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This game was borderline unwatchable!\u00a0 I was so frustrated with the 1st<\/sup> half performance I ripped off my Danny Woodhead jersey and fed it to Winston my God dog.\u00a0 I will never wear that jersey again (you don\u2019t want to wear it after Winston has drooled all over it).<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 I have to give the Offensive Line the props they deserve. Yes, they were playing against the worst team against the run however, Justin Herron LT, Ferentz LG, David Andrews C, Ted Karras RG, Yodny Cajuste RT played magnificently. Bill Belichick was asked during his post-game interview if he had ever experienced losing 4 of 5 Offensive Lineman in one game.\u00a0 The only time he could remember was the player strike in 1987.\u00a0 They gave up one sack and only 4 QB hits.\u00a0 One of those was the roughing of the QB penalty that kept the final drive alive (and gave Mac Jones a cut on his chin).\u00a0 I saw Cajuste beat on a play and Jones make a slight move allowing the defender to slide by.\u00a0 Cajuste stayed with DE and cleared him out of the play when Jones slid underneath him to complete a pass.\u00a0 Ferentz was beaten once, as he was overpowered.\u00a0 Patriots ran for 126 yards and 4.2 yards per carry.\u00a0 This group of linemen had a week to gel as an effective unit.\u00a0 Yes, they struggled to execute the screen pass game, but that takes reps and familiarity with each other.\u00a0 I would like to see Isaiah Wynn replaced by Justin Herron, and Michael Owenu moved back to Right Tackle.\u00a0 Keep Ted Karras at Left Guard.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 What happened to the Defense? The Pats couldn\u2019t get their defense off the field as rookie QB Davis Mills executed a 19 play TD drive that took up 10:04 of the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 The Patriots answered with a drive of their own to tie the game at 6 (missed extra points by both teams).\u00a0 Then Houston gets the ball back and scores a 2nd<\/sup> TD three plays later. \u00a0JC Jackson undercuts the receiver, goes up for what should have been an interception, and the ball was miraculously is caught by Practice Squad player Chris Moore.\u00a0 To add insult, Devin McCourty played for the interception (of what looked like an overthrow).\u00a0 Playing for the interception, took McCourty out of the play and Moore took it up the field for a 67 yard TD.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0In the 1st<\/sup> half, Houston and Mills converted 6 of 9 third down plays, and in those other 3 plays, converted on fourth down.\u00a0 On the Texans’ 1st<\/sup> possession of the 2nd<\/sup> half, after intercepting the Patriots, Mills hit a flea-flicker for a 37 yard TD to Chris Conley.\u00a0 Mills handed the ball to Ingram who ran into the interior of the line, turned, and flipped it back to Mills. WR Chris Conley was blocking at the Line Of Scrimmage (LOS) against Joejuan Williams.\u00a0 Conley left him standing there for a 37 yard TD.\u00a0 Joejuan Williams was exposed.\u00a0 Luckily the Patriots’ defense got their act together from that point on and shut down Houston the rest of the way, allowing Mac Jones and the offense to make the comeback.\u00a0 The Patriots defense has not forced a fumble and recovered it in over a year!\u00a0 The last time was Oct 5th<\/sup> of last season.\u00a0 \u00a0Moore made 5 catches for 109 yards and a TD.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Were the secondary personnel suffering from a hangover because of the Stephon Gilmore trade? They were sleepwalking through the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 How about playing up on the LOS on 4th<\/sup> and 1.\u00a0 Play inside shade, chuck the receiver on the line and leave them no play but an outside release, which is a much more difficult pass to complete.\u00a0 Playing off-ball is an invitation to extend drives.<\/p>\n

4. The Damien Harris fumble should not have been ruled a fumble based upon the views we saw on TV. There was no way the officials could determine unquestionably that the ball hadn\u2019t broke the plane of the goal line.\u00a0 The call was TD on the field.\u00a0 Did the officials have another view we did not see on TV?\u00a0 I am glad that Bill didn\u2019t put Harris in the doghouse.\u00a0 I would be shocked if he is able to play with his rib injury against the Cowboys!<\/p>\n

5. During the last drive, the illegal shift was also a bad call. Jonnu Smith shifted over from LTE to RTE.\u00a0 In doing so, Jakobi Meyers needed to shift back to prevent Smith from being covered (making him ineligible).\u00a0 Meyers did shift back, then went in motion down the line.\u00a0 I thought Meyers stopped and re-established his position before sliding down the line in motion.\u00a0 That penalty took a TD off the board, but to the Patriots’ benefit, it also wasted so much time on the clock as Bill Belichick played it out perfectly giving the Texans only 15 seconds and no timeouts.<\/p>\n

6. The fake punt \/ blocked punt was a real clown play by the Texans. It was 4th<\/sup> down and I thought Culley was going to go for it on 4th<\/sup> down again.\u00a0 So did the Patriots because they left their interior defensive line in the game.\u00a0 Texans punter Cameron Johnston is a former Australian Rules Football player.\u00a0 \u00a0He ran up to the LOS and made it appear the Texans were going for it.\u00a0 Then he ran back into punt formations and received the snap.\u00a0 However, Johnston only ran back 9 yards, shortening the length to get to the kicker.\u00a0 Johnston kicked the ball like an Australian Football Player and kicked it low and off the helmet of former Patriot Terrance Brooks.\u00a0 Brooks was pushed back into the backfield by Lawrence Guy, who was only in the game because the Pats thought they were going to fake the punt.\u00a0 That play changed the momentum of the game.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, by the way, Culley used a timeout for this call.\u00a0 They only had one Timeout left at the end of the game.<\/p>\n

7. Mac Jones took full responsibility for the Interception to start the 2nd<\/sup> He said in his postgame press conference that he needed to step up on his throw. \u00a0However, I think that Nelson Agholor needs to come back to the ball more. We saw last week that he lets the ball come into his body too often, breaking off his route and waiting for the ball.\u00a0 He needs to use his body to shield the defender and catch the ball with his hands away from his body.<\/p>\n

8. Davis Mills has to be given some credit. He played very well (or the Pats’ secondary and pass rush played so poorly).\u00a0 Mills was 21 of 29 for 312 yards and three TDs!\u00a0 \u00a0The Pats made him look like an All-Pro player.\u00a0 Several reporters confirmed the Patriots’ interest in Mills during the last draft if they couldn\u2019t get one of the top 5 QBs.<\/p>\n

9. This was the first comeback by Mac Jones in his brief career. His numbers and decisions were excellent.\u00a0 He completed 23 of 30 passes for 2 TDs and an INT.\u00a0 I loved him targeting Hunter Henry and he was driving the team for a TD at the end of the 1st<\/sup> half when Jakobi Meyers dropped a wide-open pass for big yards. \u00a0Jones was 11 of 12 down the stretch in his last three drives.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During the last drive, they chewed up 7 minutes to put away the game.\u00a0 The Patriots are a fumble away from beating the Dolphins, and a doinked 56 yard FG in the rain away from being 4-1.<\/p>\n

10. Please take the restraints off Jones in the Red Zone. \u00a0In the 3rd<\/sup> Quarter, the Patriots were driving and had the ball down to the Texans 16.\u00a0 They tried three straight Screen passes. \u00a0You have a makeshift line that has had a week of practice together.\u00a0 Trying to perfect the screen passing game is very difficult and too much to ask of the makeshift O Line.<\/p>\n

11. The D-line played very well especially Lawrence Guy, Christian Barmore, and Davin Godchaux.\u00a0 They held the Texans to 67 yards rushing and averaged 2.4 yards per carry.\u00a0 Carl Davis was playing hurt according to the sideline reporter.<\/p>\n

12. The Patriots utilized the wildcat offense as I had suggested in my preview article on Saturday.<\/p>\n

13. Bill the General Manager has blown it again with the Stephon Gilmore negotiations. Why hold onto him if you knew last year what his position was in regards to his contract?\u00a0 I have a lot to blame on Gilmore because he did not fulfill the contract he signed.\u00a0 He took the money, making him one of the highest-paid DBs in the game, and had the contract front-loaded.\u00a0 He then had money from his last year advanced into the 2020 season.\u00a0 He had an injury and wouldn\u2019t play until he got a new contract from the Patriots.\u00a0 The Patriots didn\u2019t budge and he is now playing for that same contract with Carolina.\u00a0\u00a0 This also could have an adverse effect on the JC Jackson negotiations next year.\u00a0 I feel that Bill also blew the Joe Thuney contract.\u00a0 At some point, they have to pay their better players to retain them.\u00a0 The Patriots don\u2019t draft well enough to utilize the high picks they get as compensation.\u00a0 Thuney was the ideal player to give a long-term, top if the market contract to.\u00a0 He never missed a game, was a leader, and was close to being an all-pro player.\u00a0 I would rather spend the money on a Thuney than some of the Free Agents we have signed that are not living up to their contracts.<\/p>\n

14. According to Pro Football Focus, Mac Jones only threw two balls that could have been turnovers yesterday. To date, only 2% of his passes could \/should have been intercepted which ranks him 19th<\/sup> in the league.<\/p>\n

15. I don\u2019t want to see any more cameos of Steve Belichick and his mullet on the sideline. I am not sold that he is the defensive genius his father is and think he is hurting our team.<\/p>\n

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A few more notes:\u00a0 Glad to see Jaime Collins Sr getting in on the sack parade.\u00a0 His move was pure athleticism.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Patriots placed Trent Brown on IR.\u00a0 They elevated O Lineman James Ferentz, Will Sherman, and Alex Redmond from the Practice Squad.\u00a0 They also elevated CB\/S Myles Bryant.\u00a0 Who is actually on the 45 man roster and who is returning to the Practice Squad?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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