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we used to do this a little with Onuwaku— sort of run the offense inside out. Also, at least one problem is these guys can’t or won’t pass.

does Bellichick have any successful head coaches from his coaching tree? (I don’t really count Nick Saban, who was an NFL failure). your description of Vrabel here is something I probably could have written verbatim. I will note though that he never coached under Bellichick. I also read that his time playing for Pittsburgh may have influenced his coaching more than his time as a player in NE.

This is a game where it helps to have Hines. Just dump it off to him a bunch.

wind looking like 18 MPH, but gusts over 35 MPH. That may be the biggest issue with the weather this week.

Welp, the annual blow-out loss to Colgate. I have no idea what Syracuse does on offense. Just a bunch of guys running iso. Looks like a YMCA game.

Haha— yeah, just idiots.

We actually tried to run it early in the second half. Very predictable runs on first down and the vikes run blitzed and it put us in second long all second half. I would prefer just a lot more play action on first down especially. Then sneak some runs in here and there.

Jerry is great. Sacks are weird. Jerry would always get pressure, but would have some years where he just couldn’t finish. That can be bad luck more than anything. Glad he is getting some this year.

thanks— that explains it! It is amazing what a weather nerd I have become because of this team. If they could run the ball, I would be less worried!

Agreed. It’s the wind that poses the problem. It’s still early, but the wind looks around 15 MPH, but gusts up to 30 MPH, which could be an issue. Amazingly, the highest wind time of the entire week every week always seems to be around 1 PM on Sundays. It’s uncanny.

Same here. When my one son reminded me too during the game, I said, “that’s okay. We are alright.” we are alright, indeed. Talk about some bad fatherly advice.

My direct quote in the GDT before the Catch: “I already know the next play call. Cousins is just going to lob this up to Jefferson. Just going to be a jump ball basically.” And what Cousins actually said before the play: “Before we left the huddle,” Jefferson told me from the locker room in Buffalo, “Kirk said to me, ‘Hey, I might just throw this up to you.’ Kirk knew. We just needed to make something happen.” https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/11/14/tom-brady-germany-peter-king-fmia-week-10/

The entire D is much different with Poyer back there. That said, these young guys did okay for like 80% of the game. Recall we were up 27-10, and outside of that first drive, had held Jefferson in check. then, in a very complimentary way, the wheels came off the entire team. If the O didn’t go 3 and out a bunch, I suspect the last quarter would have looked a lot different.

not selfishness— it was instinct. It was a great play on the ball. Sure, with hindsight, I am sure he would like to have batted down. But it was a good play. Jefferson made a better one.

It’s funny all the “just knock the ball down” angst at Cam. Yeah, hindsight is 20/20. But that was actually a heck of a play by Cam. Well positioned; he outjumped Jefferson by a mile; made a play on the ball. what he could not have expected was that Jefferson would be able to fully extend 1 hand back from where he was to basically steal that ball from him. Just an absolutely fluke play. As much as the secondary got beat up today by Jefferson, the coverage was remarkably good. I just have no idea how some of the balls made it through defender’s arms and Jefferson was still able to catch them. Great skill by him, but some luck too. The one in OT down to the goal line was textbook coverage by Jackson and the ball somehow made it to JJ? Or the slant to the goal line (before the Ham TD), played really well by Benford, who had his arm in front of the ball AND the ball was tipped at the LOS— yet it was still caught. Just some crazy stuff.

good point. We had plenty of time left. They were playing like it was against the clock.

there were at least two where the ball was tipped by a defender (like at the line), then the CB had his arm between JJ’s arm and the ball, and JJ still caught it. I have never seen anything like that.

what was insane is that the coverage was really good for just about all of his catches.

watch Brady run a 2-minute drill. It’s all dump downs, until he absolutely needs something else.

That throw to Davis wasn’t even close. It was like 5 yards off target. I don’t get it.

I am honestly stunned by Jefferson. Like most of the balls that he has caught have been tipped or there is an arm in between the ball and his arms. How is it even possible to catch those?

boy, did I call this.

haha— was just thinking the same thing.

I already know the next play call. Cousins is just going to lob this up to Jefferson. Just going to be a jump ball basically.

We have had three drives derailed by penalties.