FAT Tuesdays Weekend Round Up: Mac Jones is the story
In the Brady - Belichick aftermath Mac Jones is one coming out on top. The boys recap the Pats vs. Bucs Sunday night match up. The Brady Belichick fallout, Mac Jones, and the Red Sox clinch the wild card and celebrate like it’s 2004.
Mac Jones is the story
Brady stunk
Pats Defense was great
Is the Brady vs. Bill soap opera over?
How does the rest of the season look for the Pats?
Red Sox Clinch the wild card
Red Sox vs Yankees 1 game playoff at Fenway
SHOW NOTES:
3 min Opening Takes
Rich
Ray
Bill
Show Break Down
Patriots vs Bucs
Brady vs Bill
Mac Jones
Patriots moving forward
Red Sox clinch wild card game
Red Sox vs Yankees.
Welcome
1 min White Birch
2 min Cold Open
25 min Patriots vs. Bucs
Overall impressions
- Mac Jones is the story
- Brady played poorly
- Patriots defense was excellent
- 2nd guess the 56 yards FG
- More sloppiness and turn overs probably cost you the game
- Rushing game is a problem
Mac Jones
* 31/40 275 2 TDs 1 Int
* 7 for 7 6 different receivers. 19 straight completions. Tied Brady. Most by a rookie in last 30 years
* Total command of the offense in no huddle and hurry up
* Tough. 4 sacks. 12 hits.
- Out played Brady. Still has some rookie tendencies, but everyone should feel good
- Hunter Henry TD was progression from the beginning of the season. He allowed himself to wait in the Red Zone and find a TD. He fucked that up in the 4th quarter on the roll out - I put some of that on Mcdaniels. The next play was a screen at the 10 yard line.
Trick Plays
- It's a nice weapon to have. It's past the gimmick stage I think. Jackoby Myers has proven he should get a couple of these every couple games
Brady looked bad - Clearly he was affected by the moment. Got better as the game went on. End of the half and two big drives in the 4th got the Bucs just enough. AB should have had that last TD.
Patriots Defense was great - One of the best offenses in NFL. Had Brady shook for a lot of the game. * Judon player of the game * JC Jackson up to the challenge on Mike Evans * Locked up in the Red Zone * Run defense still sucks - If Bucs were smart they would have ran it 2/3 times and it wouldn't have been close. Bucs are not smart.
56 yard FG was a mistake - Nick Folk only 56 yard kick was 10 years ago in Mile High stadium. Pouring rain. Dealing with an injury. - Nice kick from Folk. Bad Call.Can Hunter or Jonnu not box out for 4 yard pick up? Jackobi was WIDE open on the 3rd down play tipped. Chewed up the Bucs secondary all night.
Biggest reason - 59 seconds left and 2 time outs for Brady. Who just chewed you up the last two possessions. Only need a FG. A Missed FG or failed 4th down is the same result. A made FG gives Brady the ball back. How many times have we said that's a mistake - Feels like Belichick is not totally coaching to win on offense. That has to change.
The Brady vs Belichick soap Oprah should take a major step back - The 23 minute conversation - the week of lobbing praise back and forth after the Brady camp shots - Wickersham and/or his publicist are idiots for releasing this book after the game* Brady got his closure. You could feel his relief after the game. We let go of a lot of that hate and spite. Brady winning and PAts playing well was best case scenario for this drama to go away.
Moving forward - What is the deal with the fumbles and Penalties? - Last season Patriots were 2nd least penalized team. I have a hard time believing Belichick and he staff lost their ability in 1 season. Has to be all the new guys? - Can they fix it? In time to get wins and push for the play offs?Can the Patriots get 10 wins? A week 4 re assessment of the schedule - Is 10 wins enough for the playoffs? - If they miss the playoffs with 10 wins is that a failure?
10 min Red Sox clinch Wild Card - Devers 2 run HR in the 9th - Pivetta closes it out* Chris Sale only 2.1 innings. Were they saving him for Wild Card bullpen? If so that's dumb. Garrett Richards 3 ERs on the hook until Devers. He is back to pumpkin status
The Champagne celebration is gross - What the fuck did they accomplish? They literally won nothing. Did the Rays celebrate when they won the division?* Quickly the Blue Jays are the biggest under achieving franchise in MLB if you count the Dodgers fake World Series win. 108 run differential. Missed the wild card game.
* Red Sox vs Yankees - Gerrit Cole vs. Nathan Eovaldi at Fenway Park - Yankees 6 - 0 in last 6 meetings. - Eovaldie shelled in last start vs Yankees. - Judge and Stanton are hot - JD Martinez questionable with a sprained ankle. DH's getting hurt is pathetic