PatsPropaganda

An Independent Patriots Blog

Dolphins Game As Big As They Come

by

I must first say that I respect the hell out of the team that the Miami Dolphins have become since 2007. They’re still a little rough around the edges (see their game against the Jets) but they are a big, physical football team that is going to compete from start to end and force you to beat them.

I never like to blow the importance of games out of proportion, especially in early October, but the fact is that this game is going to tell a lot about where the New England Patriots are.

We don’t need to be reminded of how poorly the Patriots have been in big games as of late, especially on the road. Name the last big road game the Patriots won. You’d have to go back to the 2007 16-0 game against the Giants.

In many ways the Dolphins and Patriots are similar teams. Young on defense, but solid on offense with solid weaponry. While Miami’s defense might be slightly ahead of the Pats right now, the Patriots are ahead at quarterback.

The thing that we know for sure is that the Patriots will have to play 60 minutes to win. Their defense must play better than they have the past two weeks. They must win the game, it will not be handed to them. 

So start getting excited now, we’re five days from learning a lot about the 2010 Patriots.

Patriots Ranked 6th in Football Outsiders DVOA

by

After three weeks the Patriots have by far the number one offense in the NFL as far as the Football Outsiders are concerned. Their defense? 27th. Sounds about right, doesn’t it? Special Teams are ranked 17th. Overall they’re 6th, up one spot from 7th last week.

The Top 10:

  1. Green Bay Packers
  2. Kansas City Chiefs
  3. Pittsburgh Steelers
  4. New York Jets
  5. Philadelphia Eagles
  6. New England Patriots
  7. Atlanta Falcons
  8. Dallas Cowboys
  9. Seattle Seahawks
  10. Indianapolis Colts

The Dolphins are ranked 11th (12th in offense, 15th in defense, 27th in special teams).

by

http://www.hulu.com/embed/kMbdSf8mAsNw_CrLfAjQmA

Patriots History Tuesday: 1985 Patriots

I have clear memories of the 1985 season and their magical playoff run. Wish I still had my Squish the Fish t-shirt. Perhaps that would be a good thing to go looking for on a swag hunt.

John Hannah was a guest on Bill Simmons’ BS Report last week and he spoke a little about how disappointed the team was after Tony Eason was named the starter for the Super Bowl. It probably played a large part in why they got blown out. Of course it might’ve had something to do with the defense they were playing who actually were the legendary ‘85 Bears.

Side note: The 2010 Patriots will wear ’85 throwbacks on Halloween and Thanksgiving this year.

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

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-history-tuesday-1985-patriots-i-have/

Patriots Defense By the Percentages

by

Thru 3 games…

Base 3-4 Defese: 80 of 202 plays = 40%

Sub Packages: 118 of 202 plays = 60%

Short Yardage: 4 of 202 plays = 2%

———————————————————————-

Percentage of Snaps Played (min. 25%)

  1. McCourty 100%
  2. Mayo 99%
  3. Chung 95%
  4. Banta Cain 86%
  5. Sanders 71%
  6. Wilfork 69%
  7. Butler 68%
  8. Meriweather 63%
  9. Brace 54%
  10. Wilhite 50%
  11. Ninkovich 50%
  12. G. Warren 45%
  13. Wright 44%
  14. Pryor 43%
  15. Spikes 43%
  16. Guyton 36%
  17. Arrington 30%

Analysis

Most surprising to me from this is how little Gary Guyton has been used. Seemed to me like he was out there for more than 36% of the snaps. 

Considering the Pats have been in subpackages more than their base it’s interesting that Gerard Warren is still playing slightly more than Pryor or Wright.

Meriweather is still playing nearly 2/3s of the snaps.

Ron Brace is really coming on strong and it reflects in the amount he’s playing.