The Patriots’ True Identity
Robert, Botpod, and Mitch discuss Patriots core players, the direction of the team, NFL trade deadline, Ime to the Nets, Kyrie hates the Jews. PLUS Bobby’s shitty room.
Patriots whiff at the NFL Trade Deadline
HEADLINES with The OBVIOUS ONE
Patriots heading in the right direction?
Colts vs Pats preview
Ime Fall out
Simplest Minds of the Week
SHOW NOTES:
Cold Open
Opening Takes
Rich - Celtics are fuckin up
Bobby -
Ray -
Show Run Down
NFL Trade Deadline
Patriots Heading in the right direction?
Pats vs. Colts
Ime's fall out
Simplest minds of the week
Welcome - Youtube, iheart, itunes
NFL Trade Deadline
Patriots do nothing.
- Should they have? Whats the return?
NFL sets a record for trades. 10 deals 12 players
AFC East
- Dolphins get Brad Chubb, and jeff wilson
- Bills get Nahim Hines
- Jets shipped out a DL. Did not move Elijah Moore
* Eagles got Robert Quinn
* Ravens got Roquan Smith
* Jags get calvin Ridley
* Chiefs get Kadarius Toney
* Vikings get Hockenson
*Bears get claypoole
* 49ers get McCaffery
Dr Big Mac Power Rankings 1/2 way
HEADLINES with The OBVIOUS ONE
Patriots heading in the right direction?
22-17 win over Jets aided by Zach Wilson's suck
Pros:
Ramadama ding dong "mondre"
Belichick whipped it out for him
“Mondre just gets better every day,” Belichick said. “He’s one of the guys that I’ve coached that really has shown just continuous improvement almost every day he walks into the building. Just in every phase of the game. This kid’s really come a long way in just every part of his game.”
Stevenson is 10th in the NFL in rushing with 558 yards, and just 17 yards out of a tie for fifth, despite having just 29 carries — for a productive 145 yards – through three games. In his two seasons, which total 20 regular-season games, he’s carried 247 times for 1,164 yards and 9 touchdowns,
- Defensive identity
* Devin McCourty most INTs for active player with 33. Pats 26-4 when he has a INT
Starts with the front 7 including the safeties . Lots of love for Jabrill Peppers. Big hit then penalty
Matt Judon:
“We’ve found an identify, but we can’t keep letting that monster creep in,” linebacker Matt Judon said. “We have good games and then we have some bad games. (Sunday) was a good game and that’s the defense we want to put out there. We’ve got to tighten up on the explosive plays. They had explosive plays and every time they had an explosive play, that’s when they scored, so we’ve got to tighten up on that.”
The Jets also had seven plays go for more than 20 yards.
- NICK FOLK
5 FGs
Over the last three-plus seasons, Folk has posted double-digit points 14 times and the Patriots are 12-2 in those games. After having excellent consistency over 20 years from Adam Vinatieri and Gostkowski, Folk has added his name to the legacy of great Patriots kickers. As the team has transitioned in recent seasons it's hard to imagine where they'd be without Folk.
"Nick's really good. He's really, probably of all the kickers, probably the smartest," said head coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday. "They were all smart, but I mean really just professional, totally understanding everything about kicking. Adam and Stephen are probably a little more talented but just in terms of fundamentals, the execution and the consistency, Nick's really good. I mean Adam – you're talking about a Hall of Fame kicker, all three of those guys could be. I mean they're pretty good. We've been very fortunate.
CONS
- Offensive Line
Cole Strange regression last games
Isiah Wynn still here
Cannon old and slow
Trent Brown head in a menu
* Mac Jones sacked career high 6 times. 41% pressure on drop backs vs Jets.
Mac Jones/ Walking nut sack RED ZONE
Mac 24/35 194 yards 1 TD 1 INT vs Jets
1 - 3 in the red zone vs Jets. 29th in the league red zone efficiency. 11 of 24 total in TDs
* Are RPO's coming next? 12 RPOs ran against the Jets
- Mac Said a lot of communication on film helps
- Defensive explosive plays
- Can't stop duel threat QBs
Injuries
- Devante Parker Knee strain
- David Andrews knocked the fuck out
Who would you call the MVP 1/2 way through the season?
Judon, Stevenson, Jack Jones, Jackobi Myers, SOunds of silence, Nick Folk, Bailey Zape
Quick BREAK
Pats vs Colts
- Colts suck
-Rookie QB
- Jonathan Taylor is banged up
Colts 11th best defense in the league
Predictions?
Afternoon delight
Ime's fall out
Nets/ Kyrie Fires Steve nash
- Nets to hire Udoka
- Celtics not seaking compensation
ENTER Marcus Smarts' mouth
“[Udoka’s] name got slandered and slaughtered and it was ‘He’ll probably never coach again,’” Smart said. “And a couple of months later now he’s possibly going to be the coach of one of our biggest rivals? It’s tough. It makes no sense. But we can’t control that. We have to control what we can and I love the team here.
“It really doesn’t matter what we say [to the front office],” Smart added. “We can voice our opinion, but I’m sure it’s going to be, ‘Yeah, we hear you.’ And that’s it. I’m sure they know how certain people feel. But it is tough, because there’s only so much that they can say. It’s a tough spot for everybody. It just sucks all around.”
“We obviously thought [Udoka would be] be back, but obviously the team and organization felt a different way,” Smart said. “Unfortunately, that’s the business side of it and we have to deal with it. … Now he’s possibly going to take a job right down the street from us and be coaching the same guys we were trying to beat to get to where we were last year.”
Bad move from Celtics
* Udoka not hired yet.
Celtics 4 -3.
2 tough losses to Cavs.
Started 3.- 0
- Is Mazzoula in over his head?
* Defense needs to step out
* Turn overs still an issue
* Front court depth. Trade Pritchard/ 1st round pick
Simplest minds of the week
Dan Snyder
Kyrie Irving and the Nets/ NBA/ Nazis