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Re: Pats Will Win Next Ring When It Has No Elite Offensive Fantasy Studs
In case you haven't noticed, Stanback, Baker, Watson and Edelman aren't exactly a murderer's row of talent (and I actually like Watson).
No, the real problem is pass protection. I kept laughing last night when the announcers talked about how mysteriously every offensive player the Saints had had turned into an awesome, dynamic talent. My football IQ was lowered by having to hear them talk about this, while missing the painfully obvious point that great QB + time = virtually guaranteed success. The difference between the Saints and the Pats last night was that they protected our QB and we didn't protect ours.
Nobody is suggesting we don't need Brady, Moss, or Welker. The more elite talent we can get, all the better.
What I mean is, this team should be able to win when Brady throws under 25 times, or Moss/Welker get less than 5 catches.
Win the game pounding the ball some week, and where the passing guys aren't putting up crazy passing/receiving fantasy stats. Win the ball with the tight ends.
Stop trying to force success through the spread offense, and where you lose the game if you can't do it that way.
Trying to force a win doing it your way is Mike Martz'ish.
In case you haven't noticed, Stanback, Baker, Watson and Edelman aren't exactly a murderer's row of talent (and I actually like Watson).
No, the real problem is pass protection. I kept laughing last night when the announcers talked about how mysteriously every offensive player the Saints had had turned into an awesome, dynamic talent. My football IQ was lowered by having to hear them talk about this, while missing the painfully obvious point that great QB + time = virtually guaranteed success. The difference between the Saints and the Pats last night was that they protected our QB and we didn't protect ours.