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The Ugly, Pretty Ugly, and Extremely Ugly \u2026 and some Good<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You don\u2019t win in the NFL often when you turn the ball over 5 times on Offense and only have one turnover on Defense.\u00a0 Yet the Patriots were still tied late in the 4th<\/sup> Quarter and moving the ball again.\u00a0 This despite having two turnovers in the Pittsburgh Red Zone at the 1- and 2-yard lines.\u00a0 That final turnover proved costly as the Steelers, with 5:25 left in the 4th<\/sup> Quarter, drove 62 yards for the game-winning TD.\u00a0 Where is the accountability?<\/p>\n

UGLY<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Drake Maye made some very poor decisions in this game. He panicked in the pocket and decided to tuck it and try to run.\u00a0 That\u2019s where he fumbled, even though he had an open receiver.<\/li>\n
  • The Patriots had 7 penalties for 54 yards<\/li>\n
  • Jabrill Peppers got his revenge by forcing Antonio Gibson\u2019s fumble.<\/li>\n
  • Patriots ran for 119 yards, but 47 of those yards were from Maye.<\/li>\n
  • Bryce Barringer had one punt for 59 yards. However, it was only a net 39-yard punt because he punted it into the end zone.<\/li>\n
  • The first of Rhamondre Stephenson\u2019s fumbles came after a penalty against Pittsburgh, and the Patriots had 1st<\/sup> down at their own 36.<\/li>\n
  • Too many Penalties (7 \u2013 54 yards).\u00a0 I didn\u2019t like the call on Carlton Davis on what was an uncatchable ball.\u00a0 However, on Maye\u2019s scramble, TJ Watt was held and no call.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Pretty Ugly<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    • The Patriots’ Defense gave up 2 Red-Zone Passing TDs.<\/li>\n
    • I didn\u2019t like the Mike Vrabel decision to go for it on 4th<\/sup> down and 1 at the NE 15-yard line with 5:54 left in the 2nd<\/sup> The score at the time was 14-0 Steelers.\u00a0 My wife screamed, \u201cf*** me running\u201d, when she saw the Stevenson attempt to run.\u00a0 It was a 1st down, but it was pretty damn funny, and we all had a good laugh at her exclamation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Extremely Ugly<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      • Rhamondre Stevenson had two fumbles. His fumbling is a problem, and he needs to be benched or released.\u00a0 Yes, released. I don\u2019t think he is capable of correcting this problem.<\/li>\n
      • Alex Austin\u2019s two penalties sustained the Steelers’ drives after what would have been stops. 1st<\/sup> Quarter, his Goal Line Pass Interference on 3rd<\/sup> down allowed Pittsburgh 1st<\/sup>\u00a0 His 2nd<\/sup> Quarter Defensive Holding (a questionable call) took away a sack of Rodgers on 3rd<\/sup> down at the 15-yard line and allowed the drive to continue for a 90-yard TD drive.\u00a0 Austin was benched in favor of\u00a0 Charles Woods.<\/li>\n
      • Demario Douglas needs to be inactive until he can get his act together. He had just 2 catches on 5 targets for 7 yards.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to see Efton Chism.\u00a0 The final play on offense was the straw that broke the camel\u2019s back.\u00a0 He should have dived forward and split the defenders.\u00a0 Instead, Douglas dropped back trying to elude the defenders and was tripped up short of the 1st down marker.<\/li>\n
      • Maye was sacked 5 times.<\/li>\n
      • The Patriots, leading the league in sacks, didn\u2019t get credited with any sacks, even though they did have one taken away with a holding penalty.<\/li>\n
      • The Patriots had two big turnovers in the Red Zone, one the 2nd<\/sup> Stephenson fumble at the one-yard line, and the second was the Interception at the 2-yard line with 0:12 left in the half.\u00a0 The ball was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Heyward and wobbled into Echols’ waiting arms.\u00a0 Maye has an unusual number of tipped balls for a QB that is 6\u20194\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u2026 Good<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        • Hunter Henry had a big game with 8 catches on 11 targets for 90 yards and 2 TDs. What is more impressive is that the 2nd<\/sup> TD came after he got a knock earlier in the game.<\/li>\n
        • Patriots’ Defense held the Pittsburgh Offense to 1 yard of total Offense in the 3rd. They held the Pittsburgh to 64 yards rushing at 2.5 yards per Carry.\u00a0 They also held Aaron Rodgers to 139 Yards Passing.<\/li>\n
        • Robert Spillane had a nice INT and return. He also led the team with 15 tackles.<\/li>\n
        • New England had an edge in Time of Possession of 33:20 to Pittsburgh\u2019s 26:40. The Pats had 26 1st downs to the Steelers’ 17.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Head Coach Mike Vrabel has to get his act together.\u00a0 He ran a very soft Training Camp and is not holding any of the players accountable for penalties or turnovers.\u00a0 He stated after the game that we need Stephenson \u2026 NO WE DON\u2019T.\u00a0 We can\u2019t afford to have him putting the ball on the ground.\u00a0 He needs to go!\u00a0 Show the players on the team that turning the ball over is not acceptable. \u00a0Elevate Terrell Jennings from the Practice Squad or find someone that won\u2019t fumble.<\/p>\n

          Why isn\u2019t our defense doing the same things by punching and knocking the ball out of the opposition’s hands.<\/p>\n

          How the hell is this team so good that they don\u2019t have 53 players on the roster?\u00a0 For the last week, they have had only 52 players on the roster. \u00a0If they had kept Jabrill Peppers, they would probably win this game today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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