Game Day Thread Official Preseason Game Day Thread- Pats @ Giants

[Jim Beankie]

This is the kind of thing Cam just doesn't do. Mac still is doing rookie things, but his upside is higher than Cam. Mac's ability to adjust is more worrying to a defense than whatever Cam may add to the running game.

One thing I noticed is that Cam didn't have a single rush attempt in the preseason. I wonder if we're gonna see a lot of that Week1 (assuming he even starts).

 

[Mack Herron]

 

[RobertWeathers]

It WAS a good draft class. Revamped with Eliot Wolf, Groh, Patricia in the front office. 2013-2019 drafts objectively sucked with the 3 roommates from John Carroll university. We'll see if too much damage occurred for too long to spring back this season.


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Yea but you are a huge fan of Josh.

 

[PScottman]

Do they need to play this 'who has my back' commercial on every commercial break? Are they worried we won't know when football season starts? Like we watch the NFL network without knowing that information?

I said the same thing to my wife - I know it's the NFL Network and the NFL itself is a primary sponsor, but you don't have ANY other advertisers? Coke? Bud? Doritos? None of them want to advertise on your station?????? Pretty sad.

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

BB: we have not yet made a decision on QB for week 1.

He just said 6 days ago that Cam is the starter.

Interesting to see he backtracked on that.

 

[Pats1971]

That pass was not great, Meyers had to slow down to come back to the ball. Which gave the defender a shot at it

It was a bad decision and a bad pass, especially since he had a guy wide open up top. It was a seam route and he was not open and he under threw it with a linebacker right there. This not his fault is false, that is very much his fault. Seam routes cannot be underthrown and when they are covered like that, you dont throw it.

 

[RobertWeathers]

One thing I noticed is that Cam didn't have a single rush attempt in the preseason. I wonder if we're gonna see a lot of that Week1 (assuming he even starts).

Great. He stays in the pocket. Awesome. Can't wait.

 

[Deus Irae]

BB: we have not yet made a decision on QB for week 1.

Do you believe that to be the truth?

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

Can’t wait till the mac jones era starts even if i have to wait. He was my binky in the draft.

 

[Pats2000]

It was a bad decision and a bad pass, especially since he had a guy wide open up top. It was a seam route and he was not open and he under threw it with a linebacker right there. This not his fault is false, that is very much his fault. Seam routes cannot be underthrown and when they are covered like that, you dont throw it.

Agreed, I'm going to puke if I see Cam for more than 4 games this year

 

[Ring 6]

He just said 6 days ago that Cam is the starter.

Interesting to see he backtracked on that.

He didn’t say that

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

He didn’t say that

I read this so assumed he did: Bill Belichick continues to say Cam Newton is the Patriots starter, explains what it'd take for that to change

 

[Pats2000]

One can only hope and pray that Mac is in by mid October

 

[RIpats88]

All I know is cam Newton still looks like cam from last year. Throwing balls into the ground in front of receivers

Mac Jones will be starting at some point this season

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Do you believe that to be the truth?

Nope. But I find it interesting that he is leaving it out there like that to the public. Early on this offseason he went out of his way to say Cam was the starter. Presenting it this way after being so adamant earlier is interesting. Credit to Mac for making this a competition even if Cam gets the opening day start.

 

[PScottman]

Did Nordin fix himself ?

RobertWeathers called it earlier with his sand wedge comment - he adjusted his foot angle as his kicks are much higher now than previously. I would ASSUME (I aint a kicker so I don't know) that it would impact distance, but improve accuracy to do that (less lateral movement especially in non-windy conditions)

 

[scott99]

Tbh I liked what I saw from Zuber tonight, Wilkerson looks fine too. I don't think either of them makes the "day 1" 53 though. Harry will go to IR and both of those guys will go to the PS and probably take turns doing the "temporary elevation" tango on game day as a continuing evaluation. I'd go with Zuber, but I have Binkie Bias.

I have no doubts Wilkerson makes the final 53 (day 1).

 

[RobertWeathers]

RobertWeathers called it earlier with his sand wedge comment - he adjusted his foot angle as his kicks are much higher now than previously. I would ASSUME (I aint a kicker so I don't know) that it would impact distance, but improve accuracy to do that (less lateral movement especially in non-windy conditions)

Gotta square the clubface and hit down. PK foot shoe angle is 58 degree.

Golf inside 60yds and PK is no different

 

[farn]

Zo is 1/2 in the bag

Too often imo. I would be concerned (like if he was near / dear to me).

 

[Ring 6]

I read this so assumed he did: Bill Belichick continues to say Cam Newton is the Patriots starter, explains what it'd take for that to change

That’s not what he said, this is. And when asked when he would decide who the starter is he said he doesn’t know yet.


"Well, I think the fact Cam started last year and he's here, somebody is going to have to play better than him," Belichick said Monday, via WEEI.com. "We're not going to take a job and say, 'OK, here, this is gift-wrapped for somebody.' But, training camp is all about competition. There's an element of who the starter is, but there's also the competition and in the end the competition is going to decide how things go in any given year. I think everybody on the team is really in the same boat. It's no different. The players' name really doesn't matter. Whatever you did last year, is, OK, great — whether it was good, wasn't so good. This is a new year. This is a new opportunity and each one of us has to establish our level of performance this year, no matter what position you play — head coach, position coach, offensive player, defensive player, whatever it is. And then what that role becomes is what we show we're capable of doing.
"All the players that are here are being evaluated. They all have an opportunity to excel, or other players may perform better than them. We'll just have to see how that goes. I can't control any of that. We're certainly not just going to hand out roles to players until they earn them and whether somebody earns that role or not is dependent upon their performance. Their consistent performance, not over a couple of plays, or a really short window. It's the consistent performance. That's what training camp is for. Really all of the players, it's the same for all of them."