The main concern with the running game, however, is the offensive line. The team seems invincible through half a season. Initial fears were confirmed Monday, and Lewis will now have a battle to be fit for next season.
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Following Gruden’s first year, Allen assured Redskins fans yet again that he was “making sure if there’s a way we can do things to help this organization to win, to get back to the basics of this great franchise – that’s what we’re going to do”. The Patriots signed him to a future/reserve contract on New Year’s Eve, giving him a chance to make the team this offseason.
The Patriots will do just fine without Dion Lewis.
While the backdrop of this rivalry has been much publicized, neither head coach has any interest in delving into the past – whether to fuel one team (the Patriots) to overcome their pesky nemesis, or inspire the other team (the Giants) in replicating past glory.
The reason why Lewis might not be as replaceable-at least not in midseason-is because he really is capable of a lot of things.
But one of the five – center-turned-right tackle Bryan Stork – was just activated a day earlier after spending the first eight weeks on the physically unable to perform list.
“Those games were a long time ago”. Running backs Alfred Morris and Matt Jones combined for 37 rushing yards during a 27-10 loss to the New England Patriots in Week Nine.
The screen game is such a crucial part of the Patriots’ offense, and that won’t change with Lewis out. He has 36 catches, racking up almost 400 yards and an additional two scores from Brady. “ESPN research says that is tied for the most drops by any team in a game in the last seven seasons and is the Redskins’ most in the last ten seasons”.
With Lewis and Vollmer out, quarterback Tom Brady threw an 18-yard touchdown to running back Brandon Bolden for Bolden’s first receiving touchdown.
LeGarrette Blount will not take up the starting role in the Patriots’ backfield, and although he lacks the quality of Lewis in the passing game, his downhill running will be a weapon.
After the game, Tom Brady was said it would be “tough” for the Patriots to lose a player like Lewis. Bolden was able to run past a linebacker for a touchdown, but Lewis is able to run past, under, and around outmatched linebackers.
Created the Elusive Rating as a rough 0-100 scale.
McCoy had a season-best 112 yards rushing and scored a touchdown. There are other winnable contests against Chicago and Buffalo left on the schedule, too, plus games against the Eagles, whom they already beat, and the Cowboys twice. Monson is right, he was playing at an insane level. They won all 16 regular-season games and then two more in the playoffs that year before losing to the NY Giants in the Super Bowl.
Then injury struck. Against Washington, Lewis added a torn ACL to the fractured fibula he attained in 2013, ending his campaign and frustrating fantasy owners. A bright spot in their latest defeat was the play of RBs Lamar Miller (141 total yards) and rookie Jay Ajayi (5 carries, 41 yards).
Following the first touchdown of New England, the team prepared for what appeared to be a regular kickoff. What that means is now, he is played everywhere on the O-Line in an National Football League game. Brady is going to have to find the rhythm with Bolden and White that he had with Lewis.
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Teammates Chris Culliver (knee) and Bashaud Breeland (hamstring) and safety Dashon Goldson (hamstring) all played on Sunday, but continue to receive treatment for injuries, and so, we’ll get health updates on them, and nose tackle Terrance Knighton as well.
