Miyagi-Do Karate

the only difference is last week, the pats were facing a QB who barely threw for 50 yards and nearly threw like 8 interceptions. I think they were basically stacking the box and playing the run given the sheer ineptitude of Wentz. That said, we aren’t talking about moss running wild. At least what I am hoping for is like 5-7 productive Carries out of the guy— which means maybe breaking off a few 5-yard runs and keeping the pats defense honest. Expectations are low.

Well, at least Dodson is off the Covid list.

nothing. Very weird. You would think we would have heard something by now.

I hear what you are saying, but I actually think the Pats are really prone to be run on. I can see Moss coming out of the dog house and being productive. Not going to go out and run the ball 30 times— but it wouldn’t surprise me if we gave these RB’s some Carries, especially if the pats run a lot of 2-high, as some of the experts are predicting.

i think teams already knew he plays very aggressively and is prone to double moves. He hasn’t been burned yet, and the game where that was the most serious risk was the TB game. Maybe Mac gets him on one this week— but the fact that Dane gets so aggressive on the short routes that the patriots love to run makes me think there is an equally good chance Dane will make a big play this week.

Agreed. he is more wrong than right. if people want the real deal, they should watch and listen to Cover One.

I understand Herbert being the starter. i have said this before, but people love Herbert because he has such a silky smooth delivery.

I am kind of upset about Bass not making it. It should have been between him and Folk this year.

Still no news on Dawkins?!

thats a good point. I guess in my mind I was hoping they would use that set from time to time to try to get more physical especially in short yardage situations.

Re two-TE sets, I loved the heavy sets we ran last game. We brought in an extra lineman too, and it seemed like we had some solid runs out of it. Hope they do that some more this week.

i won’t believe this until I see him running around. It looked like it affected him last game.

thanks for the update! I have fond memories of the Mario’s on East Ave. went to church out near there as a kid, and we would often go there on Sundays afterwards.

i grew up in Rochester but don’t remember this place. Is it new? I remember one of our favorite Italian places was Mario’s in Brighton. I just tried googling it, and it may have closed down?

2 dependable TE’s? We haven’t had 1 for the last 30 years.

McKenzie is a great backup in the slot. We will miss Cole, but I think McK is up to the task. Plus, it may help Cole getting a little break— he has been banged up a lot this year.

oh good call! Let’s hope that is the case.

ugh. For real? Hope he is doing okay.

It is amazing how much I have learned about weather over these last two years. i was just at windy.com— which I think is the best website to monitor wind conditions. Wind speed and wind gusts look minimal. So, weather should have no impact thankfully.

that has to be the best wannstedt saying of all time.

that would be true, except the Bills love to run it from there and waste a down.

I have a theory on the redzone this year. I feel like the Bills have had a disproportionate number of first and goals from the 10 yard line. i wish I had time to do a deeper dive on this, but I swear that a vast number of times we are goal to go, we have to go the full 10 yards. I think that obviously makes it harder to score in such a situation.

Oooh— nice sleuthing! “BTB” = Bill Thomas Bellichick.

My wife makes this same recipe for her lasagna. But lasagna for Christmas? This is radical.

I tuned into this game for bits and pieces. Wow. Looked like: 1) Matt Nagy having a stroke on the sideline. 2) Fields running around and throwing the ball into the ground. 3) Cousins airmailing the ball to no one.