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Patriots WR Julian Edelman – all his receptions against the Jets in 2013 Week 2 (by Nigel Wakeley)
Something tells me the Jets aren’t gonna let this happen again. Dobson and Thomkpins going to have to step it up.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-wr-julian-edelman-all-his-receptions/
New York Jets – Can They Break Ugly Patriots Regular Season Trend?
Good read on the history of second matchups between Rex’s Jets and the Pats.
He was always very poised and always had a real good vision in the game. Even after, it could be a bad play that happened or an interception or a turnover or something, he would come to the sideline and say, ‘OK, let’s talk about what happened on that play.’ He would very clearly say, ‘This is what I saw. This is what happened. This is what this guy did, this is what this guy did, this is what the safeties did, this middle linebacker was here. This is what I saw on the route.’ Then you go back and look at the film and all those things happened. The six, seven, eight, nine things that he described were pretty much the way the play unfolded. I think that’s something that really was one of Tom’s greatest strengths, is his ability to see the field, remain calm, remain poised even though the stadium may be going crazy if we’re on the road or the situation- we may only have couple seconds to work with or whatever the circumstances are. He does a very good job of knowing what the situation but not getting consumed by it and focusing on the execution of that particular play or sequence of plays. I think that’s one of his greatest strengths as a player.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/he-was-always-very-poised-and-always-had-a-real/
Linebacker Jerod Mayo has had surgery on a torn pectoral muscle and is out at least eight weeks, a source tells WEEI.com. If his rehab goes well, then Mayo is likely to return to working out in six weeks. If there’s a chance the captain of the Patriots defense could return for late in the season and the playoffs, the team is likely to hold off placing him on injured reserve.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/linebacker-jerod-mayo-has-had-surgery-on-a-torn/
Not that I recall, it’s gotten to the ridiculous point where you kind of give up judging the defense because this is not the defense they had planned on at any level.
So what does the (potential) loss of Mayo mean? The biggest question to me is whether they move Hightower to Will and bring Collins in at Sam in base? Or do they leave Hightower at Sam and put Fletcher at Will?
Ultimately then they must decide who the top coverage linebacker becomes? Hightower, Collins or Fletcher?
There’s no question Dane Fletcher has always moved and tackled well. He saw time at OLB as a rookie but became more of an MLB in 2011, and being used as a spy on good receiving backs like Ray Rice.
Collins has been brought along slowly and still appears a little green. At least from an experience standpoint, I think Fletcher is probably ahead of him at this time in base.
Also think Steve Beauharnais, a rookie out of Rutgers, could see some snaps. Like the rest of the Rutgers rookies, he looked like a solid football player in preseason.
There’s no easy answer because Hightower is effectively the next guy up, but likely a step behind Fletcher in coverage. So it will probably have to be a gameplan thing, and at least for the Jets game I think you’ll see Hightower get the most prominent uptick in snaps.
Collins should also see some more time in subpackages, but it will be interesting to see how they manage all the young linebackers and put together a plan of attack.
Tom Brady now has 40 wins where the winning points were scored in the fourth quarter or overtime. This was the seventh time he led a game-winning touchdown drive in the final three minutes. It’s the latest he had ever thrown a game-winning touchdown pass (five seconds left) and out of the 40 games, it may be the most improbable win yet.
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Clutch Encounters: Week 6
There’s be a lot of different stats thrown around this week as to which number of comebacks Brady has made in his career. I’m going with Captain Comeback’s numbers here…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/tom-brady-now-has-40-wins-where-the-winning-points/
