Who you think New Englands gonna extend first Aqib Talib or Julian Edelman? i think the obvious is edleman but talib is so clutch idrk
Yeah, this will be the big debate as soon as the season ends until free agency starts. I expect both of them to test the market, but I’d think teams might be a little spooked by Edelman being raised by New England, not many of those players have gone on to duplicate their success elsewhere.
Teams that would be interested in Talib might want to make sure they have a good locker room in place. In a football-first environment like the Patriots, he’s done well. Somewhere else, where there are a lot of sideshows might make for a different Talib.
But if you have to choose one, I think the answer is pretty easy. How hard is it to find a slot receiver, especially when the Pats are already paying Danny Amendola a pretty good chunk of change?
And then, how hard is it to find a #1 corner?
I’d love to keep both but I think Talib has to be the priority if push comes to shove.
For what it’s worth, as we explained here, history tells us that teams who play closer games over the course of the regular season tend to do better when the playoffs roll around. Six of the last 10 Super Bowl winners had an average margin of victory of eight points or less, while on the other end of the spectrum, only two of the Super Bowl winners in that span had an average margin of victory of 10 points or better.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/for-what-its-worth-as-we-explained-here-history/
Breaking Down the Patriots’ Post-Gronkowski Offense | Erik Frenz – Bleacher Report
Breaking Down the Patriots’ Post-Gronkowski Offense | Erik Frenz – Bleacher Report
Great stuff from Frenz…
If Amendola came down with this then the words “helmet catch” might have been less painful in New England.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/lolpats-if-amendola-came-down-with-this-then/
ReFo: Patriots @ Dolphins, Week 15 | ProFootballFocus.com
ReFo: Patriots @ Dolphins, Week 15 | ProFootballFocus.com
The four sacks that the Patriots’ defense collected on the day give the appearance that their pass rush was dominant when in fact the pressures were lacking all day long. The defense managed just 14 total pressures on the day and managed to pressure Tannehill on just 11 of 41 dropbacks. Even then, of those 14 pressures, four came on blitzes from corners and linebackers. The defensive line was generally ineffective and had a cumulative pass rushing grade of -5.0. The main culprit for the Patriots was Rob Ninkovich (-1.8) whose only pressure came via running back Daniel Thomas. It will be interesting to see if the high snap counts for Ninkovich and Chandler Jones(-0.4) catch up with them down the stretch. Jones leads all 4-3 defensive ends in snaps with 1002 while Ninkovich is second at 971.
I think one of the biggest problems of this season, and one that hasn’t been that affected by injuries, is the lack of depth at defensive end. When you break down the pass rush problems, I think that’s a big factor, even if Ninkovich and Chandler are pretty much set for the next few seasons as the starting defensive ends.
Michael Buchanan got the early nod but was a scratch on Sunday. Jake Bequette has been MIA all season and it seems likely he’s nothing more than camp fodder next season.
This forced them to bring back Andre Carter who unfortunately is not the same guy he was in 2011. The Pats should look long and hard for a designated pass rusher in the mold of 2011 Mark Anderson this offseason.
