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I havent' read all the crap that you guys have been posting today, but I have seen a lot of blaming Belichick, saying that Brady is "done", the Pats offense was "lame", and other retarded bullshit.
To me, the Patriots actually played a better game today than they did against Buffalo. Here are some of the positives that I took out of an early season loss today.
1) The defense played very, very well. Let's face it, they looked like crap last week, and I thought they really turned it around nicely today. They were excellent against the run, came up with a red zone turnover, and really held the Jets offense in check for the bulk of the game. In fact, they came up with two BIG stops late in the fourth quarter to give Brady and Co. a chance to come back. I was very pleased with the way the defense played today, and hope that they continue an upward trend.
2) Brady wasn't sacked a single time. Yes, the Jets got lots of pressure and forced some bad throws, but he didn't get sacked once, and that's a good thing. In fact, the Pats moved the ball pretty well in the first half, and really made some mistakes in the red zone that could have put the Jets in a very difficult position. Brady throwing off of Edelman's fingertips on 3rd and 5 from the 7 yard line was a BIG miscue. Julian would have waltzed into the end zone, but Tom just didn't put it where it needed to be. The other big misfire was when Brady was flushed from the pocket and missed a wide open Galloway inside the 5 yard line. On both plays, the Patriots had prime opportunities to get into the end zone and just misfired. Those plays will come, and this offense is clearly not clicking on all cylinders. To me, the Pats lost this game in the first half, not the second, because they missed a couple of key chances to get a double digit lead.
3) Edelman filled in very nicely for Wes Welker, and will certainly see more playing time, even when Welker returns. He really only dropped one ball, and handled hot reads as well as a rookie should be expected to handle them. Nice job by Julian.
4) The Patriots were actually able to run the ball pretty effectively today, but some untimely penatlies left them in a lot of 3rd and long situations. I won't bash "LoMo" today, because I can't remember him getting a carry after the first quarter. This team clearly needs BJGE to get some carries, because their other running backs are either long in the tooth (Taylor/ Morris) or simply not that good (Maroney). I am thinking that BJGE is having trouble in pass protection, and is probably the reason why he didn't play today. Have faith, he'll be this team's starting back by week 6, if not sooner.
5) Let's face it, the only part of this team that anyone has faith in is Tom Brady and the passing game. Sure, they didn't light it up today, but it's a 16 game season, and they will get better as the season progresses. All of the other question marks about this team had some positive trends this week, and to me, that's a good thing. I'm not pleased that the Patriots lost, but the fact remains that they get to play next week, and 13 weeks thereafter. It's a long season, and nobody ever won the Super Bowl in week 2 of an NFL season. For all of the shit talking the Jets did this week, it doesn't mean a damn thing in the grand scheme of things. We'll get to see them again, and this time it'll be on our turf, with our fans, and a more finely tuned offensive unit will be on the field that day. Have faith Patriots fans, the Falcons are coming to town!
To me, the Patriots actually played a better game today than they did against Buffalo. Here are some of the positives that I took out of an early season loss today.
1) The defense played very, very well. Let's face it, they looked like crap last week, and I thought they really turned it around nicely today. They were excellent against the run, came up with a red zone turnover, and really held the Jets offense in check for the bulk of the game. In fact, they came up with two BIG stops late in the fourth quarter to give Brady and Co. a chance to come back. I was very pleased with the way the defense played today, and hope that they continue an upward trend.
2) Brady wasn't sacked a single time. Yes, the Jets got lots of pressure and forced some bad throws, but he didn't get sacked once, and that's a good thing. In fact, the Pats moved the ball pretty well in the first half, and really made some mistakes in the red zone that could have put the Jets in a very difficult position. Brady throwing off of Edelman's fingertips on 3rd and 5 from the 7 yard line was a BIG miscue. Julian would have waltzed into the end zone, but Tom just didn't put it where it needed to be. The other big misfire was when Brady was flushed from the pocket and missed a wide open Galloway inside the 5 yard line. On both plays, the Patriots had prime opportunities to get into the end zone and just misfired. Those plays will come, and this offense is clearly not clicking on all cylinders. To me, the Pats lost this game in the first half, not the second, because they missed a couple of key chances to get a double digit lead.
3) Edelman filled in very nicely for Wes Welker, and will certainly see more playing time, even when Welker returns. He really only dropped one ball, and handled hot reads as well as a rookie should be expected to handle them. Nice job by Julian.
4) The Patriots were actually able to run the ball pretty effectively today, but some untimely penatlies left them in a lot of 3rd and long situations. I won't bash "LoMo" today, because I can't remember him getting a carry after the first quarter. This team clearly needs BJGE to get some carries, because their other running backs are either long in the tooth (Taylor/ Morris) or simply not that good (Maroney). I am thinking that BJGE is having trouble in pass protection, and is probably the reason why he didn't play today. Have faith, he'll be this team's starting back by week 6, if not sooner.
5) Let's face it, the only part of this team that anyone has faith in is Tom Brady and the passing game. Sure, they didn't light it up today, but it's a 16 game season, and they will get better as the season progresses. All of the other question marks about this team had some positive trends this week, and to me, that's a good thing. I'm not pleased that the Patriots lost, but the fact remains that they get to play next week, and 13 weeks thereafter. It's a long season, and nobody ever won the Super Bowl in week 2 of an NFL season. For all of the shit talking the Jets did this week, it doesn't mean a damn thing in the grand scheme of things. We'll get to see them again, and this time it'll be on our turf, with our fans, and a more finely tuned offensive unit will be on the field that day. Have faith Patriots fans, the Falcons are coming to town!
