Deep Thoughts

[Jetster]

1- In Goodells new NFL I don't care how good your defensive line is, if the referees refuse to call holding we can't beat the Patriots with Brady at QB. That's the 3rd game this year we have played teams with numerous injuries on their Oline. In the past that was a death knell, but not anymore. Brady dropped back 54 times vs what a lot of people would say one of the best Dlines in football & not one offensive holding call!

So get this. In 3 games playing teams with makeshift Olines, Eagles, Redskins, Patriots, there has not been an offensive holding call. 12 quarters of football! Fantasy football is alive & well.

2- Sometimes your better off not getting what you ask for. Weatherford was horrible! His 1st three punts were 30, 31, & a line drive brought back 17 yards for a net of 20. Instantly put our boys in their heels.

3- There was a reason we lost vs Philly. Ivory was out. The one guy we needed at 100% gets tweaked 1st play of the game. He obviously didn't have the burst to get outside which we've been making a living on this year. A 75% Ivory was a huge bummer. It allowed BB to squeeze the middle of our offense.

4- We needed to adjust & have Breno chop down on Ninkovich, how many times you gonna let him push in & jump up to knock balls down.

5- After everything football games come down to 2 or 3 plays made or not made by either team. Brady running for a 1st down in his Frankenstein shoes...KILLER! Mo Wilkerson drop of pick in his hands....KILLER! Marshall dropping a TD, KILLER, 3rd & 17, we get zero pressure & give up a 1st down & eventual TD, KILLER! Not to mention the BLATENT PI in the endzone & Fouts extolling what a great defensive play it was while they're showing the replay of the defender holding his arm down before the ball arrives, lol. 

But on the other side Amendola KILLED us with some great, great catches. He made the big plays they needed. We're just not good enough to beat Brady, ourselves. the refs on the road. We have to play mistake free & didn't. We had 2 awesome long drives, 28 plays to their 8 and then went 3 & out twice in a row which allowed Brady to get back in sync after sitting on his hands. It was on those 2 drives where we missed a healthy Ivory. We drastically need another RB (pray that Ridley can come back & be that guy).

Let's win the games we should. One late hit on Brady by Suh & we could be in business. You just never know.

 

[shuler82]

Think they actually called a hold against the Pats OL. One.

Ivory not at 100% was a hit for sure. We need Ridley in there as a backup. Stacy isn't the type of guy who's going to be able to beat you when you have 8 in the box. Few RBs are.

Pats dropped a lot of balls themselves today.. including a would be TD. We just got beat. I hate Brady but the guy got it done when it mattered. Knowing that the refs don't call holding against the Pats, Bowles needs to come up with a new scheme in their next match up.

[Jetster]

Think they actually called a hold against the Pats OL. One.

Ivory not at 100% was a hit for sure. We need Ridley in there as a backup. Stacy isn't the type of guy who's going to be able to beat you when you have 8 in the box. Few RBs are.

Pats dropped a lot of balls themselves today.. including a would be TD. We just got beat. I hate Brady but the guy got it done when it mattered. Knowing that the refs don't call holding against the Pats, Bowles needs to come up with a new scheme in their next match up.

Should be a little different in our house, in Gillette Brady can communicate easily & read the defense. Slightly harder on the road. To put the Patriots away you have to get a big play at the end like the TD run we had in 2010. That's why Ivorys tweak really hurt us, we didn't have the running game to continue those long drives we had & went 3 and out twice in a row. A healthy Ivory there might have really worn down the a Pats D.