Simple Minds Social Hour: Patriots Post Mortem

Enough time has past to calmly discuss the collapse of the 2021 Patriots. With a new year brings a new level of Simple.

• Defense, Defense, Defense

• Mac Jones

• What happened at the Bye Week

• Arrow up or down?

  PLUS Bill wipes his ass with the hand book

SHOW NOTES:

Cold Open

Opening Takes

Bill

Ray

Rich

Welcome

White Birch

Patriots Post Mortem

10 - 7

Losers of 4 of their last 5 games

Defensive DVOA 32nd in the NFL in last 5 games.

DVOA was a top 3 in previous 13 weeks

Defense finished

2nd in yards allowed

2nd pts allowed

3rd in turnovers

8th in Turnover differential

Offensive finished 6th in points/ g 27

15th in yards/ G 353

14th in passing yards/ G 227

8th rushing yards/ G 126.5

19th least turnovers. 16th most 23. +7 differential

Mac Jones finished 15th in statistical categories. 12th in PFF

What is the number 1 need to address in the off season

- COACHING - What the fuck happened the end of the last 2 - 3 seasons? Who is in charge of the defense.

Special teams was the worst in 20 years

- DEFENSIVE PERSONAL

-LB or CB 1st?

- PASS CATCHER

- Play maker

Arrow pointing up or down?

Coaching? - Your confidence in Belichick moving forward?

Offense? McDaniels staying put in New England.

QB - Mac Jones. Can he be top 10? Top 5? is he good enough

RB - Harris and Stevenson injury concerns? OTher wise terrific. Need pass catcher? will James White come back on short money

WR - N'Keal Harry needs to end. Can you get out from under Agholor? Target high profile guy Michael Thomas? Calvin Ridely?

TE - Jonnu Smith wake the fuck up. Hunter Henry can you catch outside of the red zone? Assasi and Dalton Keane are officially dead

O Line - Bring Trent brown back? Draft an LT? Owenu good enough? Bring Karras back?

Defense?

D - Line - Outside of Baremore do you have confidence in anyone? Lawrence Guy came on late. Throw Judon in here. He needs to be elite. Where is Winovich and younger guys

LB - Need a complete over haul. Bring back Bently? Have to surround him with speed. Van Noy is back unless cut or traded. Uche, McMillon, Cameron McGron young LBs in the system.

Do you draft this position or free agent?

CB - Franchise and maybe rade JC Jackson. Sign your CB for mid market. Joe Haden, Kyler Fuller, Chris Harris, Patrick Peterson, Jason Verrett. Bill is good for an undrafted guy to make noise. Jonathan jones will be back. the wade kid will have time in the system.

S - Adrian Phillips, Dugger good pieces. Jaylen Mills should fit in there somewhere. McCourty probably gone. He can't carry the single high unit any more. Free Agents...

Special Teams?

- get that cam achord some help

Nick Folk is 37. I Just have faith they can find a kicker. Look what they did with Folk.

Are the Patriots moving forward?