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The 49ers won Thursday night, but still lost in handling Aldon Smith | The MMQB with Peter King

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The 49ers won Thursday night, but still lost in handling Aldon Smith | The MMQB with Peter King

Bedard on Pats alert! Bedard on Pats alert! Holy hoodie, I miss the Wet Blanket of Reason…

Despite beating the Buccaneers, 23-3, the Patriots’ offense is still out of whack. Quarterback Tom Brady has not played well to this point, partly because he’s faced three defenses (Bills, Jets and Bucs) that specialize in changing their pre- and post-snap looks. Those kinds of schemes always put doubt in Brady’s mind, where there normally is none. He’ll face another this week from Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan. In games against these varied schemes, Brady has to trust (more than usual) that his receivers will be in the right places. But the Pats’ young receivers are still repeating many of the same mistakes: making cautious, rounded-off cuts at the top of routes (Kenbrell Thompkins); not adjusting routes quickly enough based on coverage (Aaron Dobson); unable to beat coverage (Michael Hoomanawanui and Zach Sudfeld); and showing an overall lack of polish in the system (Josh Boyce). With Julian Edelman commanding more double teams, Brady is running out of options. It would really help if the Patriots doubled down more on the running game. It has been impressive most of the time, and their best plays have come off hard run action. This offense must start showing gradual improvement if it hopes to be executing at a high level later in the season.

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Wondering what the trickle down effect is when Gronk and Amendola come back. Most specifically how does it affect Edelman, and how does it affect their preference to run 11 and 12 personnel?

And what about James Develin? Will he still be needed? How about Hooman?

There will still likely be a rotation but Amendola’s return has to come at the expense of someone’s snaps, likely Aaron Dobson, though it could be Edelman as well.

In my view the primary personnel becomes:

11 – RB, Gronk, Thompkins, Amendola, Edelman

12 – RB, Gronk, Hooman/Sudfeld, Thompkins, Amendola

The base guys would be Gronk, Thompkins and Amendola and an RB, with the fifth weapon rotating depending on the game plan. 

It will be interesting to see how it all plays out in the next few weeks as the games get more important and the opponents get better.

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They mustered a pedestrian 358 total yards against the Buccaneers, and through three games are only averaging 19.7 points per game, down from 34.8 last year. The Patriots managed only two touchdowns in five trips inside the red zone, and Brady’s longest completion of the day was just 20 yards. He’s had to dink and dunk all season with his top receiver threats taken away. Through three games, Brady is averaging just 5.5 yards per attempt — a full 2 yards below his career average of 7.5.

Tom Brady, young receivers grow up together in Patriots’ 23-20 win over Buccaneers – Sports – The Boston Globe

Getting better but still a long way to go…

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Positional groupings: Disappearing TE – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Positional groupings: Disappearing TE – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Obviously this will shift once Gronk gets back and maybe Sudfeld starts to work his way into the equation. Wouldn’t be surprised if by November we see Gronk/Sudfeld/Amendola/Thompkins as a go-to.

  • 3 or more WRs: 89-of-159
  • 2 backs: 46-of-159
  • 2 or more TEs: 38-of-159

The Patriots Offense Finds Its Roots | The Tailgater

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The Patriots Offense Finds Its Roots | The Tailgater

Good breakdown of all the new offensive weapons from Mike Tanier.

Judging from what I saw in practices and Friday’s preseason drubbing of the Eagles, the Patriots offense is going to be just fine. It will be different, and it won’t be historic like it was in 2007 or 2011, but the Patriots will score enough points to keep the sky from falling. If anything, the Patriots offense is going back to its mid-2000’s roots, when the stats were less eye-popping but the championships more plentiful.