2012 Patriots Football

[Rondo2287]

I did not realize Ridley is 5th in the league in rushing yards and 10th in yards per attempt. Kinda makes the loss more frustrating actually

The thing I can't get over is.  On 3rd and however many yards on more than one occasion they called runs behind Donald Thomas and Cannon/Vollmer

Instead of behind Solder, Mankins and Gronk.

Even if the cardinals were ready for a run to that side I would take my chances behind those 3

[CelticG1]

Speaking of Riley why were they shying away from him down the stretch in favor of woodhead? The fumble thing? Woodhead has fumbled too and he's been pretty terrible so far.

Also what did the Cards coach say about BB? I heard something about it on the radio this morning.

[Chris]

Speaking of Riley why were they shying away from him down the stretch in favor of woodhead? The fumble thing? Woodhead has fumbled too and he's been pretty terrible so far.

Also what did the Cards coach say about BB? I heard something about it on the radio this morning.

I am pretty sure it was blitz pickup.  They were trying to pick up the pace, and so they went with essentially the third down group down the stretch.  I think a lot of those runs were checks from Brady against blitzes.

[Rondo2287]

Speaking of Riley why were they shying away from him down the stretch in favor of woodhead? The fumble thing? Woodhead has fumbled too and he's been pretty terrible so far.

Also what did the Cards coach say about BB? I heard something about it on the radio this morning.

I assume they went with woodhead because he is better catching the ball and more familiar with the hurry up.

Also the cards coach said they the patriots ran the ball when Tom was under center and passed the ball in shotgun.  But when you look at the percentages they ran the ball 59% when brady was under center and threw the ball 83% of the time from the shotgun which I think are fairly normal percentages. 

I think the cards d-coordinator was full of crap.

[Rondo2287]

Now here’s the reality.  Thanks to the new availability of coaches film from the NFL Game Rewind service, which charts plays and allows each of them to be reviewed individually via an All-22 camera angle, Horton’s claim is just.  flat.  wrong.

Hernandez sprained his ankle on the third offensive snap.  (Hardly enough time for Horton to spot any real tendencies.)  After that, the Patriots ran out of shotgun formation 10 times — including the woulda-coulda-shoulda touchdown run from Danny Woodhead that was called back on a Gronk holding penalty.  And the Pats passed when Brady lined up under center 11 times.

That’s 21 plays that directly contradict the tendencies that Horton boasted the Cardinals saw.  Not one or two.  Twenty-one!

We’re not going to try to figure out whether Horton was intentionally lying or whether he was grossly misinformed.  Either way, the comment turns what was a high point of his coaching career quickly into a low point.  (And, yes, I regret taking his words at face value and not checking the game tape sooner.  I could make 50 Francesa-style excuses, but the fact remains that I erroneously trusted that Horton was telling the truth or something reasonably close to it.)

Just now from PFT

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/20/hortons-tell-tale-was-a-tall-tale/

[Rondo2287]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/20/a-big-weekend-for-the-jones-family/

Pretty awesome article here about the Jones Family.  Im big fans since they went to high school with my girlfriend.

Jon "Bones" Jones is defending his title saturday night in Toronto and then flying down to Baltimore to watch Chandler vs Art on Sunday night.

[Eja117]

When Gronk and Ray Lewis collide the roids get knocked out of Lewis.

[Neurotic Guy]

Incredibly physial game so far.  As announcers keep warning, the physicality  is getting out of hand. 

[Eja117]

I am so tired of watching the Pats run Woodhead up the middle on 3rd and 19.  It's just so stupid

[Roy H.]

Pretty sad effort at tackling there.

[Eja117]

That was a finger tip catch by Branch while he was wide open. Brady just isn't Brady anymore. He is deep into the back 9.

[Rondo2287]

Vintage Brady two minute drill, still the best in the biz

[Eja117]

Vintage Brady two minute drill, still the best in the biz

Except when he's getting it handed to him by Eli Manning and Kevin Kolb

[Rondo2287]

Vintage Brady two minute drill, still the best in the biz

Except when he's getting it handed to him by Eli Manning and Kevin Kolb

And Sanchez, don't forget Sanchez

[mahonedog88]

Tonight's showing that this defense maybe still isn't quite where we thought it'd be, especially the secondary.  They just can't stop anything right now, run or pass.

The Ravens O line is really working the Pats D line.  Touchdowns on 3 straight possessions is not a recipe for a win.