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First, Orakpo. I stand by my assertion that the Bills should have taken him over Maybin, but he didn't do much in this game. They ran several stunts with him that were ineffective, so they tried him on edge rushes and he didn't fare any better. He had several tackles but they were all after modest gains. I still think he'll be good, but he's not as ready as I thought he was.
Second, Fletcher. He burst through the hole but missed a tackle on a third and short, yet I still wish we kept this guy. He's a defensive leader and he can still play.
Third, NE's offense. Brady certainly doesn't look like he missed an entire year. The only negative was that I saw him throw an incompletion trying to force the ball downfield when he had guys open in the flats twice (and it was 1st and 2nd down so it wasn't like he needed the yards). But outside of those two plays, that O scared the **** out of me. The Redskins barely got a hand on him all night. And NE ran a 2RB, 3WR set with Lewis, Moss, Galloway, Taylor and Maroney that was just sick. These guys are going to KILL us.
Fourth, NE's defense. They were still good, but not as imposing as they were in the past. They gave up a 73 yard completion to Cooley and allowed the Redskins back in the game after NE got a 17-7 lead.
Finally, O'Connell (NE's backup QB). This guy is either really green or he just plain sucks. He threw 2 INT's, and at least one was to the Skin's backups. If Brady goes down again, there's no way they go 11-5.
Second, Fletcher. He burst through the hole but missed a tackle on a third and short, yet I still wish we kept this guy. He's a defensive leader and he can still play.
Third, NE's offense. Brady certainly doesn't look like he missed an entire year. The only negative was that I saw him throw an incompletion trying to force the ball downfield when he had guys open in the flats twice (and it was 1st and 2nd down so it wasn't like he needed the yards). But outside of those two plays, that O scared the **** out of me. The Redskins barely got a hand on him all night. And NE ran a 2RB, 3WR set with Lewis, Moss, Galloway, Taylor and Maroney that was just sick. These guys are going to KILL us.
Fourth, NE's defense. They were still good, but not as imposing as they were in the past. They gave up a 73 yard completion to Cooley and allowed the Redskins back in the game after NE got a 17-7 lead.
Finally, O'Connell (NE's backup QB). This guy is either really green or he just plain sucks. He threw 2 INT's, and at least one was to the Skin's backups. If Brady goes down again, there's no way they go 11-5.
" ~ yordad
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