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The Dolphins, who beat the Patriots in Miami in last season’s finale, had no answers for New England’s offense early and fell into a 24-0 hole as they were stymied by three turnovers. He has a ideal 158.3 passer rating (and probably lets his buddy Brady know about it every day).
So why the glum faces? That presents a tall task for the Patriots coaching staff, one that might not be worth the trouble if they can roll the dice with Brissett and get a similar result. He looked to be aiming to be just like Brady.
Garoppolo was 18 of 27 passing for 234 yards and three touchdowns in less than a half, as New England rolled to a 24-3 halftime lead. But then Saturday happened.
“He came out of the pocket and I got out there and he just landed on his shoulder”, said Alonso of the hit.
They controlled their debut victory in Arizona against the Super Bowl-aspiring Cardinals, and Sunday smoked the Miami Dolphins for three quarters before surviving with a 31-24 victory.
The usually reliable Stephen Gostkowski missed a 39-yard field goal with 1:08 to play.
Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart was taken to the locker room after suffering a hamstring injury in the first quarter against the San Francisco 49ers, and was eventually ruled out for the rest of the game. “That’s the bottom line”. However, fortunes can change quickly in the National Football League, and if the Patriots really don’t want to bring in an outside quarterback, then there is a chance we may see them run some sort of wacky offense with a quarterback-turned-receiver at the helm.
Long knows to savor any victory. “There were a lot of plays, too many plays past year, where it didn’t matter who the back was, we just couldn’t get him started, couldn’t get him into any kind of space, couldn’t let the back build up any kind of momentum”.
Besides, there is little time to overanalyze this laugher that turned a little scary.
The Houston Texans have a chance to get off to a 3-0 start for the first time since the 2012 season. New England will look to continue its winning ways without Brady, and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels will work to draw up a game plan to succeed.
“I think he did a lot of good things”, said Patriots head coach BIll Belichick Monday. “Pressure situation, played two and a half quarters and he did a good job for us”.
It was a feeling-out process with Brissett, the third-round draft pick out of North Carolina State, the Patriots taking a ground-and-pound approach to make life as easy as possible for him. And he handled it well. I’m proud of him. He’s a hard working kid who’s always prepared. They were also about controlling the clock with the lead. “Obviously, got to get better”.
Although it may be a longshot, Garoppolo could still dress for the game as a No. 2 emergency option and run a limited portion of the offense if needed, according to ESPN. Assuming Garoppolo can’t play, Edelman will be the backup. “I don’t know if he will or not”, Zimmer said. “Those guys (Brissett and Garoppolo) can throw the ball so well”.
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What I love most about this secondary is all of their corners can play press coverage.
