coming soon.... (all things Mac Jones)

[borg]

I kind of get this, but also don’t really understand the implications… wouldn’t the same thing be true in week 6 if we put him in then?

Bill is hoping he can catch Miami off guard two years in a row with Cam's 1950's QB sneak offense

 

[gitgronked82]

Bill is hoping he can catch Miami off guard two years in a row with Cam's 1950's QB sneak offense

I mean I think we’re perfectly capable of beating the dolphins with Cam

 

[scott99]

I mean I think we’re perfectly capable of beating the dolphins with Cam

I think Miami is going to be good this year, not a cake walk like in prior years. I hear Tua is doing really well, they have a solid defense, and some good offensive weapons. 10-6 last year I believe.

AFC East is no longer the AFC Least.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Mac has been studying the Pats defensive plays.

I don't think this is unusual but for a rook it seems to be

 

[BTTA]

AFC East is no longer the AFC Least.

And it really never was; the "other 3 teams" did reasonably well in out of division play over the years, in aggregate.
Now, once the Pats get things turned around, there will be 3 teams that can win on any given Sunday.

 

[BTTA]

Mac has been studying the Pats defensive plays.

I don't think this is unusual but for a rook it seems to be

That seems remarkable mostly because is it unusual. Kind of a "duh" thing to do if you are a rookie and trying to have impact with very little opportunity (which most rookies have).

 

[Sicilian]

I think Miami is going to be good this year, not a cake walk like in prior years. I hear Tua is doing really well, they have a solid defense, and some good offensive weapons. 10-6 last year I believe.

AFC East is no longer the AFC Least.

I think Miami will be good, but week 1 is kind of a weird one. The game is in Foxboro, which favors the Patriots, Tua is still unproven, and without Fuller/Hurns, you're asking Waddle to jump in right away and make an impact. If we have Gilmore back, I have a hard time seeing them consistently move the ball on offense. Of course, it's week 1, where games seem to be a coin flip most years, so I wouldn't rule out a win OR a loss.

 

[PP2]

Mac has been studying the Pats defensive plays.

I don't think this is unusual but for a rook it seems to be

 

[Sicilian]

I love hearing stuff like this about Mac. I do wonder though if this is more typical than we think of first round rookie QB's, we've just never had one in camp since the turn of the century. I mean, it's nice for Hoyer to give us a comp, but no one was fast tracking him to compete for the starting job, and even a higher pick like Jimmy G was probably an afterthought in camp because we still had Brady.

Still, I'll eat up anything that points to this kid's positive work ethic and character.

 

[borg]

I think Miami will be good, but week 1 is kind of a weird one. The game is in Foxboro, which favors the Patriots, Tua is still unproven, and without Fuller/Hurns, you're asking Waddle to jump in right away and make an impact. If we have Gilmore back, I have a hard time seeing them consistently move the ball on offense. Of course, it's week 1, where games seem to be a coin flip most years, so I wouldn't rule out a win OR a loss.

I expect the reconfigured Pats front 7 will be far more disruptive than the group that lined up against Tua late last year.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Might be somewhat of a reason he did well vs the NYG as their DC (Patrick Graham) runs the same defense as us.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I expect the reconfigured Pats front 7 will be far more disruptive than the group that lined up against Tua late last year.

Our pass rush has the potential to be incredibly frightening.

 

[scott99]

Our pass rush has the potential to be incredibly frightening.

I hope Belichick just cuts them loose, let em get after the QB. I wanna see run blitzes, I wanna see an aggressive defense, not a laid back defense.

 

[Sicilian]

I hope Belichick just cuts them loose, let em get after the QB. I wanna see run blitzes, I wanna see an aggressive defense, not a laid back defense.

Within reason. You go blitz heavy against Brady, you're toast.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I hope Belichick just cuts them loose, let em get after the QB. I wanna see run blitzes, I wanna see an aggressive defense, not a laid back defense.

Between BB, Mayo and Chris Griffin they'll do a good job of calling the plays.

 

[gitgronked82]

I think Miami is going to be good this year, not a cake walk like in prior years. I hear Tua is doing really well, they have a solid defense, and some good offensive weapons. 10-6 last year I believe.

AFC East is no longer the AFC Least.

Yeah, I didn’t mean to imply that Miami sucks.
I think we’re going to be good too. I think we’re fully capable of winning with cam against Miami. I think we’re capable of losing that game too

 

[captain stone]

This is the new NFL promo....tell me what's wrong with this picture.

JaMarr Chase?

 

[captain stone]

I kind of get this, but also don’t really understand the implications… wouldn’t the same thing be true in week 6 if we put him in then?

Perhaps, but there's something to be said for watching at least one regular-season game from the sideline before making your NFL debut... And I have no problem with that, as long as Cam isn't the reason why we're losing that particular game...

 

[BTTA]

Our pass rush has the potential to be incredibly frightening.

In recent years, Wise was one of the primary weapons. Now, he'll be an afterthought, as in "The O Line had to account for the Pats' dominant pass rushers and that allowed Wise to sneak through and..."

 

[RobertWeathers]

In recent years, Wise was one of the primary weapons. Now, he'll be an afterthought, as in "The O Line had to account for the Pats' dominant pass rushers and that allowed Wise to sneak through and..."

Truth is Wise isn't that bad of a DE who can put a little pressure on the outside. Might be a situation where his playing time is cut into.