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The Patriots have allowed an NFL-worst 38 completions of 20 or more yards through the first seven games of the season, with six more coming Sunday during their overtime win over the Jets. What’s more, nearly all of those big completions have come during scoring drives, 31 of the 38, leading to 18 touchdowns and five field goals. That’s 141 of the 163 points the Patriots have allowed thus far this season. The big plays have been costly.

It’s their biggest concern – Patriots – Boston.com

This just goes back to the point I’ve been making, if the Patriots can just give up 3 passing plays per game instead of the 6 they’re averaging the impact will be huge. 

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-pass-defense/

Notes on PFF’s Patriots grades: Week 7 Jets

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Let’s try to dig into these rankings and see if we can find some positives:

Best Offensive Grade: Sebastian Vollmer (3.8)

Worst Offensive Grade: Brandon Lloyd (-3.3)

Best Defensive Grade: Ron Ninkovich (4.0)

Worst Defensive Grade: Vince Wilfork (-4.2)

These Wilfork grades are really making me second guess how much weight I put into PFF’s posts. No one can tell me he was the worst player on the field for the Patriots against the Jets, just like I find it a stretch that he’s been in the red for 5 of the last 6 weeks.

The offensive line was solid across the board with the exception of Nick McDonald who came in with a second-worst -1.8.

Brandon Spikes was graded with 8 stops, his season best.

Jerod Mayo was the second highest rated defender and looks to be putting together the best season of his career.

Starting corners Arrington (-1.0 in coverage) and Dennard (-.5 in coverage) were thrown at 16 times and gave up 13 receptions.

Brady threw six passes down the deep left part of the field, and only connected on one, Gronk’s first TD. Clearly the wanted to attack that area, but Lloyd’s drops certainly didn’t help.

Gronk took a -2.9 in run blocking. Sounds more and more like that’s an area he still trying to get back to 100% in after his ankle injury last year.

It was a balanced running attack at each of the gaps, but the most successful was behind Vollmer. Solder and McDonald struggled the most.

Kyle Love graded in the green the first two weeks but his performances have been down the last four games. If there was one area in the front seven I’d like to upgrade next off-season it’s Love’s spot. At least at this point.

Tavon Wilson came out with a 1.8 grade and still has yet to be in the red this year. I still think he might be the best safety on the roster.

Solder was in the green for pass blocking (1.7), in the red for run blocking (-1.4).

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After seven weeks, their impressive performances have been limited to glimpses: Week 1 against the Titans, one of the worst teams in football. The second half against the Bills. The middle two quarters against the Broncos. The final two drives against the Jets. The Patriots team that’s supposed to beat the world occasionally shows up, but it doesn’t stay. And if you’re looking for a cause, it’s nothing new: The Patriots simply can’t stop anyone from throwing the ball on them.

The Patriots are flawed, and other Week 7 news – Grantland

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-blog-41/

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Rex (Ryan) historically has played Tom Brady and that offense well. There’s a formula to do it. Look at what happened yesterday: They locked up the outside receivers, and they clogged up the middle of the field and they played a post safety. That’s why New England couldn’t run. And unless guys like Brandon Lloyd can make plays, which he had opportunities to do yesterday, that’s the formula that’s going to keep going. That’s why they need that outside receiver to be able to do something to take the defense out of the middle of the field. That’s the way you do it.

How the Jets stalled the Pats’ offense – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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