He was able to finish the game, but the game plan was heavy on runs, as the Patriots dominated the game on both sides of the ball and shut out the Texans 27-0.
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Sure, it was embarrassing and unexpected to get dominated like they were. Sure, they missed the playoffs, but it led to Cassel getting a massive contract with the Kansas City Chiefs and he’s only won 24 games in the eight years since. “You never know what’s going to happen in the National Football League”. “That is what we have to do now”.
Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels are rightly being universally praised for the game plan that resulted in last night’s complete ass whupping of the incompetent Texans.
“We have a resilient bunch of guys, ” he said.
Houston, who are coming off consecutive 9-7 seasons, added additional speed and Osweiler in the offseason in a move they hoped would finally give them some stability at quarterback. In 2006 the Texans wanted O’Brien but he rejected them to go be the QB coach, for the Patriots. However, most National Football League teams aren’t the New England Patriots. “You’ve got to play with the guys who are ready to play”. “You can’t just bury the tape and then move on to Tennessee”.
The interception was one of the few Houston miscues that didn’t lead to points for the Patriots as the Texans’ defense forced a three-and-out on the subsequent series. One of the fumbles was by Charles James and the other came from primary kick returner rookie Tyler Ervin.
“He’ll probably get another week to do it again”, Doeren said. We have a really good team.
Of course he and James were far from the only players who made mistakes against the Patriots.
The 6-foot-7 signal caller didn’t have much experience in Denver – seven starts in four years – and he was clearly confused by what Belichick and Matt Patricia were throwing at him, especially identifying coverage off the deep drops of athletic linebacker Jamie Collins.
HollywoodLifers, do you think Julian should fill in as QB? “They did a great job at the run game, and did a great job all around and he played well being in a tough situation”. Nothing seems to faze the New England Patriots, who just keep on winning no matter what obstacles are thrown their way.
Defensively, it wasn’t Houston’s best night by any stretch, but it also wasn’t a disaster if you place the performance in some context.
After Brissett scored on a 27-yard run, a designed bootleg, at 2:01 in the second quarter, he was mobbed in the end zone by his teammates. The ground game balanced out the offense, took the pressure off Brissett and was good enough for the complementary team victory.
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“It has to be more consistent, ” he said. Brissett negotiated his own rookie deal with New England after the draft, which will end following the 2019 season.
