Amen, brother…

I liked the team's non-move at the trade deadline. A surprisingly solid foundation has been built quickly. The team's identity seems to be at the core of it. Making it gel before changing it seems smart. There are position and depth needs, no doubt. Seems the program was the focus.Thoughts?

I like the non-move. Major message and he's the guy to deliver it.

One more - A lot of the post-game commentary framed the Miles Garrett Experience as a learning opportunity for Campbell. I think its a bigger learning opportunity for Maye. Garrett is gonna beat good tackles. Getting in situations to keep him from multiple sacks is the priority. Anyhoo...

Maye's growth is stunning. I mean, against Garrett & Cleveland? And the game seemed to slow down for Henderson. They look real and that they love playing together and for Vrabel. Looks like Keion White may be dealt - beasts inside and he seems too stiff on the edge? Thoughts?

And they’re made of apples…

Outstanding article. Very informative...

Hysterical!!

This team is too young and too inexperienced playing together to be successful week to week. No substitute for time and commitment. This will take time. They have some good pieces and want to play for each other. The only way to get experience is to get experience though…

Guilty as charged. Good perspective from a lot of experience. Thanks. You can tell Vrabel knows where he is. We'll see, but I like his chances...

Amazing.

Looks like depth was the main problem after the first cut to 53, but depth pieces are what this week+ is about. With Vrabel & Co plus Wolf's connections around the league, do you think being patient to reconstitute depth this way has been their approach to team building? Finding their kind of guys?

Last week, he said his biggest takeaway from Brady was his knowing where the ball is going to go before the snap. Awareness and anticipation seem to be growing, which is huge...

Do you have good intel on how long into the season that a rookie tackle & guard, even if they work out beyond expectations, would take to be mid plus tier in the league?

There's a lot to see and learn and they'll get attention in team's game prep...

Looks like bad play design, or they misread a blitz on the right side. 3 on 2 over there...

HERE WE GO!!! Really excited for Wednesday. Excellent set-up, as always, Mike. Thanks for always keeping me in the loop back when I was on the west coast! Jim Gould

Looks like a cheesy blame game move from here...

Yup. Xfinity Comcast here. It's working, but I never logged in online. I had the email code issue. Yesterday's showed up this morning. I tried it again online today, got the same prompt, code sent by email, not received. Maybe because I can get it on TV (YouTube TV). Weird...

Yup. Then it just resolved...

What's today's date again?

Go get 'em kids!!

Just bad coaching operations. Indecisive. They had timeouts to give. Why not?

And it's Tater Time!!

They got killed on blitzes all day and never adjusted too. A couple of small successes with the blitz
, but overall, bad coaching....

After Josh McDaniels, the #Patriots struggled to find an identity. They tried implementing Shanahan concepts under Matt Patricia, and likely drafted in ‘22 with that in mind.

- Cole Strange (zone blocking)

- Tyquan Thornton (cross-field speed, PA shots)

- Pierre Strong (speed, outside zone)

The Patriots aren’t ruling anybody out for Sunday. Meanwhile, the Rams will be down at least one and potentially two tackles.

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