The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Patriots at Jets

Dave Levine

2 years ago at 3:02 pm ET

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Posted Under: 2021 Patriots Season

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Taking one last look at this week’s win over the Jets:

The Good

Yes, it was the Jets but a win is a win. There is stuff to build on but beating a team from start to finish in all 3 phases.
Folk now holds the record for most consecutive FGs at 33. Yes, he missed another PAT but the guy is becoming automatic. Range is not elite but I am comfortable inside 50. Let the rookie practice for a year and then make the decision.
James White is back to himself. He wasn’t really used last year for whatever reason, but he is such a good weapon.
Harris redeemed himself with a “beast mode” run, breaking 7 tackles before being pushed into the EZ. Anyone notice who one of the first there to get that shove? Yeah, Mac shouldn’t be doing that.
Our pass D was very good. 4 picks and good coverage. Only 1 miscommunication that I saw.
Ja’Whaun Bentley is playing much better this year and I think it’s because Hightower is out there. He was all over the field
Christian Barmore had a very nice game. Disruptive in the run game and some pressure from the interior.
D Mac was everywhere. Loved the effort on the tip drill pick and then had his own later with a big return.
Over the weekend, without any press or fanfare, Robert Kraft showed up at a FLAG Flag Football Boston game, a flag football league for the LGBTQ community. He also supports them financially but to just show up and watch the game shows what kind of guy he is.
Completely not football related but… During the Dodgers/Reds game, Friedl, a rookie, hit his first HR to right field. Mookie Betts, the outfielder, got the fan’s attention and retrieved the ball for the kid. Exchanged it for an autographed bat. This is a class guy and I miss him on the Sox.
The Carlton Knights pitched a shutout, blanking the Crown College Storm 51-0 in a lopsided contest. QB Johnny Singleton continued his torrid start with 269 yards and 6 TDs in 3 quarters of play. The D held the Crown QB (who blew up last week for 400+ yards passing last week) to 168 yards and the rushing game to -52 yards. Ben played the 4th quarter and had a tackle.

The Bad

With no Trent Brown, the revolving door at RT continues. Druant, who came in last week and played well, was terrible. We need to fix this now.
LT is not that much better. Isaiah Wynn is not playing well, allowing a couple of pressures and a hold. Mac needs some help back there.
I understand not kicking deep to a dangerous returner, but you cannot put it out of bounds. Mental mistake. Just put it through the EZ if you don’t want a return.
On the White throwback to Mac, Agholar was open deep but Mac went underneath to Smith. He’ll get more comfortable with time, but this was a shot play that was open.
Anyone else clamoring for Zack Wilson? I know he’s a rookie but that was a putrid performance. All of those picks were on him. It’s one thing to take chances but there is another to be reckless.
The run D has to step up a little. We are still not tackling well and allowing 10 yard runs with little resistance.

The Ugly

With the game out of hand and time running out, the Jets D was celebrating when they made a stop at the goal line. You have to understand the situation before doing something like that
Salah has 7 kids, a wife and a nanny living in 2 hotel rooms while his home is being renovated. Doesn’t he have enough money to rent an entire house for a couple months? What the hell dude.
Mac’s intentional grounding was one of the ugliest plays I’ve seen in a while. Just eat the ball or launch it out of bounds earlier.
The Chargers had 2 TDs and a 40-yard gain wiped out due to penalties. One was a phantom ineligible man downfield and the other on a ticky tack hold. Way to shoot yourself in the foot.
I don’t know if you heard of this guy named Julio Jones but apparently, he’s pretty good. Was completely robbed of a TD where he clearly had both feet in bounds but was called out. Maybe if he had a better reputation, he’d start getting calls like that.