That game had no alibi. The game ended with a Patriots victory. By that measure, all is good in the world of the Patriots.
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“Whenever you see a challenge, you’ve got to rise up”, Gronkowski said.
The offense, without Julian Edelman, was out of sorts.
In order to combat both their wide receiver and offensive line woes, the Pats are expected to use packages heavy on tight ends.
Danny Amendola could be back at receiver, which should help. So did Aaron Dobson.
– Josh Kline and Vollmer held up best as run blockers. Michael Williams was running routes. There are other players who could’ve made plays or had an opportunity to make plays. For the Patriots, it was not an ideal night. But Ryan allowed only one catch for four yards on five targets, according to NESN.com. “It wasn’t necessarily what we wanted it to be, but it was good enough”. It was a judgment call by that head linesman that he felt like he gave himself up in the field of play. Vollmer allowed the Patriots’ only sack. And it’s growing. And yet, come Sunday, when the NFL distributes its product, they’ve got Paul Blart on the sidelines leading a collection of rent-a-cops who are part-time employees in arguably the most successful sports league in the world. And much more capable of making the Patriots pay if they’re overly aggressive.
“I was close because I asked the young man, ‘Listen, don’t be a hero here”. First the refs blew the whistle.
And that’s just a sampling of the very bad officiating that we saw throughout the night.
So much about this game was unusual, although not the result. That’s just not acceptable. “So by rule, they look at where the football was when the whistle was blown”. If Brady had diagnosed “Mike left”, then Andrews would have been able to pick up the free linebacker and the safety on the right would have had a free rushing lane (although to be fair, Graham was unblocked in the actual play).
Fine. But here’s the thing: the whistle didn’t sound while after the ball was in Amendola’s hands. But … he tends to get hurt.
That’s not keeping the New England Patriots quarterback from tipping his helmet to his long-time adversary.
There’s no doubt that when he plays, he’s incredibly useful. But how long can the Patriots keep up the pace? Let’s get Sammy Watkins involved more and regardless of what people play because he is such a talent. “We didn’t win, of course everybody’s frustrated”, says Watkins. In Week 2, Dareus told The Buffalo News, “As a D-lineman, there’s nothing you can do if they’re getting the ball out”. The second-year player has 19 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown and 15 receptions for a 113 yards and a score in his career.
On two other occasions, Hughes beat Cannon and hit Brady. As he explained, one of his agents even reached out to the team. Deep stuff, I know.
Should we believe Steratore’s “judgement call” explanation and simply chalk this one up as bad judgement on the part of Ed Walker? “I want to know you’re healthy, ‘” Ryan recalled. “They wanted me to rest on throwing today, but I’ll be back out on the field practicing tomorrow”.
-Edelman may be gone, and Amendola may be at least temporarily injured, but the #FerociousJuke lived to fight another day. But he was only targeted three times, with two catches for 32 yards.
“We are going to do anything it takes to win the game, whether we have to run the ball or throw the ball”, receiver Brandon LaFell said.
Nice little stiff-arm, too.
James White scored two touchdowns, including just before half-time as the Patriots took a 10-3 lead. His cadence? “Rex Ryan”.
-Tyrod Taylor is one tough fellow. He also missed two games last month because of a sprained left knee.
After Brady and Gronkowski we move into the more complicated realm of speculating where the points will be and where the top pickups are.
“The officials were absolutely right on that, ” Ryan said. I’m looking forward to the game. I would stay away in most cases. When things don’t seem to be going well, how are you going to find that rhythm? It is just not his place. The Patriots improved to 10-0, while the Bills fell to 5-5. He picked up 8 yards on a third-down draw and a 6-yard touchdown on a quick run near the goal line. The offensive line gave up 13 total quarterback hits. Rex is right there with ya.
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Sammy Watkins, untargeted until the third quarter, finished with three catches for 39 yards – all in the fourth quarter.
