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Belichick actually said this yesterday:
"We worked hard throughout the course of the year to improve, to try to move to a higher level, which we did."
That is a lie. A bald-faced lie. Prime example of Belichick believing the media and fan base will not push back on his nonsense. I'm here to push back.
The team got worse by the last quarter of the season.
1st quarter (weeks 1-4):
Record 2-2
They beat Miami who finished 10-6.
They beat Las Vegas who finished 8-8.
They lost a close game at Seattle and were competitive with KC until the 4th quarter.
Promising start to the season for the most part; they could have been 3-1 had they not missed on two makeable plays at the end of the Seattle game.
2nd quarter (weeks 5-8):
Record 1-3
Bad quarter.
Two awful home losses back-to-back against Denver and SF; Cam was brutal in both games. Opposing quarterbacks (Lock and Garoppolo) threw 0 TD's and 4 INT's however Patriots quarterbacks offset it with 0 TD's and 6 INT's (Cam 5 and Stidham 1).
Then they lost a close game at Buffalo with Cam fumbling in the red zone on the final drive.
Beat the Jets which is of minimal significance (although they were fortunate to win the game).
The run defense got completely steamrolled in this quarter of the season. Even still, with competent quarterback play, or certainly had Brady stayed, they could have at least flipped their record to 3-1.
3rd quarter (weeks 9-12):
Record 3-1
Beat Baltimore, Arizona and LA Chargers. Couldn't stop Watson in the loss to Houston.
They caught Baltimore in a mid-season slump (going 1-4) and Arizona's season went in the toilet (3-6) after a hot start. LAC were 3-9 after losing to the Patriots. Still, this was the Patriots best quarter of the season.
4th quarter (weeks 13-16):
Record 1-3
They lost all momentum established in the 3rd quarter of the season. They couldn't stop the run against the LA Rams or Miami (who were without their three best skill position players). Cam was brutal against the LAR, contributing a pick-6. They could only muster 4 FG's against Miami.
They couldn't stop anything against Buffalo when they quit by halftime and got thoroughly embarrassed in primetime. Out coached and out played in all phases of the game. The week 16 loss to Buffalo was their most inept performance of the season as Buffalo toyed with them from start to finish.
Their worst three game stretch of the season squandered any chance of a postseason bid. They were noncompetitive in the three losses as they lost by average score of 28-8 and managed only one touchdown to go along with six FG's.
Beat the Jets in a meaningless game against a team with a roster worse than theirs and a lame duck coach.
This was their worst quarter of the season.
So, correction Bill, your team did not improve or move to a higher level in the last quarter of the season. In fact, your team was awful. Belichick is either in massive denial or a liar. Considering he stands on the sideline, and bore-witness to the December implosion, I'm going with the latter.
"We worked hard throughout the course of the year to improve, to try to move to a higher level, which we did."
That is a lie. A bald-faced lie. Prime example of Belichick believing the media and fan base will not push back on his nonsense. I'm here to push back.
The team got worse by the last quarter of the season.
1st quarter (weeks 1-4):
Record 2-2
They beat Miami who finished 10-6.
They beat Las Vegas who finished 8-8.
They lost a close game at Seattle and were competitive with KC until the 4th quarter.
Promising start to the season for the most part; they could have been 3-1 had they not missed on two makeable plays at the end of the Seattle game.
2nd quarter (weeks 5-8):
Record 1-3
Bad quarter.
Two awful home losses back-to-back against Denver and SF; Cam was brutal in both games. Opposing quarterbacks (Lock and Garoppolo) threw 0 TD's and 4 INT's however Patriots quarterbacks offset it with 0 TD's and 6 INT's (Cam 5 and Stidham 1).
Then they lost a close game at Buffalo with Cam fumbling in the red zone on the final drive.
Beat the Jets which is of minimal significance (although they were fortunate to win the game).
The run defense got completely steamrolled in this quarter of the season. Even still, with competent quarterback play, or certainly had Brady stayed, they could have at least flipped their record to 3-1.
3rd quarter (weeks 9-12):
Record 3-1
Beat Baltimore, Arizona and LA Chargers. Couldn't stop Watson in the loss to Houston.
They caught Baltimore in a mid-season slump (going 1-4) and Arizona's season went in the toilet (3-6) after a hot start. LAC were 3-9 after losing to the Patriots. Still, this was the Patriots best quarter of the season.
4th quarter (weeks 13-16):
Record 1-3
They lost all momentum established in the 3rd quarter of the season. They couldn't stop the run against the LA Rams or Miami (who were without their three best skill position players). Cam was brutal against the LAR, contributing a pick-6. They could only muster 4 FG's against Miami.
They couldn't stop anything against Buffalo when they quit by halftime and got thoroughly embarrassed in primetime. Out coached and out played in all phases of the game. The week 16 loss to Buffalo was their most inept performance of the season as Buffalo toyed with them from start to finish.
Their worst three game stretch of the season squandered any chance of a postseason bid. They were noncompetitive in the three losses as they lost by average score of 28-8 and managed only one touchdown to go along with six FG's.
Beat the Jets in a meaningless game against a team with a roster worse than theirs and a lame duck coach.
This was their worst quarter of the season.
So, correction Bill, your team did not improve or move to a higher level in the last quarter of the season. In fact, your team was awful. Belichick is either in massive denial or a liar. Considering he stands on the sideline, and bore-witness to the December implosion, I'm going with the latter.