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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Your critique of Brady's play last week was idiotic when you were making it last week. It continues to be so today.
- Brady is missing players who are open or he's ignoring them. I know he ignored Michel in the 4th quarter when he was wide open underneath because Michel had already dropped two easy ones.
- Michel dropped 2 easy passes last night and Brady clearly started ignoring him. Running the ball with Michel at the start of the 4th quarter was f'in ridiculous.
- The playcalling by McDaniels and Brady has been horrible. Where are the crossing routes? Where are the IN cuts.? Where are the Slants? Making it easy for opposing defenses by calling plays where you're focusing just outside the hashes makes it easier on defenses.
- Dorsett and Hogan were open several times and Brady missed them. This BS from experienced posters that we don't have any talent at Receiver is just that. BS. The idea that Hogan, who is a very capable #2/#3 isn't any better than a #4 receiver shows the kind of idiocy that has invaded Patsfans.
People lamenting that Amendola isn't here are ignoring the fact that Amendola was at his best working the middle of the field. An area that the Patriots have been ignoring in the Passing game.
Not using James White is just silly. White is an exceptional player, yet he saw extremely limited snaps in the 2nd half in favor of Michel.
- I've said it before and I'll say it again, Malcolm Brown isn't a NT. He needs to be playing the UnderTackle Position in a 4-3. What I noticed last night was that the Interior of the D-line was being double-teamed on nearly every interior run. Expecting Brown or Shelton to beat that is fallacy.
- Our LBs are over-committing. The MLB shouldn't be attacking the end of the line and leaving a huge hole up the middle for their RB to gain 12 yards.
- on the TD that Gilmore looked late on, I don't know what Harmon was thinking, but it was clear that Gilmore was expecting to pass off the receiver to Harmon. Harmon has regressed ever since changing to #21..
I wonder why rivers isnt getting playing time. Usually BB plays his 1st rounder front 7 players early.
Dolphins are good. I predict they'll stomp the pats(ies) next week. Deservedly so. You can't improve until you admit there's a problem.
Does Brady retire after this year? Without question. Does gronk? Likely.
We all knew this day would come and here it is.
Its not just WR. The RB depth is suddenly depleted without hill and burkhead . The line has to play better for this offense . Everything will get better from there. If you cant pickup a 3rd and 1 with a running play then its quite disappointing.Aye. That must be why the team went out and traded for Gordon. Because the talent at WR is just fine.
For the record I am not a fan of chatham that much. He is too much of a homer . But in this case its kinda obvious what he said.Matt "John Madden" Chatham.
Memo to BB: Hand over the personnel reigns to Caserio or whoever. Completely. Depth is supposed to be our hallmark. The O and especially D falling apart after missing a couple players on D (one a former UDFA no less) and one WR shows our depth and drafting leave much to be desired.
Memo to Josh McD: Michel looked damn good running in the A and B gaps, and looked like crap running wide. Plan accordingly. Accentuate your players' strengths.
Memo to Brian Flores: More Bentley and less E. Roberts. And teach your backup DBs how to hand off/pick up WRs better.
Memo to Brady: If you're going to throw to WRs & TEs being tightly covered, OK sometimes you don't have a choice. But throw to the guy being tightly covered by one defender instead of the guy being tightly covered by two defenders. Regardless of who is who. Everyone gets paid.
Memo to Sony Michel: The idea on wide runs is to be faster to the edge than the guys in the other uniforms. A little more urgency is called for in those situations. Oh, and put in more time with the jugs machine.
I apologize for the pedantic and sarcastic tone. But I'm in a mood.
Sad how we are pinning our hopes on a 32 year old receiver coming off an ACL injury and another player who has done basically nothing in 5 years.
I speak truth.Well, now you are scaring me!
There isn’t much not to like about Brady, but I think not spending OTA’a and offseason with the new WR may be part of the problem. BB fat and slow defense has been a problem for several years, but they didn’t use to get exposed as much because of the chains moving offense.
The problem is this: they CAN NOT get off the field after 3rd down. This is keeping the offense on the bench for a longggg time. No chance of getting into a rhythm. What was the time of possession vs the other teams in the last two games. That’s the problem.
I don't know how the offense could be bad. Small slow RBs + over 30 lacrosse player at WR + an OL that can't run block = Offensive Success doesn't it?
Moves to be made:
- Move Hightower to DE, where his speed is more of a fit, and he could become Ninkovich 2.0.
- Trade Malcolm Brown for a LB with speed and coverage skills. Maybe someone like Zach Vigil from Washington, who graded out as one of the better pass defenders at LB in the NFL last year, but isn't a starter on the Redskins.
- Promote Valentine from the practice squad to take Brown's place.
- Sign Bashaud Breeland, CB. Breeland failed a physical in the offseason but I'd at least bring him in for another look. They checked him out in August so there was at least some interest there. He can play.
- Sign Eric Reid, S. He's just 26. He's really good. The anthem thing is clearly an issue for NFL owners but my goodness, the guy is a good player and is young still and the Patriots need help at safety. Both he and Breeland are good players.
These are moves that the Pats can afford to make and I think would make the team significantly better in the aggregate.
I was on a international flight during the game- we had the game, but the WiFi was a joke, so I couldn’t join all my peeps on the GDT. I really needed support though- my god.
I have concerns. We might have one of the worst receiving corps in the league right now. Seriously, was it just me or could NO ONE get open?
The defense...no words.
I’m very confused as to what Belichick is doing right now. The team has little fight,passion, intensity...it’s chaos. I feel like I don’t even recognize this team.
Obviously, Edelman & JG will bring something more to the O,& we were missing Chung & Flowers, but the issue seems greater than this.
The RBs aren't slow.
Chris Hogan just turned 30.
For supposedly being a fan, you don't know much.