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bobGandolf

(871 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2013, 03:10 PM Oct 2013

Patriots Offense .....

...needs to get its act together quickly! They have a good test this weekend with the Saints coming to town.

Defense was looking okay this year.....losing Wilfork and Kelley, the tackles is going to hurt. 2 free agent rookies cannot fill the hole.

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Patriots Offense ..... (Original Post) bobGandolf Oct 2013 OP

...what offense? concerned here...they need Gronk back ASAP! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #1

Hate to say it... bobGandolf Oct 2013 #3

yep...true. they are crumbling - Wilfork injury is bad news as well...oh well. Sox tonight! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #5

Defense has been more than okay JonLP24 Oct 2013 #2

D has lost two! bobGandolf Oct 2013 #4

Not a pretty win... pipi_k Oct 2013 #6

Depth chart, only so deep bobGandolf Oct 2013 #7

Yep... pipi_k Oct 2013 #8

You are right... bobGandolf Oct 2013 #9

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

1. ...what offense? concerned here...they need Gronk back ASAP!

Reply to bobGandolf (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 03:41 PM

Oct 2013

bobGandolf

(871 posts)

3. Hate to say it...

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 02:54 PM

Oct 2013

but they need more than Gronk!

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

5. yep...true. they are crumbling - Wilfork injury is bad news as well...oh well. Sox tonight!

Reply to bobGandolf (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 06:33 PM

Oct 2013

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

2. Defense has been more than okay

Reply to bobGandolf (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 04:03 PM

Oct 2013

It is funny, statistically Tom Brady is a much better QB than he was when he won Super Bowls. Pats D, especially pass D was terrific in those years. Now that Brady's numbers are down, their pass D jumps inside the top 10 once again.

bobGandolf

(871 posts)

4. D has lost two!

Reply to JonLP24 (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 02:57 PM

Oct 2013

The Defense has lost their interior line. Pass d will pay the price too.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

6. Not a pretty win...

Reply to bobGandolf (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 07:04 PM

Oct 2013

but they did it.

One article I read said they are managing to win games using the football equivalent of spare parts and duct tape.

Still too many dropped catches.

Still too many holes in the offensive line allowing Brady to be bludgeoned.

Although little by little, it seems to be getting better. Very little by little.

Injuries...no good.

bobGandolf

(871 posts)

7. Depth chart, only so deep

Reply to pipi_k (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:30 AM

Oct 2013

No doubt a lot of injuries the past 2 weeks. Hope Talib is back this week. Getting by on spare parts and duct tape is a good description. Theyre running out of depth on their depth chart.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

8. Yep...

Reply to bobGandolf (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 11:41 AM

Oct 2013

I know it was a joke by some sports blogger who wrote that the Pats could probably draft people out of the audience to play and still win, but if the injuries keep up, that's probably what might happen.

Well, not the audience, but you know what I mean.

I'm really disappointed that Tebow was/is being so stubborn about only wanting to be a QB in the NFL. I think he might have made a decent TE or something.

bobGandolf

(871 posts)

9. You are right...

Reply to pipi_k (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:24 PM

Oct 2013

Tebow, I believe, was too hung up on being QB. He's a super athlete, and probably could have developed in another position.

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