Could Rob Gronkowski’s Injury Improve Patriots’ Super Bowl Chances? | Bleacher Report
New analysis article up on B/R, painting a silver lining on the Gronk injury.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlLp2hsZdW4
Little something to help everyone with their Gronkpression…
Gronking – Rob Gronkowski Spikes to the 1812 Overture (by themicahmo)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Those looking for a quick snapshot of the high level in which right tackle Sebastian Vollmer is playing, cue up the tape to back-to-back plays (14:13 and 13:30 left) at the start of the third quarter. Vollmer’s athleticism stands out as he gets in front of a receiver screen to clear a path (yes, that was an offensive tackle squaring up a defensive back) for Julian Edelman, and then on the next snap, he absolutely stonewalled Jerry Hughes when Hughes attempted a spin move in the pass rush. Doesn’t get much better than that. Vollmer, who is in the final year of his contract, is putting himself in position to cash in.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/those-looking-for-a-quick-snapshot-of-the-high/
This was one of the worst ones of the year against the Ravens.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/this-was-one-of-the-worst-ones-of-the-year-against/
First two are ugly, but the restof it looks pretty good. That 5 play-74 yard touchdown drive to start the 4th quarter wasn’t encouraging, but overall one of their best games of the year.
Updating the Patriots Defensive Analysis now…
When your long snapper is dislodging the ball from the opposition, as Danny Aiken did on the third-quarter punt when he raced downfield in coverage, that’s when you know your team has a knack for creating ball disruption. The Patriots had four different times in which they ripped the ball out of the Colts’ grasp (recovering 1). Add those to the three interceptions, and it could have been a seven-turnover day. That’s seven real chances for a turnover, which is remarkable. This is part of their identity – they are really good at it.
Closing the book on Patriots-Colts – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
This is who this Patriots team is, living and dying on turnovers. It’s a slippery slope to winning football games, as we saw in 2010 when the Pats had a similar turnover ratio and when they faced the Jets in the playoffs the Jets were safe with the ball and won the game.
