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The Pats have quite a few (too many imo) STers right now. I'm thinking now that we are already into game week that teams are not going to hijack any special teamers off the waiver wire if we need to add position players to the roster, so I think we'll be good there.
That's the odd thing about him. He can still be a good analyst when he wants to be and he focuses on what he's seeing on the field instead of spinning off-the-field narratives. He sucks when he goes down the hot take route. Yet he still tries to do both, whereas Felger et al have become full time hot take merchants. The problem for Curran is that such bi-polar behavior doesn't work. Either you're a heel or not. Jumping in and out of character ruins the illusion.
There's really only one place for blame to go, the one guy who is paid immense dollars to be the grand poo-bah of the team. If he really thought it would work out, then he could have put that theory to test and asked MP to show him how he'd lead the offensive team meeting, what plays he would draw up, etc. This is a six billion dollar asset that he's controlling. He could have and should have put his theory to the test and had a Plan B in place if it did not work. Wasting a year of MJ's development should be a crime.
There were reports MP simply could not work through the play concepts, like what to do if the players lined up and saw an unexpected defensive in front of them. That kind of thing drains confidence instantly. I had a similar thing happen in college when I had a professor who was older and not keeping up with the times. The smarter students would ask him questions he could not answer. When it became obvious the prof was lost, most of us stopped paying attention to him for the rest of the semester. It was a bad experience.
Ken, your breakfast game needs work.
Belichick’s ability to condense and effectively present what needs to be done is awesome. But the necessary time for him to get the troops on board and in shape has been severely limited.
Actually, it’s more specifically RT. The same spot that was a dumpster fire last year until put out—by a Jets practice squad player.
The 11 OLmen seems to me to be an obvious temporary situation. In fact, isn't it already down to 10? When things shake out and people are healthier I expect it will go back to 8 or 9.
I completely understand the worry for RT specifically but I’m also concerned for the guard spots as well. Big Mike and Mr. Strange haven’t been healthy and Strange didn’t exactly light the world on fire last season. I’m hopeful going into his second year he’ll be wiser and much stronger. I definitely understand where you’re coming from though. Since the return of Anderson and the 2 new Tackles, that’s definitely a spot worth watching.
Pretty much due to a rash of OL injuries I think.
Unsure of the team or having options if all the players weren't ready to return after their injuries?
He is undersized for RT. After his long, undisclosed illness, Calvin Anderson is ready to go at RT, a position he has played sparingly?
Um. So what’s the point of TC? It’s learning the new system, work as a team, and gain that needful continuity. Can’t you see that Belichick would engage in PR? He was the one playing Reiff in the third preseason game. Like a dope.
Reiff was already passed by Sow, he was probably going to be passed over by Anderson who is younger and more athletic. Reiff was playing because he was on the roster bubble.
True with the defense and ST. But offense?
