Game Day Thread Official Post-Game Thread: Week 1 - Pats lose to Dolphins 17-16

[DropKickFlutie]

The offensive line didn’t really look as advertised today. Mac was under pressure much more than I expected. His performance under that pressure is what really impressed me, but the line definitely needs to get better.

It's partly this but when you have crappy Herron at RT and keep calling 10 straight shotgun spread passing plays in a row, instead of bring your 2 TEs in to help protect your rookie QB, this is on the egomanic offensive coordinator for all the hits on Mac. This looks way too much like 2006 when Brady took a physical beating all year and then had to go find Guerrero.

 

[Patjew]

It was a good loss. I’m getting so sick of good losses.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Sure, I'm disappointed for all the obvious reasons, but I'm pretty happy with how Mac played. I feel like the first few series, they still had the training wheels on. Giving up 17 pts for the defense is pretty darn good, given the major lapses at times. I'm excited for the future, and the future is next week.

 

[Triumph]

White was a stud as usual.

Can't dog Harris for the fumble.

Mac has a long road ahead. Tau is no scoring machine, but QBs coming to town are. James Winston threw 5 Tds today.

 

[farn]

Up
Mac, Phillips, Bailey, Folk

Down
Herron, mental errors, red zone offense, D to start both halves

 

[TheRainMaker]

More teams need to adopt Shanahan’s run scheme. One JAG goes down, another comes in and rushes for 100 yards.

 

[Deus Irae]

Run defense still a weakness, not going to win many games fumbling and losing the ball combined with multiple costly penalties. Team has potential but still have concerns. I don’t like the depth at RB, Sony should have been kept.

Our RB depth is terrible. The rookie fumbled. No Taylor. Seeing Bolden late in the game was cringe worthy. Should have kept Sony.

They didn't lose because Sony wasn't there. They lost because Harris fumbled.

If you want to question why Taylor wasn't active, I'll join in that one with you. But it'll be a general question, not one insisting that the team would have won if he'd been there.

 

[jah]

This felt exactly like a late 2019/2020 Pats loss. Starting to think it doesn't matter who the QB is until we figure some other stuff out.

 

[Ross12]

It was a good loss. I’m getting so sick of good losses.

I hear you and sympathize, but I already steeled myself a bit for some "good losses" expecting mistakes with a rookie QB. Just kind of stinky to have week 1 be a "good loss" but not for anything the QB did.

 

[Deus Irae]

The rotating rt position didnt help. But you're right i expected miami to wear down ..bot the patriots oline

People here have been underestimating a bunch of teams. Miami's been one of them.

 

[sb1]

We have an NFL level passing game again.

It's been a really long 20 months since we could say that.

 

[sb1]

People here have been underestimating a bunch of teams. Miami's been one of them.

It's one reason why I'm not yet sold this is a playoff team in 2021 even with the improvements. We got better than last year - but so did our AFCE competition and a bunch of teams around the league.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

You did see that Miami averaged 3.2 yards a carry right? Take away the one long (15yds!) carry and it was more like 2.7.

Bad post. See red zone. See 3rd and 1 including failing to stop and get the ball back at the end of the game. Godcheaux fell on his arse back 3 yards. The run defense is a problem.

 

[bormio]

I hate to lose, BUT … 6 months ago, we wondered if Belichick would get another decent QB. We just watched a kid with only one year of first-team reps in his entire career - and none here till last week - play like that in his rookie debut. Lost his starting LT - kid gives no ****s. This is a QB league, and Jones just got the attention of every HC and DC in the league.

 

[Triumph]

If the playoffs were today Miami is in.

 

[JMC00]

but they couldn't stop the run.

lolphins longest run was 15 yards which was the 4th play of their opening drive and they only had 3 other runs that went more than 4 yards. you got no clue what you are talking about

 

[dtbrks]

hahahahahahahaha Dallas hahahahahahahahahaha

TD on this drive and they’re in good shape

You did see that Miami averaged 3.2 yards a carry right? Take away the one long (15yds!) carry and it was more like 2.7.

But couldn’t stop Miami when it mattered most. They ended the game running right at the pats.
a great D shuts them down and he s the ball back for the O to win. That’s what I most disappointed about.

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

People here have been underestimating a bunch of teams. Miami's been one of them.

Seems like it was more conditioning... We seemed to tire first

 

[Boomer B]

Mac can’t keep taking the big hits. Harris looked gassed when he took himself out. They should have had Bolden or White in when he fumbled.

 

[amfootball]

They didn't lose because Sony wasn't there. They lost because Harris fumbled.

If you want to question why Taylor wasn't active, I'll join in that one with you. But it'll be a general question, not one insisting that the team would have won if he'd been there.

My though was did Harris fumble because he was gassed? It would have been nice to have Sony there is share some of the load and also be a change of pace from Harris. I do worry a ton should Harris get hurt. That is what I was referring to about depth, not necessarily this particular game because Harris was great.