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Patriot defense didn’t look revamped in first test – Patriots – Boston.com

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Patriot defense didn’t look revamped in first test – Patriots – Boston.com

We can’t really turn the page to the next game until Greg Bedard weighs in with his weekly wrap up and most of what he writes here reinforces what the PFF breakdown saw, though I tend to trust Bedard’s analysis more than the anonymous PFF guy.

Biggest takeaway? The defensive performance is concerning, and though Bedard didn’t include it here, he was wondering on twitter last night whether off-man coverage can even work any more in today’s NFL. I hope he writes more on that because it’s been a main ingredient of the bend-don’t-break, but it’s like pretty much giving up free completions against teams with any offensive presence. This quote sums it up:

The question the Patriots have to be asking themselves is: Is it time to change how we do things — at least against good teams? Because an increased talent level alone doesn’t look like it will be good enough against elite teams.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsiIPzh-3pg

New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins | Sideline Camera | 1990 (by TheBillGonzalez)

This video popped up on YouTube yesterday with the following disclaimer:

This video is a digital dump of a single Beta tape I found in the midst of tapes I own. I have no idea how it came into my possession and do not claim ownership. I am posting strictly for historical purposes and general curiosity.


I just enjoy watching the footage despite the lack of sound. It brings back a lot of memories of shitty Patriots teams I watched in the old stadium. Grogan at the end of the line. John Stephens. I’d say “good times” but they really weren’t. But I sure did love seeing games there.

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

https://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-vs-miami-dolphins-sideline/

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Tom Brady had 4:01 left with just a 30-28 lead, so this was going to be a crucial execution of the four-minute offense. We have seen teams like Dallas, Atlanta and Houston really put games away (against the Manning brothers this year, specifically) in this moment. While the Patriots like to pass in these situations, Brady’s success is not up to par. In the final four minutes of the fourth quarter with a one-score lead, Brady is just 31 of 58 for 328 yards, interception and a 63.0 passer rating. On third downs only, he is 15 of 29 for 176 yards, interception and a 56.1 passer rating.

Captain Comeback Week 3: What the Hell’s Going on Out Here?

Somewhat of a companion piece to what I wrote earlier today about the defense. No question Brady and the offense didn’t do them any favors in those games either. Still, you can’t go 0-for-4 on defense when a stop equals a win.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-brady-2/

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the-destroia:

12/100 photos of Rob Gronkowski

↳ PS these bad boys have just hit the shelves of Stop & Shop’s regionally and proceeds
    will benefit the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-destroia-12100-photos-of-rob-gronkowski/