PostGame Thread Week 1 OFFICIAL Post-Game Thread: Patriots lose close to the Eagles

[Jlaff]

Moral victories are getting old.

 

[Ross12]

Sucks to lose but a lot to be encouraged by. If you told me before the game that Parker, Jack Jones, Onwenu and Strange would all be out today, Mac would throw a pick 6, but they'd only lose by 5 and were in position to win at the end, I'd have been in shock. Bill should've kicked the short field goal towards the end of the 4th and it would've been a different outcome in all likelihood.

 

[GaryfromTO]

The moral of this game. kick the field goal on 4th down Bill.

 

[ausbacker]

Showed they were good enough to win, played to lose, turnovers and poor coaching decisions the Pats undoing. That said, it was nice to see a functioning O and another sterling performance by the D, shame to walk away with a "moral victory."

 

[ensoul]

The game was a lot closer than I thought. The defense was pretty solid but the offense was far too uneven and it ultimately cost them the game. Those two turnovers killed them and I think belichick's decision not going for a field goal in the fourth hurt them as well

 

[raduray]

Who thought going into this game that the Patriots would be driving for the potential winning touchdown with a minute left in the game? Yes, they fell short, but they outperformed my expectations and left me optimistic for the rest of the season.

 

[long distance]

Kudos to Mafi and Sow for holding up as well as they could.

 

[Guts]

When are we going to start winning these close games again?

D is going to be elite but the offense needs to do their part

 

[gtfanboy]

I think we will win the superbowl if they clean their sh*t up

 

[Bruins29]

Who thought

Many posters here aren’t capable

 

[Vindicate]

Very much an example of "players win games, coaches lose them"

Why they went for it on 4th instead of taking the 3 is beyond me.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

D was really impressive.

O line better than expected.

WR’s up and down.

Mac made a few but also threw some abysmal throws.

BB was not great with situations IMO.

Beat Dolphins next week( tall order), and this one won’t be a big deal.

 

[oldrover]

 

[PatsfanTN]

They came out fighting after the first qtr trash. Defense looked good, offense could come together and look good. it was a mistake to not play starters in the preseason in my opinion. But this game came down the the wire, was a great fight back, I’m optimistic

11 rookie starting, heart pounding until the last minute, I’m good with it.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Where was JuJu on that last drive? Was he injured or something?

 

[PatsFan2]

Eagles were giving us the game and we said no thanks take it back.

 

[long distance]

Peppers found a nice home here.

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

I feel like we outplayed them and still lost. Some may find that encouraging but I don't.

 

[TommyD4207]

Sucks to lose but a lot to be encouraged by. If you told me before the game that Parker, Jack Jones, Onwenu and Strange would all be out today, Mac would throw a pick 6, but they'd only lose by 5 and were in position to win at the end, I'd have been in shock. Bill should've kicked the short field goal towards the end of the 4th and it would've been a different outcome in all likelihood.

I'm fine with going for it there, you need to try to take the lead before running that defense back on the field again to try to lock it down. I thought the playcalling on 3rd and 4th down were absolute dogshit.

I get why people would be encouraged by this win - but this isn't a rebuilding team anymore. They need Ws, and this was a W that they gave away. A 'better-looking' 8-9 isn't acceptable. Tua threw for like 500 yards today, and he'll be here next week.

Yes, the defense is elite. Yes, the offense looked better, penalties cleaned up - but conversely, you handed the Eagles 13 points in the first quarter. You're not going to win games doing that. And you need to be able to adjust your playcalling faster when the other team is sitting on screens and spot screens.

 

[raduray]

The moral of this game. kick the field goal on 4th down Bill.

If they had who's to say Philly would have gone for it on that 4th down?