Rubes

Hey, I see Flutie will be available....

Can't really argue with any of that, Mark. Keep repeating the mantra...OL and DL...OL and DL...OL and DL...

Well, according to the News, Holcomb was supposed to look for Roscoe, but the Pats defense shifted at the last second and he was certain a pass to him would be intercepted. So he did what any good veteran QB would in that situation. Panic. No, the play call did not say "throw to Moulds in the flat", but Moulds in the flat was supposed to be his second option...?

It's a head scratcher, really. My guess is that Gray and Adams disagree on how he should be used, and Adams vision just doesn't fit with the master plan. Sounds like it might be the old fit-the-players-to-the-scheme or fit-the-scheme-to-the-players argument.

"Our guys gave it everything they had, and unfortunately we came up just short. We did some good things out there but obviously we have some things that still need fixing. We're going to have to find a way to fix them."

Making me watch this whole damn f'ing game and making me think, just for one second sometime in the fourth quarter, that maybe they really had a chance to win this one. How f'ing stupid can I be? I should know better than that.

Sorry...officially it was recorded as "no gain."

I can't believe how accurately this reflect my own feelings right now.

Officially it was "no gain."

Well that just frigging does it for me. That was the absolute dumbest play I have ever seen.

Yes, but it won't mean much because that will just show how bad the Pats are, and it doesn't count as much when you beat bad teams.

No, just the ones we don't throw against.

I doubt it matters. Most likely, this is Belichick's sly plan to lure Tom Clements into thinking they have a banged up secondary, and we know what happens when Clements is faced with a banged up secondary. We get hammered.

...for more than one week.

Hey, somebody's got to do it. Go start a thread of your own and we'll see who's self-promoting!

Well, I'd say some of us are getting the big picture...

I'm beginning to feel the same way. I've had enough pain during this short season that I'm ready to just plug JP in there and endure the rest. And if JP, why not the rest. I just wish we had someone like that to plug into the defense.

We all wish... But somehow I just can't see the media creaming all over one of our guys.

...like a puddle of vomitus regurgitated at the back of my throat...

I think you've reached the essence as to how our four guys could beat their five guys. Or at least match them.

I guess not...probably would've handed off to the fullback.

Always seems to pop up at the right times!

I think this is pretty much what it all comes down to. Five guys versus four guys. Which group wins. Seems like the five guys would have the advantage most of the time. But not our five guys on the offensive line. Our five guys basically can't handle their four guys. Other teams can generate enough pressure with their four guys that it forces us to do something different, like keeping extra guys in. So we have even fewer guys running patterns, and they have more guys back in coverage. Unfortunately that math doesn't add up for us. Then there's our four guys on the defensive line. There's some talent there, but let's face it, not nearly enough. Our four guys are nearly incapable of beating their five guys and either clogging up holes or getting some pressure on the quarterback. It ain't working. So we need to send blitzers, which occasionally works, but it seems like decent teams can adjust to it. When we're not sending the house, other teams don't need to keep extra guys in to help, which means more guys running patterns, more opportunities for passes to running backs and tight ends. We've got some major problems on the offensive line. I'm not ready to call our right side a failure just yet, cause I think a healthy Villarial and Williams are a solid pair. But if they can't stay healthy, that does us no good. I have no idea what to think of Teague, but my guess is, if it's not clear, it's probably not good. I think we're all hoping Duke and Peters have a solid future on the line, but right now that's more wishful thinking than anything else. We'll see. Maybe Gandy really would make a better guard than tackle. Right now, I'd be willing to try anything. That defensive line is not good, either. Sam is an enigma. I've had enough of Edwards. The Anderson/Bannan monster is a liability. Schobel has some talent, but let's face it, the guy is nothing more than a solid player who can be handled one-on-one by good tackles. Kelsay may continue to improve but he's not even at a Schobel level yet. So we basically have one guy (Sam) who occasionally demands extra help with blocking, but only occasionally. That's a five-on-four matchup that will always favor the offense. Well, unless you're Houston. We need an impact player on this line, someone who demands double-teaming on a consistent basis. Three of our four defensive guys don't come close. Sam does once in a while. That's not enough. Sorry for my rambling. Pretty much all been said already.

No no no, man! Didn't you see? We actually DID throw it deep in that game, quite a few times. It was all right there in front of our eyes. Of course we're throwing deep. Definitely. Well, I'm pretty sure at least. That's what they're telling me, anyway. You fans just don't realize it's a whole hell of a lot more than just saying, "Lee, go long." I mean, the quarterback actually has to throw it. How is he supposed to do that when they double-cover our deep guys every time? Mmmm...good Kool-Aid.

I pretty much stopped right there.