Throwback week for the Pats. Does that mean the Jets are in theirs too?
https://www.patspropaganda.com/throwback-week-for-the-pats-does-that-mean-the/
“Nothing surprises me with Wes,” Brady said. “He’s the heart and soul of this team. He’s been like that since he got here. He’s become a dynamic player over the years. He’s tough. He’s clutch. He’s mentally tough. He’s awesome. … I love being out there with him.”
beautiful bromance
https://www.patspropaganda.com/collectedclutter-nothing-surprises-me-with/
Bottom Line Apparel presents The Bottom Line Patriots Player of the Week
We’ve got a new feature this week presented by Bottom Line Apparel, the appropriately titled Bottom Line Patriots Player of the Week. This is the one player who had the biggest impact on the victory or loss… you know, aka the bottom line.
This week it has to go to Wes Welker. This past off-season we were preaching to all those who’d listen that Welker was going to torch the NFL this year and so far he’s done just that. Despite media reports how he was now on the wrong side of 30, had a tough 2010 with a lot of dropped balls and looked like he was regressing Welker has been on a record pace for receptions.
He continues to be Tom Brady’s safety net and it should be a fantastic match-up to see Revis against Welker next weekend.
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Patriots defensive drive counter vs. Raiders
I love football stats. I think that they tell an important part of the story. But I also believe that there’s never a “smoking gun” stat that tells you everything you need to know about what a team has done or will do.
Football is organic. It’s about timing, synchronicity, and the most difficult of all things to predict, human performance. Ultimately it comes down to how many points you gave up, and whether or not you gave you offense a chance to win.
I feel that these drive counters to be a realistic evaluation tool, especially in the modern NFL where things like Passing Yards are becoming irrelevant.
1st Quarter
- 9 plays, 50 yards – FIELD GOAL
- 9 plays, 45 yards – PUNT
- 5 plays, 88 yards – TD
2nd Quarter
- 9 plays, 82 yards – INTERCEPTION
3rd Quarter
- 15 plays, 80 yards – FIELD GOAL
4th Quarter
- 8 plays, 64 yards – INTERCEPTION
- 6 plays, 17 yards – PUNT
- 4 plays, 7 yards – TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- 4 plays, 99 yards – TD
Look, I’m not going to try and sugarcoat the 3 eighty-plus yards in a row that spanned the first, second and third quarters. There’s no doubt that the Patriots defense need to get off the field in those situations when they get to third down. And allowing first downs on 61% of your 3rd downs is gross.
But let’s look at the positives. In the third and fourth quarter, when the game was still in doubt the three Patriots defensive stands went: FG, INT, PUNT, TURNOVER ON DOWNS.
That is the kind of clutch defense that you need to win championships. Are there things to be improved? Of course, but when they needed it most the defense got the ball back to the offense every time.
And if you’re going to play bend don’t break defense one of the most important stats to look at is Red Zone defense. The Pats only gave up a score twice on five trips inside the 20 for the Raiders. That’s solid.
Impressive route-running from WR Chad Ochocinco on Welker’s 15-yard touchdown pass. Split wide left, Ochocinco faked outside before making a sharp cut inside, just barely clearing Welker as he broke to the outside from the left slot. Ochocinco’s route was so sharp that CB Chemdi Chekwa didn’t even notice the ball thrown to Welker, following Ochocinco across the field despite being in position to stop Welker before the end zone. Chekwa also effectively set a pick on slot CB Joe Porter, giving Welker just enough time to beat Porter to the pylon.
Mike Rodak – ESPN Boston
https://www.patspropaganda.com/impressive-route-running-from-wr-chad-ochocinco-on/
