The Official Patriots vs Chargers game thread - Week 2

[patchick]

Fake injury...what a coward Phillips

Too early for that sort of thing, I think.

 

[PatriotFan77]

Hope Chad gets a TD this drive, fire him and the crowd up!

 

[italia44]

Branch, even at his age, still has the ability to find holes in coverage.

Shock, we're driving on them and they get injured.

branch looks bigger and he's not diving to the ground after the catch:rocker:

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Branch and Brady. Always one the same page. Love it.


Here comes Phillips with an 'injury' to slow down the hurry up offense.

It would be interesting if there were a bigger "penalty" for injuries than the injured player having to sit out at least one play—e.g., having to sit out until the next first down or even the next change of possession.

 

[Patspsycho]

Floyd and Phillips both hurt for the Chargers? That could be huge.

Phillips will make a miraculous recovery.

 

[E1Downey]

Brady knew it was bull****, this is how they I'll control the tempo bastards

 

[thenepatsrule]

7-7 at end of first q

 

[patchick]

Branch is one of the best recievers in the NFL.

Only with the Patriots, of course!

 

[Pats]

is dowling in the game yet?

 

[PatsFaninAZ]

Why is it the doomsayers never give credit to the competition. Philip Rivers is an MVP caliber QB and he has some of the tallest WRs in the league.

It was a great drive, no question. But with a small sample size, the defense does look like it has some issues. Hopefully it will improve. If your defenders arent tall enuf you need to make the qb make quicker decisions.

 

[Rob0729]

Wow! That quarter went fast. Only three and a half possessions that quarter.

 

[condon84]

Great ones don't always make that one. Revis might. But most don't.

McCourty made those plays last year. I guess it's too much to ask of him to make them this year too?

 

[patchick]

It would be interesting if there were a bigger "penalty" for injuries than the injured player having to sit out at least one play—e.g., having to sit out until the next first down or even the next change of possession.

Let's see how long Phillips actually sits. (Though the end of quarter makes things foggier.)

 

[BradyMossWelker]

Only with the Patriots, of course!

Reggie Wayne is a great reciever only with the Colts of course.

 

[andrewgarrr]

It was a great drive, no question. But with a small sample size, the defense does look like it has some issues. Hopefully it will improve. If your defenders arent tall enuf you need to make the qb make quicker decisions.

The Chargers throw the ball on everybody. Gates is 6 4, Floyd is 6 5, Jackson is 6 5. It's hard to stop that. What the Pats need to do a better job of is stopping the run.

 

[Pats]

It was a great drive, no question. But with a small sample size, the defense does look like it has some issues. Hopefully it will improve. If your defenders arent tall enuf you need to make the qb make quicker decisions.

i wish we had some tall receivers...

 

[Rob0729]

It was a great drive, no question. But with a small sample size, the defense does look like it has some issues. Hopefully it will improve. If your defenders arent tall enuf you need to make the qb make quicker decisions.

The secondary needs to adjust to the new man coverage schemes, but drawing anything from Philip Rivers throwing on them is no a great sample. It would like saying the Chargers defense sucks because Brady is picking them apart.

 

[NEPats1]

WOW

after seeing replay Phillips is such a joke

 

[thenepatsrule]

nice slide brady...........

 

[E1Downey]

Haha always get a kick when Brady runs