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First, Thorton:
Knee-Jerk Reactions, Week 10: Patriots vs. Seahawks
I'm happy he agrees with me that the very last play of the game was a blatant hold, and a terrible non-call. Kam was very clearly pulling down Gronk, and the proof is in the pudding (freeze frame) as they say.
Also, another link to a good breakdown (apologies if already done):
Greg Cosell's Week 10 Review: Seattle's strategic wrinkle that gave New England fits
This is a level-headed review. This board mostly went up in flames after Sunday night, but the fact remains that Seattle is still a very good team that's extremely well-coached. Kam and Thomas are the best safety duo in the NFL. But more importantly, Seattle is a mentally tough team. They go at it every snap, and that's a good reminder for us to remember what it takes to play into February.
Knee-Jerk Reactions, Week 10: Patriots vs. Seahawks
I'm happy he agrees with me that the very last play of the game was a blatant hold, and a terrible non-call. Kam was very clearly pulling down Gronk, and the proof is in the pudding (freeze frame) as they say.
When Coleman wasn’t adding an egregious 26-yard pass interference penalty to his permant record, he was chasing right off the line of scrimmage all night. In man coverage, Logan Ryan is showing no pattern recognition whatsoever. In zone, Doug Baldwin runs a deep crossing pattern, Ryan releases him to the care and custody of Pat Chung as he should, and Chung lets Baldwin in behind him for the touchdown. And Paul Richardson was so alone on the 39-yarder he caught, I thought he’d put a bloody handprint on the ball and call it “Wilson.”— Everyone loves to talk about getting pressure on a quarterback and sending extra rushers and all that. In the case of Russell Wilson, it’s more about containment. Staying at his level so he can’t escape the pocket. And yet he did exactly that all night long. Rolling out to his left and taking a flamethrower to the coverage, and the Pats never adjusted. And when he got outside, it was stunning to see how often Ryan would get turned around, never squaring his hips to his man, not be able to recover. Right now there is one cover corner on this team you wouldn’t give a one-star Yelp review to, and that is Malcolm Butler. Frankly teams are doing the Pats a favor by not just throwing on every down. And if Matt Patricia doesn’t fix it five minutes ago, I wouldn’t be shocked if Bill Belichick takes the defense over. It is not supposed to be this way.
— Even the simple things seem to utterly confound them. For example, there are a million ways to defend a three-man bunch. But in the end, they’re taught to just treat it like defending 3-on-3 basketball. Everybody take a man, and when they make cuts, you make your switches and call it out. But the Patriots defensive backs all seem a step slow to read and react and it’s killing them.
— If you’re one of those people who ripped the Jamie Collins trade, this is your day. When C.J. Prosise barbeques the Pats with seven catches for 87 yards, including a 38-yarder with Elandon Roberts giving him free release off the line and trailing him the entire way, then it’s hard to argue that an athletic freak like Collins might have come in a little handy.
— If you’re a fan of mental toughness (And if you’re not, what’s wrong with you? So hide in your safe space and listen up for trigger warnings, Pinko.), you’ve got to have respect for the Seahawks. It’s a tall order to ask a team to come into Foxboro with that unfavorable schedule and win an alley fight fought with broken bottles and trash can lids like this one. They still do dumb things on Pete Carroll’s watch. Take terrible penalties, lose their composure with the time out that helped the Patriots and the 12 men on the field fiasco. But damn, they make you trade lives for your real estate. And I admire them.
Also, another link to a good breakdown (apologies if already done):
Greg Cosell's Week 10 Review: Seattle's strategic wrinkle that gave New England fits
This is a level-headed review. This board mostly went up in flames after Sunday night, but the fact remains that Seattle is still a very good team that's extremely well-coached. Kam and Thomas are the best safety duo in the NFL. But more importantly, Seattle is a mentally tough team. They go at it every snap, and that's a good reminder for us to remember what it takes to play into February.