Rob Gronkowski for Bruce Weber – MORE HERE
https://www.patspropaganda.com/mynewplaidpants-rob-gronkowski-for-bruce-weber/
The fact that the average pressure of the Colts
balls was significantly above the prediction of the
Ideal Gas Law, while that of the Patriots balls was
not, is inconsistent with the findings of the Wells
report. Our conclusion that the warming of the
balls during halftime is the key factor overlooked
in the Wells report is supported by the
observation that the readings of the intercepted
Patriots football, measured separately from the
other Patriots balls, came in almost precisely at
the prediction of the law. Under the hypothesis
asserted by the Well report, the odds of this
Patriots ball matching the Ideal Gas Law
prediction were between 1 out of 3 and 1 out of
300. It is therefore unlikely that the Patriots
deflated the footballs.
American Enterprise Institute’s new study of the Wells Report https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/On-the-Wells-report.pdf
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-fact-that-the-average-pressure-of-the-colts/
Deflating ‘Deflategate’
I know many out there are sick of Deflategate, but when the New York Times comes out with something like this, I have to share it.
H/T to @MichaelHurley for the find.
Mike – with all the additions along the defensive line, especially through the draft, I’m wondering how you see the trench’s depth chart stacking up and who might be the odd men out.
Hard to say definitely right now because it always seems to be a position where at least minor injuries are a factor. But I’ve seen quite a few roster projections with Chris Jones getting cut. I’d prefer to keep him because I think he’s a pretty solid rotational guy.
Easley and Brown are obviously locks, then I’d pencil in Siliga and Branch as near-locks (though you can never be sure a vet like Branch will stick out of camp since it would guarantee his salary). Still, I think he’s the only true veteran and a needed presence.
Chris Jones might actually be in competition with Zach Moore, who’s been working as an interior rusher.
Overall it’s a good mix of size and quickness and I am so curious to see how the rotation breaks down without Wilfork this season. We could be in for a bit of a schematic tweak without him.
As for the ends Chandler Jones, Ninkovich and Jabaal Sheard are locks and you’d think Grissom and Flowers should be as well. With Moore’s flexibility that should help pad the defensive end spot as well.
Do you think the plan offensively is to get back to the multiple TE offense
I think it’s always the preference to be able to run a healthy dose of multiple tight end sets. We’ve already heard plenty about the extra red zone work that Brady, Gronk and Chandler are putting in.
The simple truth is with teams playing more and more subpackages with smaller defensive backs, playing more 12 and 13 personnel enables the offense to dictate the terms. Gronk and Chandler are so ideal for this because they’re both huge and can also can also catch.
If the defense plays four DBs and stacks the box they’ll send Gronk and Chandler out and make linebackers/safeties cover them. If the defense plays with a light box, they’ll run. That’s the essence of the Patriots philosophy – attack the weakness and that’s what multiple tight ends allows them to do on offense.
While I like Blount, I would like to see gray get more snaps this year
I agree, Gray has good quickness while Blount seems to take a couple strides to really get going. There’s no question they’re going to have to rely on Gray or Gaffney as a primary early down back against the Steelers, although the offensive gameplan vs. Pittsburgh is often a pass-heavy one so we might get a better sense of Cadet/White in that first game. Though I’m not sure any of the backs are ready to just step in and carry the bulk of the load in week one.