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...B!tch...who just saw her hated rival with the same prom dress.
1. The fact that we are half way through the season and we are STILL unable to defend ANY kind of pass in the middle of the field underneath the safeties, just fries my ass It was unpleasant to see Keller catch about 3 of this kind of pass in game 2, but it was somewhat understandable,given the youth of the secondary at THAT time of the year. BUT its not game two anymore and its freakin' COLT McCOY throwing the passes to guys I never heard of before. And its not just the TE's. It seems like any receiver who wanders into the soft underbelly of the Pats defense in that part of the field is assured of free look. Yeah, he'll take a good lick....but only after he gets his 15-20 yd reception....usually on 3rd down.
Now I was only a HS coach, but I know damned well that there are coverages you can use that can eliminate that threat (albeit leave other areas weaker). Now if this just happened a couple of time a game, I'd feel better, but HOW MANY TIMES have we watch a 3rd and long get converted by one of those passes. HELLO....anyone home!!! Don't you think that teams will keep one throwing it, until the day comes that we start to DEFEND IT.
2. And if that's not frustrating enough, while every team from Colt McCoy to freakin' Ryan Fitzpatrick can seemingly complete that kind of throw with ease, we have a freakin' HOF QB who seem incapable of even attempting it. No our bread and butter seems to be throwing the ball 30 yds SIDEWAYS for 5 yd gains!!!!!!!!
Somehow, despite the so calledbroad complexity of our massive offensive playbook, seam passes in the middle and deep passes to the outside don't SEEM to be in there anymore. Every now and then we see a pass to Hernandez in that area....but there seems to be a one play LIMIT on how many times Brady can throw that pattern..
3. And speaking of the offensive pass game, what ever happened to throwing the deep back shoulder ball into man to man coverage. That's the pass where the ball is purposely slightly underthown, so the WR has to comeback for it a bit. Its an excellent pattern against the kind of man to man coverage we are seeing. Just another pass that DOESN'T seen to be in our repartoire.
4. And aren't you getting tired of watching the highlights every week and seening long passes being completed to receivers who seem to be fairly well covered, just because the QB gave them a chance to "make a play". Isn't that allowed on the Pats. Have we taken that play out of the books because most of our receivers are smaller than the CBs that cover them.
5. And don't tell me that our receivers are too young or inexperienced. How can we say that when we watch Rivers and Manning throw completions to practise squad WRs and TEs we have never heard of, or will likely ever hear of again. Don't tell me these guys are better than Brady...or are they?
I have watched Tate make great catches 3 or 4 deep passes. Unfortunately most of them were out of bounds, but that's not his fault. It shows the skill is there, we just have to target him more than 3 times a game. Tate is a guy who was supposed to be better than Hakeem Nicks.....well not so far he isn't....and I think its because he isn't getting enough chances.
6. Bottom line I'm getting tired of watching us have to complete 3 passes inorder to get one first down. I'm tired of watching other teams complete passes against us, that we seem incapable or reluctant to throw it. So THIS week, I want to see us DEFEND that damned seam pass.....AND THEN, I want to see us throw it against someone...more than once.
7. And I'm sick and tired of watching all the teams I hate win games they should be losing. The Jets are gifted their second game in a row by the Lions, while the Raider squeak by in a game they easily could have lost. So not only does my team get crushed last week, NONE of the teams I wanted to lose....LOST.
Hey, I'm old, so I deserve to be cranky occasionally.
There....I feel better.
That being said, we ARE 6-2 though after last week, it seems hard to believe. Just a few comments on that game.
a. Yeah we sucked, but that was clear for anyone to see, so that's all I'll say on that.
b. Peyton Hillis looked like the best back we've seen this season. The Pats have been an excellent tackling team to that point in the season, and I don't remember any back getting so much yardage AFTER first contact. What a nice back, very nimble too.
c. As much as I hate to say it, that 4th down sneak play with 3 layers of shifting was BRILLIANT - by the time the ball was snapped, we had no chance. The play on the GL was almost as good.
d. Tip of the cap to "the rat" and his minions. That was as good a game plan as I've seen from an opponent, in all 3 aspects of the game (O, D, ST's) during the BB era. Granted they had the extra week, but STILL.....
Finally a few comments on the Steeler game:
Its hard to think that after watching the Browns game that the Pats could somehow manage a win against the Steelers.... in Pittsburgh. At the Razor I might feel differently, but this is still a Pats team that hasn't faired well on the road to begin with, and now with a gimpy Brady, coming off a real dud on the the road the week before, I'm not holding out much hope for a win. Right now I'd just like to see them play a competitive game, a better game, regardless of the score.
For me that game we HAVE to win is the Colts game. No excuses there, if we are to be considered a true playoff contender.
Still, if this season has taught us anything is that any team can beat any team on a given Sunday, but our path to win has been clearly marked. We CANNOT turn the ball over. We must take the ball away a few times. We must play flawless special teams, and NOT take critical penalties. We do that and we can win a close game. Its the old Parcells formula. Just stick around so you are there at the end of game, and anything can happen
Now I have go and google Peyton Hillis to find out where this kid came from. Enjoy.
1. The fact that we are half way through the season and we are STILL unable to defend ANY kind of pass in the middle of the field underneath the safeties, just fries my ass It was unpleasant to see Keller catch about 3 of this kind of pass in game 2, but it was somewhat understandable,given the youth of the secondary at THAT time of the year. BUT its not game two anymore and its freakin' COLT McCOY throwing the passes to guys I never heard of before. And its not just the TE's. It seems like any receiver who wanders into the soft underbelly of the Pats defense in that part of the field is assured of free look. Yeah, he'll take a good lick....but only after he gets his 15-20 yd reception....usually on 3rd down.
Now I was only a HS coach, but I know damned well that there are coverages you can use that can eliminate that threat (albeit leave other areas weaker). Now if this just happened a couple of time a game, I'd feel better, but HOW MANY TIMES have we watch a 3rd and long get converted by one of those passes. HELLO....anyone home!!! Don't you think that teams will keep one throwing it, until the day comes that we start to DEFEND IT.
2. And if that's not frustrating enough, while every team from Colt McCoy to freakin' Ryan Fitzpatrick can seemingly complete that kind of throw with ease, we have a freakin' HOF QB who seem incapable of even attempting it. No our bread and butter seems to be throwing the ball 30 yds SIDEWAYS for 5 yd gains!!!!!!!!
Somehow, despite the so calledbroad complexity of our massive offensive playbook, seam passes in the middle and deep passes to the outside don't SEEM to be in there anymore. Every now and then we see a pass to Hernandez in that area....but there seems to be a one play LIMIT on how many times Brady can throw that pattern..
3. And speaking of the offensive pass game, what ever happened to throwing the deep back shoulder ball into man to man coverage. That's the pass where the ball is purposely slightly underthown, so the WR has to comeback for it a bit. Its an excellent pattern against the kind of man to man coverage we are seeing. Just another pass that DOESN'T seen to be in our repartoire.
4. And aren't you getting tired of watching the highlights every week and seening long passes being completed to receivers who seem to be fairly well covered, just because the QB gave them a chance to "make a play". Isn't that allowed on the Pats. Have we taken that play out of the books because most of our receivers are smaller than the CBs that cover them.
5. And don't tell me that our receivers are too young or inexperienced. How can we say that when we watch Rivers and Manning throw completions to practise squad WRs and TEs we have never heard of, or will likely ever hear of again. Don't tell me these guys are better than Brady...or are they?
I have watched Tate make great catches 3 or 4 deep passes. Unfortunately most of them were out of bounds, but that's not his fault. It shows the skill is there, we just have to target him more than 3 times a game. Tate is a guy who was supposed to be better than Hakeem Nicks.....well not so far he isn't....and I think its because he isn't getting enough chances.
6. Bottom line I'm getting tired of watching us have to complete 3 passes inorder to get one first down. I'm tired of watching other teams complete passes against us, that we seem incapable or reluctant to throw it. So THIS week, I want to see us DEFEND that damned seam pass.....AND THEN, I want to see us throw it against someone...more than once.
7. And I'm sick and tired of watching all the teams I hate win games they should be losing. The Jets are gifted their second game in a row by the Lions, while the Raider squeak by in a game they easily could have lost. So not only does my team get crushed last week, NONE of the teams I wanted to lose....LOST.
Hey, I'm old, so I deserve to be cranky occasionally.
There....I feel better.
That being said, we ARE 6-2 though after last week, it seems hard to believe. Just a few comments on that game.
a. Yeah we sucked, but that was clear for anyone to see, so that's all I'll say on that.
b. Peyton Hillis looked like the best back we've seen this season. The Pats have been an excellent tackling team to that point in the season, and I don't remember any back getting so much yardage AFTER first contact. What a nice back, very nimble too.
c. As much as I hate to say it, that 4th down sneak play with 3 layers of shifting was BRILLIANT - by the time the ball was snapped, we had no chance. The play on the GL was almost as good.
d. Tip of the cap to "the rat" and his minions. That was as good a game plan as I've seen from an opponent, in all 3 aspects of the game (O, D, ST's) during the BB era. Granted they had the extra week, but STILL.....
Finally a few comments on the Steeler game:
Its hard to think that after watching the Browns game that the Pats could somehow manage a win against the Steelers.... in Pittsburgh. At the Razor I might feel differently, but this is still a Pats team that hasn't faired well on the road to begin with, and now with a gimpy Brady, coming off a real dud on the the road the week before, I'm not holding out much hope for a win. Right now I'd just like to see them play a competitive game, a better game, regardless of the score.
For me that game we HAVE to win is the Colts game. No excuses there, if we are to be considered a true playoff contender.
Still, if this season has taught us anything is that any team can beat any team on a given Sunday, but our path to win has been clearly marked. We CANNOT turn the ball over. We must take the ball away a few times. We must play flawless special teams, and NOT take critical penalties. We do that and we can win a close game. Its the old Parcells formula. Just stick around so you are there at the end of game, and anything can happen
Now I have go and google Peyton Hillis to find out where this kid came from. Enjoy.
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