PostGame Thread Official Post-Game Thread: Patriots Lose to Commanders 20-17

[RobertWeathers]

I bet you their ability to throw an interception at the most crucial of times is very much equal.

I would take 1986 Tony Eason right now in a heartbeat

 

[TheRainMaker]

Anyone else notice Mac always swings his arms before asking for the snap in shotgun?

 

[reflexblue]

I did. I'm 52 so...

Tony Easons was 86 but had better stats in 84

Thats dam good, its all a blur to me. There have been others on here that will say '' yeah it was the fourth game of the 03 season, the pats were playing blah d ah blah, and so and so made this great catch over so and so..... i'm amazed at the detail.
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[VJCPatriot]

Yeah, 31 teams had a shot to get Edelman when Belichick told him he wasn’t worth more than 1.5 a year and guess where he ended back up to make some of the clutchest catches in post season history?

True that. Edelman was picked in the 7th round so all 32 NFL teams passed on him 6 times if we want to get technical about it.

That has no bearing on how good he become once he made it onto the roster.

Also consider the fact that 23% of the league's players are undrafted free agents.

Source article: 393 football players on the 53-man rosters are Undrafted Free Agents | 23% of the League are undrafted

So the 32 teams 'passed on him' argument is actually pretty empty when you think about it.

Now I'm not saying that Zappe is the answer. But he hasn't even gotten a fair chance to show anything outside of a couple of starts and a few relief appearances in games that Mac Jones had already lost.

 

[cmasspatsfan]

Not true at all. The evidence seems to be that he is signed through 2024, not for five or ten years. Perhaps in a trade, some financial redress could be gotten. They may have to eat the loss. It won't cost them nearlty as much as paying forall the lousy trades/free agents Bill has burdened the team with over several years, at great cost.The point is that the Pats certainly could move on Bill. More importantly, they must. He's done for.

Wouldn't be surprised if Bill just retires, he has to be getting tired of this crap every week.

 

[Salsalife]

Starts with me. PAPER BAGS OR DIE! LONG LIVE THE PATRIOTS!

 

[Lagaffe_07]

He's here for one more year. He's still on his rookie deal.

Better hope not.

Maybe he can text Orlovsky to cry about not being his fault

 

[Keyser Söze]

It’s unconscionable the amount of garbage BB has surrounded Mac with. Draft a QB in the first round and screw him every step of the way

 

[RobertWeathers]

Thats dam good, its all a blur to me. There have been others on here that will say '' yeah it was the fourth game of the 03 season, the pats were playing blah d ah blah, and so and so made this great catch over so and so. And i'm amazed at the detail.
'

Its all selective. I can remember such and such golf shot from x yardage 6 years ago but I have no idea what my wife told me 5 minutes ago

 

[Jlaff]

Defense isn’t broken. It’s just injured at a lot of key positions unfortunately. If anything, everyone coming back healthy to me is music to my ears because I think it is a top 7 unit with everyone healthy. Gives the team more of a chance to focus all it’s assets into the offense where a complete overhaul is necessary. Good thing is they have draft picks and money to do just this.

I'll never accept the Gonzalez injury as an excuse. You can't be relying on rookies to be your best or one of your best players on defense.

 

[Thelonious]

I bet you their ability to throw an interception at the most crucial of times is very much equal.

Then only difference is that Eason could throw interceptions all over the field. Mac must throw his int's within a smaller radius. I'm not sure which of the two that argues for or against. I guess Mac's interceptions requite a finer touch or something.

 

[condon84]

Good teams with talent and discipline win those games.

We have neither

We have players on defense.

And I'm not ready to say our offense is completely bare. I see open receivers who the QB just can't get the ball to them consistently. There was no talk of lack of weapons when our QB was making good throws and reads against the Bills.

 

[BennyBledsoe]

The Vikings offensive talent is LIGHT YEARS beyond the Patriots. Pretending Dobbs could do anything with ONE viable receiver is wishful ****ing thinking.

 

[reflexblue]

Its all selective. I can remember such and such golf shot from x yardage 6 years ago but I have no idea what my wife told me 5 minutes ago

I understand completely..i take my hearing aids out when im at home

 

[State]

I do not think i will travel to Germany next week...

Das ist nicht richtig.

 

[Thelonious]

Based on week 1 the Boutte hype is overblown.

If you are basing your evaluation if ANY rookie on his week 1 performance, as Bill seems to be doing, that is lazy and incompetent.

 

[RobertWeathers]

We have players on defense.

We have no top end talent on defense. It's on IR. Maybe Dugger but that it.

And I'm not ready to say our offense is completely bare. I see open receivers who the QB just can't get the ball to them consistently. There was no talk of lack of weapons when our QB was making good throws and reads against the Bills.

We have 3 productive players at the skill position. Pop, HH and Rham

 

[turkeyneck]

Anyone else notice Mac always swings his arms before asking for the snap in shotgun?

The opposing defense?

 

[turkeyneck]

We have no top end talent on defense. It's on IR. Maybe Dugger but that it.

We have 3 productive players at the skill position. Pop, HH and Rham

Pharoah Brown

 

[Thelonious]

We have players on defense.

And I'm not ready to say our offense is completely bare. I see open receivers who the QB just can't get the ball to them consistently. There was no talk of lack of weapons when our QB was making good throws and reads against the Bills.

You see open receivers? Ours?