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The Patscast guys are back with super guest Jay Shields! This episode has a review of how the Pats have evolved this season and a preview of the coming playoff game against the Jets.
Jay is an experienced football guy, and can explain things on a deeper level than most of us are used to. If you have the time I highly suggest you check it out here. They are also on itunes under Patscast.
The Patscast guys are back with super guest Jay Shields! This episode has a review of how the Pats have evolved this season and a preview of the coming playoff game against the Jets.
Jay is an experienced football guy, and can explain things on a deeper level than most of us are used to. If you have the time I highly suggest you check it out here. They are also on itunes under Patscast.
As always no one can sum it up like the one and only Fitzy. GFY!
As always no one can sum it up like the one and only Fitzy. GFY!
So as you’ve probably heard by now Antonio Cromartie went off on TFB this morning, calling him an a-hole, etc. You know, I would’ve been a whole lot more worried about this game if it was radio silence out of the Jets camp.
Some even speculated after they beat the Colts that there might’ve been a gag order placed on the Jets this week. But nope.
I’ve said many times that I like what Rex Ryan brings to the rivalry. And while I’m sick of hearing him talk, I’m certainly not sick of having him get me even more pumped up to play the Jets.
What’s maddening to me is how the Jets can talk all this trash before games, and then when they lose and other teams get fired up about beating them (you know in the game, where it counts) they act like the other teams are the ones who are jerks.
Don’t rattle the tiger’s cage and then come off all surprised when the tiger mauls you, fellas.
Ultimately I don’t think Brady really needs any added motivation this week. I don’t think he really cares what Cromartie says. But it’s the guys like Logan Mankins and Vince Wilfork, the guys who will be in the trenches that material like this will be most detrimental to the Jets.
Really the Jets have to hope that the Patriots are not clicking on all cylinders this weekend if they’re to have a chance. That’s simple math. Brady > Sanchez. But by continuing to talk the Jets are ensuring that every single member of the Patriots will be locked in and pissed off. That’s not the kind of team you want to play.
So thanks, Al-cro-traz!
Yeah, Brady’s the asshole.
So there have been reports kicking around today, and Pete Sheppard (who is slowly working his way into my rotation of Pats media) played itron the air, that after 45-3 Bart Scott told a reporter off the air that they knew exactly what to do should the face the Patriots offense again.
That thing being “funnel everything to the middle”. Rex Ryan was asked about this quote and avoided answering it directly which maybe lends some credence to what Scott said.
Who knew that stopping what Football Outsiders standards has as the best offense of the modern era was just that simple. Funnel everything to the middle. Easy, peezy, cover two.
I’m not sure why this was suddenly apparent to the Jets after the game, I guess that in-game adjustment escaped them while the Pats were reigning down touchdowns on them.
Well, it’s my hope to at least help get the word about this out and about, because if it is true I assume BB is already on top of it, but why not spread the word.
In theory I can see how it might make sense given the Pats are now running a “horizontal” attack. If you don’t let receivers catch their slip screens and get outside it seems logical that they wouldn’t have much room to operate running back into the traffic.
Though when I think about that Deion Branch touchdown on fourth down he pretty much ran right through the heart of their defense. But what do I know. I ain’t Mike Mayock (despite how much I wish I was).
Everyone seems pretty assured that this game will be closer than 42 points, but even half that is still is a blow out.
AS CLOSE AS HE’LL GET
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