soft tissue injuries and overuse problems. Massage and other alt treatments help, make athletes feel much better and improve performance. What happens? The ATs get pissed off because the...