{"id":43531,"date":"2022-10-17T07:55:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T11:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=43531"},"modified":"2022-10-17T07:56:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T11:56:17","slug":"morse-observations-from-the-patriots-rout-of-cleveland-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/10\/17\/morse-observations-from-the-patriots-rout-of-cleveland-browns\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Observations from the Patriots&#8217; Rout of Cleveland Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did anyone see this one coming?\u00a0 I didn\u2019t!\u00a0 In my preview, I thought it would be a close game with the Patriots squeezing out a win.\u00a0 Cleveland\u2019s 4 turnovers sunk them.\u00a0 If you go -3 in the turnover battle, you are not going to win many games.\u00a0 The Browns sold out to stop the run and Zappe burned them.\u00a0 Cleveland wanted to shut down the run and make the third-string rookie beat them, and beat them he did.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let\u2019s start with the play of Bailey Zappe. He was 24 of 34 (70.5%) for 309 yards, 2 TDs no interceptions.\u00a0 He was sacked twice, once forcing what was called a fumble.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t believe it was a fumble because his arm was going forward before Myles Garrett hit his arm.\u00a0 Bailey used play-action passes early and often.\u00a0 \u00a0As I said, the Browns sold out to stop the run, and play action froze the linebackers giving Zappe easy completions.\u00a0 Several times the Patriots committed unforced penalties which put Zappe in 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and long.\u00a0 This was exactly where Cleveland\u2019s defense wanted him.\u00a0 This sequence on the 1<sup>st<\/sup> drive illustrated what I am talking about.\n<ul>\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 7, a 14-yard completion to Kendrick Bourne for a 1<sup>st<\/sup> down;<\/li>\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 9 after a false start by Trent Brown, 29 yards to Devante Parker for 1<sup>st<\/sup> down;<\/li>\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 7 after an Isaiah Wynn false start, Pass Interference against the Brown covering Jakobi Meyers.\u00a0 In the past, these types of penalties would kill Patriots&#8217; drives.\u00a0 Zappe overcame these and they settled for an opening drive FG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I felt this was Davante Parker&#8217;s best game. I liked him on the slant passes, taking advantage of his strong hands on these bullet throws.\u00a0 He had 4 catches on 6 targets for 64 yards.\u00a0 Curious stats\u00a0 Meyers 4 catches on 4 targets for 60 yards, Thornton 4 catches on 5 targets for 37 yards and a TD, \u00a0Henry 4 catches on 7 targets for 61 yards and a TD, Jonnu Smith 2 catches on 2 targets for 61 yards.\u00a0 A very even distribution of the ball.\u00a0 Meyers&#8217;s route running is superb.<\/li>\n<li>Kyle Dugger had a heck of a game. He led the team with 6 solo tackles and 2 other assists for a total of 8 tackles.\u00a0 He squelched the opening Cleveland drive with an interception of Jacoby Brissett.<\/li>\n<li>The Patriots blitzed Brissett early and often. This must have come from their familiarity and from video study.\u00a0 The Patriots had 4 sacks and numerous QB hurries. \u00a0The Patriots&#8217; pass rush didn\u2019t let Brissett get out of the pocket and hurt them with his legs.\u00a0 Brissett had run for 112 yards this year coming into the game.\u00a0 His only carry was the 4<sup>th<\/sup> and inches where he was stuffed for no gain.\u00a0 Outstanding job by the interior defensive line.<\/li>\n<li>Deatrich Wise had another strong game with a sack and a pass battered down. He was a force and helped stuff the NFL&#8217;s leading rusher Nick Chubb.\u00a0 He was held to 12 carries for 56 yards and a 4.6 average.\u00a0 He was averaging 6.1 yards a carry coming into the game.\u00a0 Once the Patriots got up by two scores, Cleveland was forced to abandon the running game.\u00a0 Brissett attempted 45 passes and completed 21 (46.6%) without Jonathan Jones who was out for the game.<\/li>\n<li>Jack Jones, Myles Bryant, Marcus Jones, and Jalen Mills were excellent all night.\u00a0 Mills had a nice interception.\u00a0 As I said in the preview, the Browns WR corps is not very good and Amari Cooper played like a dog according to Greg Bedard.<\/li>\n<li>When watching the game I thought there should have been a penalty on the Browns for illegal contact when Hunter Henry was shoved out of the back of the end zone. Henry caught the TD throw but was ruled ineligible because he had stepped out.\u00a0 However, the official got the call right.\u00a0 Once Bailey Zappe left the pocket, the illegal contact can\u2019t be called.\u00a0 Defensive backs are taught to shove players out of bounds.\u00a0 I will give Cleveland the benefit of the doubt, but that defender had his back to the play and couldn\u2019t have possibly seen Zappe roll right. \u00a0Perhaps there was some communication amongst the defenders signaling that Zappe had rolled out.<\/li>\n<li>This officiating crew was a very experienced group, with many of them calling multiple Super Bowls. They came in with a reputation for calling everything.\u00a0 The crew had the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> highest number of penalty calls all season.\u00a0 The Patriots should have known that and that is what was so frustrating seeing those non-play penalties.<\/li>\n<li>Loved seeing the big man Carl Davis rambling down the field with the late fumble recovery by Brissett&#8217;s strip sack.<\/li>\n<li>Bill Belichick downplayed the performance of Bailey Zappe in his post-game press conference. Perhaps he fears a QB controversy.\u00a0 There were more cases of Zappe Fever reported at Mass General.\u00a0 Perhaps we need Dr. Fauci to come in and prevent this pandemic before talk radio can stoke the flames into a full-blown controversy.\u00a0 We are lucky to have a young QB like Zappe that could be shoved into a game and perform as well as he has.\u00a0 When Brady replaced Bledsoe in 2001, he had a full year of tutelage under Bledsoe and QB coach Dick Rhebein.\u00a0 Zappe had never taken a snap under center before he played in the Reese\u2019s Senior Bowl after his senior season in college.\u00a0 His play-action fakes are remarkable considering he has learned that since being drafted by the Patriots in April.<\/li>\n<li>We are now 6 games into the season and possess a .500 record. \u00a0The offense is coming along and the blocking of the offensive line is a big part of the reason.\u00a0 It seems the players are more familiar with what the coaches want them to do and their communication is better.\u00a0 The secondary is much better than anyone thought it would be.<\/li>\n<li>However, Isaiah Wynn\u2019s play has dropped again. He had his 8<sup>th<\/sup> penalty called on him in his game.\u00a0 He was also the reason Garrett got in on the strip sack.\u00a0 Trent Brown also gave up a sack to Garrett.\u00a0 Wynn was replaced Marcus Cannon.<\/li>\n<li>Many want to give credit to Matt Patricia for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 10 call of a draw play that resulted in a big TD run by Rhamondre Stevenson. Greg Bedard pointed out that the Patriots called the play and Cleveland went into the perfect defense for that play to work.\u00a0 All Patricia was really trying to do was to get a few yards for a better FG attempt, the same as any other coach would do in that down-and-distance situation while already in FG range.<\/li>\n<li>Have to mention Brenden Schooler\u2019s fumble recovery of a muffed punt. On that play, Matthew Slater made sure the returner couldn\u2019t get back to the ball.\u00a0 It looked like Schooler had practiced his fumble recovery skills.\u00a0 I thought it was a nice gesture of Schooler to try and give Coach Belichick the game ball for his 324<sup>th<\/sup> career victory.\u00a0 This ties him for 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place with George Halas.\u00a0 He was having none of it and shushed him away.<\/li>\n<li>Isn\u2019t it ironic that Belichick could go ahead of Halas with a win against Halas&#8217; Chicago team next Monday night!<\/li>\n<li>Belichick was asked by Scott Zolak why he directed his players to go out to the field before boarding the team buses to leave. He thanked Zolak for asking that question and he went into an elaborate explanation of the importance of Paul Brown, Jim Brown, Ozzie Newsome, Len Ford, and Bill Willis. \u00a0\u00a0All five are in the Cleveland Browns&#8217; ring of honor.\u00a0 They were pioneers for equality.\u00a0 Paul Brown was the first to integrate the NFL a full year before Jackie Robinson did for baseball.\u00a0 Jim Brown is the iconic representative of the Browns with his prolific running ability and toughness.\u00a0 Now he is known for his push for Equality and Social Justice.\u00a0 Ozzie Newsome was a terrific player and then the first black General Manager.\u00a0 He excelled at both and is regarded as the reason the Baltimore Ravens have had such a run of success with great scouting and drafting.\u00a0 Finally the two other men I admit I had to look up.\u00a0 They were two of the first black players to play for Cleveland.\u00a0 Len Ford was an offensive and defensive end.\u00a0 Bill Willis is credited as being the 1<sup>st<\/sup> black player in the NFL since 1933.\u00a0 There was a gentleman\u2019s agreement not to have black players in the league.\u00a0 Paul Brown broke that agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Morse\u2019s Morsels <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rookie RBs Kevin Harris and Pierre Strong each got their first carries of their careers.\u00a0 This draft class is beginning to look like a solid group from top to Bottom. \u00a0The only one of the ten draft picks not to make a game-day 46-man roster is Andrew Stueber and he is on the Non-Football Injury list and out for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Reiss floated this as the reason Kevin Harris was elevated to the 53-man roster.\u00a0 Another team approached him to sign with them on their 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots were hit with multiple injured players again this week.\u00a0 Kendrick Bourne had a toe injury.\u00a0 Hopefully, it\u2019s not Turf Toe.\u00a0 That is a painful and lingering injury that takes a long time to heal.\u00a0 Christian Barmore was reported to be playing with a knee injury that he aggravated during the game.\u00a0 He left on his own power and could also be seen doing some drills on the sideline, but he never returned to the field.\u00a0 Special Teamer and personal protector Cody Davis had a knee injury, with nothing more to report on him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland wanted to shut down the run and make the third-string New England Patriots rookie beat them, and beat them he did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":43525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[22991,325,44],"class_list":["post-43531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patriots-news","tag-bailey-zappe","tag-cleveland-browns","tag-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MORSE: Observations from the Patriots&#039; 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