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Ok, don't care enough to wait until the end of the game to post my comments:
1.) First and foremost, I was disgusted with the effort tonight. I don't care if a half dozen starters and many second stringers were out and the Pats ran a vanilla nickel defense all night, there was no excuse for the miserable execution. No excuses for the poor tackling, half-hearted effort, and penalties. I was most excited last week on how well prepared the team was last week and most upset about the lack of preparation for this game.
2.) Not impressed with the three man nickel defense tonight. There looked to be no gameplanning whatsoever. Yes, Haynesworth, Ellis, Bodden, Spikes, Fletcher, Warren, Carter and others were either not playing or not playing with the first defense for whatever reason, but I was hoping that they would still show the agression they showed in the first two preseason games. Belichick didn't have to scheme, but he really didn't scheme vs. the Bucs either.
3.) The o-line was miserable tonight. Vollmer's play was exceptionally disheartening because I wouldn't expect it from him. Light is in his first game back from surgery so I will give him a bit of a pass. Solder definitely struggled. So did the enterior of the line. Big Fs for everyone. I know it was up against Suh and Vanden Bosch; but show some effort.
4.) Welker was the only guy out there who showed consistent effort on offense. Hopefully his neck injury is nothing. Mayo was the only guy on defense.
5.) Worst game by McCourty since last September. He was beaten like an old mule.
6.) Clearly Ochocinco is still struggling with the playbook. We may have to temper our expectations at the start of the year and he might take a few weeks into the regular season until he makes an impact. I never expected him to be more than an 900-1000 yard receiver anyway because Brady won't focus on him like he did Moss. I may say 800-900 yards now.
7.) Edelman did play like he wanted to be taken off the bubble tonight and he may have with no other back up showing much.
8.) I was pissed off that the Pats players were fighting in between plays. They seem to get chippy when they are down. No call for it. Whether they started it or not, you act like Pros when you are getting your arses handed to you.
I am never get too excited or upset after a preseason game. The one thing that really bothered me about tonight was the lack of effort by the team. I give the Lions tons of credit for coming out and out playing the Pats on both sides of the ball, but the Pats dogged it all night. That is inexcusable in any game regular season, post season, or preseason.
1.) First and foremost, I was disgusted with the effort tonight. I don't care if a half dozen starters and many second stringers were out and the Pats ran a vanilla nickel defense all night, there was no excuse for the miserable execution. No excuses for the poor tackling, half-hearted effort, and penalties. I was most excited last week on how well prepared the team was last week and most upset about the lack of preparation for this game.
2.) Not impressed with the three man nickel defense tonight. There looked to be no gameplanning whatsoever. Yes, Haynesworth, Ellis, Bodden, Spikes, Fletcher, Warren, Carter and others were either not playing or not playing with the first defense for whatever reason, but I was hoping that they would still show the agression they showed in the first two preseason games. Belichick didn't have to scheme, but he really didn't scheme vs. the Bucs either.
3.) The o-line was miserable tonight. Vollmer's play was exceptionally disheartening because I wouldn't expect it from him. Light is in his first game back from surgery so I will give him a bit of a pass. Solder definitely struggled. So did the enterior of the line. Big Fs for everyone. I know it was up against Suh and Vanden Bosch; but show some effort.
4.) Welker was the only guy out there who showed consistent effort on offense. Hopefully his neck injury is nothing. Mayo was the only guy on defense.
5.) Worst game by McCourty since last September. He was beaten like an old mule.
6.) Clearly Ochocinco is still struggling with the playbook. We may have to temper our expectations at the start of the year and he might take a few weeks into the regular season until he makes an impact. I never expected him to be more than an 900-1000 yard receiver anyway because Brady won't focus on him like he did Moss. I may say 800-900 yards now.
7.) Edelman did play like he wanted to be taken off the bubble tonight and he may have with no other back up showing much.
8.) I was pissed off that the Pats players were fighting in between plays. They seem to get chippy when they are down. No call for it. Whether they started it or not, you act like Pros when you are getting your arses handed to you.
I am never get too excited or upset after a preseason game. The one thing that really bothered me about tonight was the lack of effort by the team. I give the Lions tons of credit for coming out and out playing the Pats on both sides of the ball, but the Pats dogged it all night. That is inexcusable in any game regular season, post season, or preseason.
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