What grade would you give the 3 phases of the Pats so far?

[A man named Brady]

At the halfway point

Offense-
Defense-
Special teams-

 

[pctronics0072]

Offense: B+
Defense: B+
Special Teams: A

 

[chasa]

Offense: A
Defense: B
Special Teams: B-

 

[ausbacker]

Offense: B-
Defense: B-
Spe. Te: A
Coaches: B-

The team is trending upward but there are still issues to be fixed.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

Oh come on. You can't ask for grades after the Bears game.

Offense - how can it not be A at present? It shouldn't be as good as it is. It just is.

The last four weeks, Brady has been playing at another level. In October, Brady has gone 100-144 for 1,268 yards, 14 touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Patriots are 4-0 in that stretch.

Defense - B, within the system we play. A for effort. Key starters lost on the DL and at MLB, but "next man up" seems (once again) to be the mantra. No matter how many times we bash him Ninko is a playmaker. Playing the run Chung might end up "most improved" by end of season (as long as we're not counting the rookie curve.)

ST - A

Now the caveat: Like I said don't ask us this after the Bears game. Damn man!

Here's hoping we don't all have to revisit and splain after Denver :/

 

[Fencer]

An A for STs is easy. They're hitting on all cylinders (kickoff returns perhaps excepted) but don't have the near-perfection for an A+.

Offense would get an A if we just looked at the second quarter. Overall it's been more in the B/B+ range.

Defense is B/B+ too. There have been a lot of A/A+ halves or games, but also some worrisome aspects, and the matchups haven't been the toughest.