Patriots Pregame Thread Week 3 Pats @ NYJ pregame thread

[Brotherblues]

BOB said today that Pop’s lack of snaps had more to do with them being in no-huddle a lot and the types of packages they were running, and Pop’s relative lack of knowledge of the full playbook, as opposed to a benching. Makes some sense. He’s a rookie and also coming from a lower level of competition in college (Liberty). May take time to get up to speed on the whole playbook.

I get it that he doesn't want to explain internal disciplinary matters.

I have a more difficult time understanding the need to straight up lie that it wasn't a benching.

My best guess on why he'd lie is: if he admitted it was a benching it'd just make a bigger media circus around the issue. So you lie to minimize distractions and turn the page quicker.

 

[State]

If I see Calvin Anderson at RT to start the game, I will know that that is a sign.

That we’ll lose.

 

[State]

What reason is there to not be 100% ready to give 100% effort on the FIRST PLAY.

They’re hung over?

 

[Patsfan1958]

Jets QB Zach Wilson is just what Patriots need to get back on track

"Wilson has thrown seven interceptions in four career games against the Patriots. No other team has intercepted Wilson more than three times. He also has tallied a 50.6 QB rating and a completion percentage well below 60 in these meetings."

"Putting pressure on Wilson has been key to forcing him into mistakes. New England has sacked him 11 times in four matchups. Only the Buffalo Bills (12) have sacked Wilson more in his career. The Patriots also were credited with 21 QB hits in four games against Wilson since 2021."

 

[SVN]

 

[jdlboot14]

If OL improves from first 2 weeks, we'll be able to sustain drives even better. We've moved the ball well both weeks - against pretty top level D.
I'm expecting a better OL performance with more of our starters more ready.

 

[VrabelJr]

I don't really follow the narrative about how a win here gets the team back on track. Statistically sure, but this is a game where we only have something to lose rather than gain. You get on track by beating good teams.

 

[PatsFan2]

I don't really follow the narrative about how a win here gets the team back on track. Statistically sure, but this is a game where we only have something to lose rather than gain. You get on track by beating good teams.

Three of our next Four is on the road maybe they play more disciplined.

 

[State]

Silver lining time. We win. We build some momentum

We lose. The meltdowns here will be epic

If we lose, Ian may have to shut down the website. There’ll be a flood of new posters registering in order to say, “Fire Belichick!”

 

[VrabelJr]

Three of our next Four is on the road maybe they play more disciplined.

I could see that. Maybe they can come out of it a different team. The sign of a bad team is one that puts itself in bad positions. This is true in the opposite as well and explains why people are always amazed at the "luck" the current dominant team always seem to have.

 

[State]

That’s because the Patriots don’t have an ‘X’ receiver with speed. And a crappy OL.

So they averaged four yards per play.

That’s very tough to sustain. Gotta be mistake free and disciplined.

 

[PatsFan2]

If we lose, Ian may have to shut down the website. There’ll be a flood of new posters registering in order to say, “Fire Belichick!”

What's the record for the shortest BB's presser? IF we lose this one might be it.

 

[PatsFan2]

That’s because the Patriots don’t have an ‘X’ receiver with speed. And a crappy OL.

So they averaged four yards per play.

That’s very tough to sustain. Gotta be mistake free and disciplined.

Will they ever have a X WR this year? I have no good hopes for T Thornton this year he's already off to a dreaded start that doesn't bode well for Patriots Young WR's. Juju and Parker are more like Why's?? K Bourne is by far our Best WR but we are using him like a X wasting the dude.

 

[Jlaff]

I will never forget that one. It was ugly and then Harbaugh ran on the field congratulated his players for the brutal hit. I wish someone had hit him.

Hearing some players talk about Harbaugh after they leave the Ravens make this guy sound like even more of a petulant piece of **** than he puts on display during games and press conferences.

 

[Jlaff]

Hot damn we got one in the top 32 again!

 

[Patsfan1958]

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Im going to bench Rham in my fantasy league. That’s usually a guarantee that he’ll have a good game

 

[sb1]

Never heard anyone say this is a simple offense. Usually WRs who come here say the opposite…

 

[sb1]

If we lose, Ian may have to shut down the website. There’ll be a flood of new posters registering in order to say, “Fire Belichick!”

I wasn’t here yet but I heard the site was taken down after SB42 because of the number of trolls creating accounts. Not sure if that’s true but it wouldn’t surprise me… the ESPN board was unreadable for a while after that.

 

[Uptown]