On Sunday, the No. 1 offense (Patriots) will take on the No. 1 Defense (Jets)

[IcyPatriot]

Anyone expecting Patriots to shift back to a 4-3-4 Sunday - more Jerod Mayo .... a lot less nickel?

 

[DarrylS]

Avril going out changed that game, and that was after Lane going out had already changed it. If you think that wasn't a huge factor in the Patriots winning, you didn't pay attention to the game.

As for the "blueprint", yea, it's this....

Take advantage of the new CB2, and take advantage of a defensive backfield that hasn't fully gelled yet due to the holdout of Chancellor.

That's not really much of a blueprint.

That is why they have 4 losses.. every team faces extraneous forces, real champions adapt and do not offer excuses..

Check out Russell Wilson's stats.. he is coming out in about the middle. Right now he is about #21 in TD passes even with the addition of Jimmy Graham.. Wilson has been sacked 26 times, twice as much as Brady.

 

[DarrylS]

Anyone expecting Patriots to shift back to a 4-3-4 Sunday - more Jerod Mayo .... a lot less nickel?

I think Mayo is about done, not sure if it is an injury or culmination of lots of injury/age.. but he seems real slow. If this is the end, will miss.. Ms. Mayo.

 

[Deus Irae]

That is why they have 4 losses.. every team faces extraneous forces, real champions adapt and do not offer excuses..

Reasons aren't excuses. When the Patriots were losing from 2005-2014, instead of winning Lombardis, there were reasons. I'm giving reasons. Seattle's defense isn't as formidable, in large part, because they're getting lousy play from their CB2, and they haven't regained their full cohesion yet, because of Chancellor having been out for so long. This was very obvious in the Carolina game.

Check out Russell Wilson's stats.. he is coming out in about the middle. Right now he is about #21 in TD passes even with the addition of Jimmy Graham.. Wilson has been sacked 26 times, 1/2 as much as Brady.

You mean twice as much, not 1/2 as much.

 

[DarrylS]

Reasons aren't excuses. When the Patriots were losing from 2005-2014, instead of winning Lombardis, there were reasons. I'm giving reasons. Seattle's defense isn't as formidable, in large part, because they're getting lousy play from their CB2, and they haven't regained their full cohesion yet, because of Chancellor having been out for so long. This was very obvious in the Carolina game.
You mean twice as much, not 1/2 as much.

Yea I mean twice as much.. guess we provided a blueprint there along with immediate gratification Pete who traded away one of his better O lineman..

Losing from 2005-2014.. gee I missed that. Not winning Lombardi's does not mean they were losing.. 122 wins vs. 36 losses is not losing. 31 others teams would love to "lose" like that..

So Pete and his boys cannot adapt and recover?? How many times have we seen unforeseen circumstances not derail the Patriots.. recovering from adversity or unforeseen injury is the standard of really great teams...

 

[Deus Irae]

Yea I mean twice as much.. guess we provided a blueprint there along with immediate gratification Pete who traded away one of his better O lineman..

There's no blueprint there. The OL has played poorly and Lynch has been hurt. That's not a blueprint.

Losing from 2005-2014.. gee I missed that. Not winning Lombardi's does not mean they were losing.. 122 wins vs. 36 losses is not losing. 31 others teams would love to "lose" like that..

So Pete and his boys cannot adapt and recover?? How many times have we seen unforeseen circumstances not derail the Patriots.. recovering from adversity or unforeseen injury is the standard of really great teams...

Season's not over, yet you're shooting off like the Seahawks went 0-16, and comparing apples to oranges in the process. I don't really get the whole "why" of that.

Last year, the Patriots were done after 4 weeks and Brady was in serious decline. Then Gronk got healthy and Stork stepped in....

Injuries, and cohesion, matter.

 

[Mack Herron]

I think Mayo is about done, not sure if it is an injury or culmination of lots of injury/age.. but he seems real slow.

You may be correct, but Mayo is only 29 and if BB had come to this view Mayo would be gone already. If Mayo is truly on the bubble we could find out in coming weeks as BB creates roster spots for LaFell and Stork. With Hightower hampered and possibly out on Sunday, the ILBs will need to step up to stop Ivory. Neither Mayo nor Freeny has been a run-stopping force to date, but neither has recent experience and both could be improving. Mayo, when healthy, has been a force, and they obviously see potential in Freeny. Let's hope at least one of these guys takes a big step on Sunday.

 

[Zeus]

Gil Brandt ?@Gil_Brandt 5m5 minutes ago

Seahawks have held 4th-qtr leads in each of their 4 losses this season. In those 4th quarters (and 2 OTs) they have been outscored 75-27.

Gil Brandt ?@Gil_Brandt 3m3 minutes ago

In 1st 3 qtrs of games, Seahawks defense is ranked top 5 in PPG, total yds and pass yds. In 4th qtr they rank in bottom 5 in all 3 cats.

 

[IcyPatriot]

I think Mayo is about done, not sure if it is an injury or culmination of lots of injury/age.. but he seems real slow. If this is the end, will miss.. Ms. Mayo.

I'm not sure he's done ... but he is their worst cover LB or DE even - scheme change works against him.

 

[RIpats88]

By saying injuries were the reason the pats won the superbowl really is taking away credit from brady who went 15-16 for 2tds in that 4th quarter to climb back. With NO run game. The defense knew he was passing every down

The 3rd down catch by edelman then being drilled by chancellor and still holding onto it all has to do with injury?

 

[Deus Irae]

By saying injuries were the reason the pats won the superbowl really is taking away credit from brady who went 15-16 for 2tds in that 4th quarter to climb back.

No, it's not.

 

[Double TE]

Jets #1 D is an unknown

They have faced

Josh McCown
Andrew Luck
Kirk Cousins
Sam Bradford
Ryan Tannehill

Aside from Luck who has been iffy no great QBs, WRs or RBs. So while good they aren't exactly beating the greatest show on turf.

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

We need to acquire another corner that can play man coverage. Are we gonna play more zone again? You need to get physical with the jets wrs

 

[JetFan79]

We need to acquire another corner that can play man coverage. Are we gonna play more zone again? You need to get physical with the jets wrs

Pats secondary workout routine this week in prep for Jets WRs...

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

 

[Wordsmyth]

I've been dropping Bucky's tweet all over NFL.com. All the Jesticles fans jumping out of the woodwork proclaiming their innate superiority. Heh. Keep pounding that drum, flapjacks. Brady's going to carve you up like a Christmas turkey.

 

[DarrylS]

I'm not sure he's done ... but he is their worst cover LB or DE even - scheme change works against him.

He was always a force in the middle, seems as though this strength of his game has faded as well.. he was the leading tackler on this team for several years, now looks more like a shell of his old self.

Agree he was never a great cover LB.. but held his own in most other situations.

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

Not too bad eh?

 

[mosi]

Not too bad eh?

What teams were those? Maybe some of the Steelers teams?

 

[DaBruinz]

Not too bad eh?

Was just about to post this.. Per usual, Chiuba, you're ahead of the game.