Q: How close was Rob Gronkowski to playing yesterday?
BB: I don’t know. He was inactive.
Q: Did he have a shot to play?
BB: He was inactive.
Q: Going into the day, was there a chance he’d play?
BB: He was inactive for the game.
Q: What about Danny Amendola?
BB: He was inactive too.
Q: I know they were inactive.
BB: They were inactive so they didn’t play.
Q: I think you have an idea how close they were.
BB: Well, they weren’t able to play. What do you want, percentage points? They couldn’t play.
Q: Going into the day, did you know they couldn’t play?
BB: They were inactive.
Q: That doesn’t answer my question.
BB: They were inactive, it’s as simple as that.
Some have asked about defensive tackle Vince Wilfork’s play in recent weeks, as his position usually requires a closer look to get a better feel for what is happening in the trenches. Last week, he was surprisingly single blocked at times by Jets guard Vladimir Ducasse. Against the Buccaneers, he seemed to be more disruptive. For example, it was Wilfork who drew the holding penalty on center Jeremy Zuttah at the start of the fourth quarter, which turned out to be a drive stopper after Tampa Bay had generated some positive momentum on the march. We’ve seen Wilfork dominate games inside, and while that wasn’t the case on Sunday, he was disruptive at times inside.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/some-have-asked-about-defensive-tackle-vince/
How the Patriots’ Defense Has Kept New England in AFC’s Elite | Bleacher Report
How the Patriots’ Defense Has Kept New England in AFC’s Elite | Bleacher Report
Frenz doing work, great stuff as always…
And photo evidence why LeGarrette Blount returning kicks is a joke.
(via Nordstrom’s Best: Patriots vs. Buccaneers – 9/22/2013)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/and-photo-evidence-why-legarrette-blount-returning/
Photo evidence that Spikes is indeed back.
(via Nordstrom’s Best: Patriots vs. Buccaneers – 9/22/2013)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/photo-evidence-that-spikes-is-indeed-back-via/
One way to measure if an on-field rapport between a quarterback and receiver is improving is results in “got-to-have-it” situations. Along those lines, it stood out that of receiver Aaron Dobson’s seven catches, four went for first downs (two on third down, one on fourth down) and Dobson also produced another first down by drawing a 28-yard pass interference penalty. On one of the third-down catches (11:48 remaining, second quarter), the Buccaneers were in zone coverage and cornerback Darrelle Revis passed Dobson off. That’s the type of play that makes one wonder if the Buccaneers are maximizing Revis’ elite skill set.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/one-way-to-measure-if-an-on-field-rapport-between/
ReFo: TB @ NE, Week 3 | ProFootballFocus.com
ReFo: TB @ NE, Week 3 | ProFootballFocus.com
The Patriots continued to get stellar play from the left side of their offensive line as LG Logan Mankins and LT Nate Solder graded at 6.1 and 4.0 respectively. Mankins was perfect on his 42 pass block attempts and he was a force in the running game ( 4.1 run block) — he was particularly proficient in the Patriots’ zone scheme that was featured prominently on Sunday. He got movement on DT Gerald McCoy a number of times to open holes for Patriots running backs. Solder gave up one solitary hurry on his 42 attempts, an Adrian Clayborn swipe to the back of Brady’s jersey, but even that hurry was recovered nicely as Solder was able to ride him past the pocket in time to allow Brady to step up. He wasn’t nearly as dominant as Mankins in the running game, but he did take advantage of undersized DE Daniel Te’o-Nesheim on back-to-back plays in the fourth quarter, first pinning him inside and later manhandling him to the ground.