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Football Outsiders Week 8: Brady 6th, BJGE 3rd Best

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Football Outsiders Week 8: Brady 6th, BJGE 3rd Best

6.Tom BradyNE 16/27 240 1 0 Moss, schmoss. In Weeks 1-4, when Randy Moss was on the Patriots, Brady completed five-of-16 deep passes for 110 yards. Since then, he’s completed 7-of-13 for 220 yards, and also drawn a 29-yard pass interference call on another throw.

3.BenJarvus Green-Ellis NE The Williams Wall has, apparently, fallen. Or at least we know they can get tired. Nine of Green-Ellis’ carries came with a lead in the fourth quarter. He gained 71 yards, and seven of those carries were successful.F

Here Comes Your Mankins, Patriots Fans!

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Wow we almost forgot about our little Pro Bowl left guard, didn’t we? It is good to have my Mankins back and from the sound of it, the players are excited too.

The Pats shot at gaining homefield advantage will be put to serious test over the next three weeks. Wins over Indy and Pittsburgh would really put the Pats in the driver’s seat for one of the top two seeds in the AFC, and getting Mankins back now could be just the boost they need. Not to mention that Cleveland won’t be a walk in the park but I don’t expect to see much if any of Logan this weekend.

Everyone thought Mankins would be back at the end of November but Adam Shefter dropped yet another Patriots news nugget at halftime of the Monday Night Game that he’d be back today. So why’s he back early? 

My guess is that he saw the Patriots doing really well without him and realized why wait? If he reports now he gets in shape quicker and will be better able to help the Pats push to the playoffs. 

Ultimately Mankins playing well for a dominant Patriots team is what will be best for him if he’s going to secure the big free agent deal he so covets. 

I’m glad the wait is over, and I expect to see him start against the Steelers.

Did you bitches miss me?

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collectedclutter:

“…none of them were bigger than the one woody had…that was a big play, that was huge..”-TFB on woodys 17yrd catch on the 3rd and 12

🙂

Game sealer. Wow Woody Wow.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/collectedclutter-none-of-them-were-bigger/

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n. Ron Brace. Huge play in Minnesota-New England late in the first half, with the Vikings having a first-and-goal at the Patriots’ one with the score tied at 7. Brace, a second-year defensive tackle from Boston College (looks like he has classic noseman size), lined up on the head of Minnesota right tackle Phil Loadholt. At the snap, Adrian Peterson took the ball and ran right behind Loadholt. One problem: Brace was pushing Loadholt back. Peterson couldn’t find a hole, and he was enveloped by the Patriot defense. Never would have happened if Brace hadn’t win the man-to-man battle with Loadholt.

Peter King gives Ron Brace some love.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/n-ron-brace-huge-play-in-minnesota-new-england/

Patriots Third Down Defense Reset

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  • CIN 8/15 = 53%
  • NYJ 6/13 = 46%
  • BUF 5/10 = 50%
  • MIA 10/15 = 66%
  • BAL 5/16 = 31%
  • SD 7/15 = 46%
  • MIN 4/11 = 36%

Statistically the Vikings game was the best one yet for the Patriots defense on third down, however these stats don’t reflect the two times that the Pats got penalties on 3rd down and kept the Minny drives alive. 

The first was Brandon Meriweather taking a necessary PI call on Randy Moss that prevented a touchdown. I can live with that one.

The second was an illegal contact on Wilhite that was not necessary. Bill Belichick was visibly pissed with him after that. Minnesota would’ve had 4th and 3 if not for that penalty.

Overall the Pats percentage on third down rose from 49% to 47% which still keeps them last in the NFL, but the improvement of the past three weeks, where they are only giving up an average of 37.6% of their third downs, which is just about the league-wide average.