Patriots Pregame Thread Pre-Game - Divisional Round Texans at Patriots

[JonBonesJones84]

After the fiasco with the refs yesterday during the OT game with Denver getting all the tacky calls their way, is anyone else feeling nervous the refs will favor Houston’s secondary over our receivers?

 

[Uptown]

 

[TheRainMaker]

After the fiasco with the refs yesterday during the OT game with Denver getting all the tacky calls their way, is anyone else feeling nervous the refs will favor Houston’s secondary over our receivers?

Houston should be more worried their own receivers vs the Pats secondary. Collins has been ruled out.

 

[shmessy]

Both NE and Houston will have extra motivation today as the winner is going to win the AFC. This game is going to be intense.

The team that’s MOST motivated by what you just mentioned…… is the team to bet against today.

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[TheRainMaker]

McDaniels could take a play out the Weiss' playbook and do a lot of draws to bait Anderson and Hunter to rush upfield and out of the play.

 

[PatsfanTN]

Ryan and RKK on espn right now, good chuckle

 

[Ross12]

After the fiasco with the refs yesterday during the OT game with Denver getting all the tacky calls their way, is anyone else feeling nervous the refs will favor Houston’s secondary over our receivers?

All the "ticky tack calls" definitely did not go Denver's way. Buffalo committed massively obvious holding inside their own end zone that went uncalled which should have been a safety and would've ended the game immediately, and none of these other supposed ref flubs would've ever happened if it was. But they held that call in their pockets in favor of Buffalo, and then people are mad about them calling one iffy DPI in favor of Denver later (which even if they did not call, there was also a Roughing the Passer on that same play which was declined, so the DPI was kinda moot anyway), and then a very obvious and probably intentional DPI in favor of Denver later. So this whole thing is overblown.

I don't think we should be worried there's some kind of pro-Houston conspiracy. There might be some NFL front office bias to get someone like Josh Allen into the big dance, but CJ Stroud or the Texans in general? No.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

After the fiasco with the refs yesterday during the OT game with Denver getting all the tacky calls their way, is anyone else feeling nervous the refs will favor Houston’s secondary over our receivers?

As long as theyre calling it the same way on both sides , not nervous about that at all. Both offenses would just have to find a way to adjust. My only concern is stuff like the 2nd bills game. Them flagging us for everything under the sun while they ignore diggs getting tackled in the middle of the field on 4th down.

 

[Ross12]

I do think the strategy against Houston offensively is probably:

1. Run the ball inside
2. Run some zone/stretch run concepts
3. Utilize play action, bootlegs, rollouts
4. Designed QB runs
5. When you get a good matchup, throw deep to keep the safeties back

The stats say the Texans have an elite run defense, but I am not 100% sold on that. Seems like there's opportunity to push them a bit. Continuing to hammer away in the run game also keeps the edge rushers from teeing off on you when you do decide to pass, as well.

 

[Huckleberry1]

They just saw the Patriots struggle with the Chargers while Houston beat up Pittsburgh. Where football is only played once a week, it's easy to think what you just saw will carry over into the next week. Prisoner of the moment.

Of course, the Chargers are a tougher opponent than Pittsburgh. It's easy to get to that statue Rodgers. Maye has the ability to run. That is a major difference in this game.

Houston- Pitt was 7-6 going into the 4th quarter, thants not a beat down.

 

[FCB02062]

Mcdaniels told a media member this week that "every possession must end with a kick.". This is the game right here. It's so obvious but Maye cannot be loose with the ****ing ball and ball carriers cannot put the ball on the ground. LFG

 

[shmessy]

Sounds corny but BSPN just showed Maye walking in. ...gave me a few chills. He looks ready. You can bet Vrabes is taking a page out of Bill's book and was showing them clips of how their offence does not stand a chance against this defense. They are listening on this team. I am here for all of it...!

Trying desperately to find that angry Jets fan reaction to this:

 

[Uptown]

 

[PatsfanTN]

Goosebumps when I rewatch this. I want to hear Gillette sing this loud again tonight

 

[NFL Mystique]

Mcdaniels told a media member this week that "every possession must end with a kick.". This is the game right here. It's so obvious but Maye cannot be loose with the ****ing ball and ball carriers cannot put the ball on the ground. LFG

I think this is the biggest fear for fans. It will decide the game. QB, RB, and receivers cannot turn it over. If the OL does not hold up, none of it matters. Maye will ne running for his life all day.

 

[patchick]

We've debated so many offensive game plans for this one, but I keep ending up at this: the best answer to this Houston defense is a quarterback who is confident and accurate with the deep ball, and mobile enough to both take off with the ball and throw to all parts of the field on the run. IOW, the opposite of the ghost of Aaron Rodgers. So my game plan is just keep Maye healthy.

 

[VrabelJr]

Our offense is underrated. Especially our rushing offense.

 

[NFL Mystique]

We've debated so many offensive game plans for this one, but I keep ending up at this: the best answer to this Houston defense is a quarterback who is confident and accurate with the deep ball, and mobile enough to both take off with the ball and throw to all parts of the field on the run. IOW, the opposite of the ghost of Aaron Rodgers. So my game plan is just keep Maye healthy.

The left side of the OL is the biggest concern. They need to step up and at least be average.

Tall order though

 

[PatsfanTN]

The left side of the OL is the biggest concern. They need to step up and at least be average.

Tall order though

I forgot that Campbell played against Anderson in college

 

[Mack Herron]