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Fitzy’s Hey Pats, Cut The Shit!-Cast (by Fitzy01821)
As always no one knows how to sum it up just right like Fitzy. It is in fact time to cut the shit. And what better way to start the weekend that with a few laughs.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/fitzys-hey-pats-cut-the-shit-cast-by/
Oh boy, I’m glad someone wants to talk about Big Vince because I don’t think it’s gotten much mention anywhere else.
Yes, it’s true that ProFootballFocus has graded Wilfork negatively the last five consecutive games, and he really hasn’t stood out much recently with a big play. But it’s also worth pointing out the Greg Bedard of the Boston Globe, someone who studies the film closely, has liked Wilfork’s performances recently.
It’s really hard to evaluate Wilfork fully because he does so much and isn’t in a position to rack up a lot of numbers. But what I will say is that I wish the Pats could use less of Wilfork, especially on obvious passing downs. Wilfork can be dominant, but I think he’d be more consistently dominant if he wasn’t asked to play 90% of the downs. Ideally if we could get him back to even 75% he’d be more effective, especially in crunch time.
The problem is just that after him there isn’t a lot of talent on the interior defensive line. I like Kyle Love, but I don’t love him. And Ron Brace? Not showing a whole lot this year.
So again it comes back to my favorite talking point, that the Pats need an interior penetrator-type who can spell Wilfork in clear passing situations, and give them a much needed pocket-pushing presence.
It may be futile but I’m still holding out hope Myron Pryor could be that guy.
Jets vs. Patriots: Drawing Up a Game Plan for New England | Erik Frenz
Here’s Frenz’s game plan for the Pats along with some great film like this clip below:
Bill Belichick Press Conference Transcript
BB’s Friday pressers are always entertaining especially when he gets asked about nerdy football stuff. There’s some great stuff in here, well worth a read.
This is certainly a criticism that is coming to the forefront in the last week, and I don’t think it’s totally off-base. Spikes is the perfect example, he’s one of the few players that is truly a master of something, but limited in another. At the opposite end of the spectrum you Patrick Chung, who is okay at a lot of things, but not great at anything.
It comes back to value drafting, and you can understand why having guys who can do a number of things could be valuable, especially in the secondary.
Asante Samuel is a good example too. He’s an elite zone read corner, but tackling, man-to-man, and special teams are certainly not his thing.
So I certainly think the case can be made that the balance has shifted too much to guys who can do it all okay, but nothing great. The reason they’re losing games is because they’re not making plays (on either side of the ball) when the game is on the line, and part of that can be a function of just not having enough elite talent in certain spots.
Still, this is a defense that forces turnovers at an elite level so that has to count for something as well. Really I think it just comes down to finding a back end safety with range and leadership. Those are hard to come by these days, but one player like that could elevate the play of the entire secondary, especially someone like McCourty.
It’s Friday and the Patriots are in red this weekend! Shouldn’t you be too? DO YOUR JOB!
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-belichick-do-your-job/
It Is What It Is » Mike Lombardi on D&C: Patriots DBs ‘have to get better’
Must listen every week!
“It’s certainly a concern and obviously it has to rely on some of the players. I think what you saw, let’s be real honest here, Patrick Chung’s ball skills down the field have got to get better,” Lombardi said. “I don’t know how you make them better, how you make his instincts better on the ball down the field. I think not having Steve Gregory back there is certainly a concern. … They have to get better at making plays down the field. [Devin] McCourty, everyone. And I think ultimately its something that will be worked on. It’s a skill. … Instincts for DBs are something we don’t talk enough about, we always talk about size and speed. But I think instincts really play an important part, and ultimately, that’s a hard thing to coach.”