First, I admit I was wrong. I really thought we had a chance - the first drive by either side seemed to reinforce my belief (we run the ball on them; Brady can have his completions but we just tackle them for short completions). But things changed right after that. The game would be lost in the next 20 minutes.
On to Miami, probably another challenge as they play first game on the road. Probably won't have much success running the ball. I need to see some improvement from Tyrod.
btw I gave McCoy some prop. He played hard considering his injury in all phases of the game (running, receiving, AND blocking).
- Penalties. Rex's team has always been on the undisciplined side. Part of it is his motivation. I really hope that this is something he learned from his past but apparently this team carried that bad trait.
- The D-Line and I think this is where the game is lost. Rex admitted as much in his presser that he thought he had some good match ups there but "was not the case." I'm very disappointed at Dareus that he could not give Brady more of a hassle straight up the middle, like pushing his man back straight back at Brady. Not today I guess. Say what you want, but NE is very well coached, even with the rookie interior. Whatever stunts the Bills threw at them, they seemed to have guys in right assignment waiting for us, even though they may have a WR blocking Hughes.
- Adapting to the game. Rex should be responsible for the loss. The defense is slow to adapt. Judging by what we saw second half where they brought more pressure. Rule #1 for me is that you have to have pressure on Brady. 4 men rush not working? need to change right away.
- Tyrod ***** the bed a bit in the 5 series after the 1st drive. NE's D changed right after the first drive and it took Tyrod a lot of time to get his read back. You can tell by the body language and some of throws (too hard for the short throws, sail over in intermediate ones). He needed to attack the deep routes immediately.
On to Miami, probably another challenge as they play first game on the road. Probably won't have much success running the ball. I need to see some improvement from Tyrod.
btw I gave McCoy some prop. He played hard considering his injury in all phases of the game (running, receiving, AND blocking).
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