tonyto36 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Thursday, October 5. 8:25PM. NFLN, AMZN, CBS Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Florida. Will this be the Patriots on to Cincinnati moment? Backs against the wall, off a terrible loss, lots of parts looking disorganized and scheme being all over the place, but obvious flashes of talent being there. This would be a big win for the Patriots if they want to stay in the hunt for the #1 seed, they need to start gaining traction soon. Total offense: Patriots (1st) Buccaneers (9th) PPG: Patriots (2nd) Buccaneers (12th) Total defense: Patriots (32nd) Buccaneers (9th)PPGA: Patriots (31st) [32.0] Buccaneers (17th) [21.3] Key Players: Malcolm Butler - We need him to rebound. He's been outmatched this season in every way, and the Bucs have the big and speedy receivers that have typically given him trouble. Gronkowski - There are going to be opportunities for Gronk going up the seam. He has been held back from running a ton of those the past two years because he seems to always get hurt on those. But this matchup there is going to be opportunities given the scheme the Bucs run. Will he stretch the field? Be decoy? TJ Ward is now on the Bucs... McCourty - We're going to need him (and Chung) to play well because the Bucs like to chuck it deep. Winston is capable of some spectacular throws (and his receivers particularly Evans catches), but he is also prone to loft a ball up for grabs. We're going to need some turnovers for our defense to stem the tide. We're on to Tampa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurtry86 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I'm guessing Rowe will be out with whatever injury he went down with on Sunday. Secondary needs to step up but with Rowe (presumably) out and the short week, I'm not expecting any big improvement. I'll settle for merely bad instead of horrendous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 At this point if they keep them below 27 I'll be ecstatic. Would love to be pleasantly surprised with Rowes absence being filled with really good communication and transition throughout the game. This team is 4 completely blown coverages away from being 4-0...hopefully they can at least show some progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Its fun to be worried about playing the Bucs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 final score is going to be like 42-38 in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ForTheThumb Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Defense will be bad again this week. With the short week they can't afford to make too many changes, so I'm not expecting a huge improvement. Really think we have to pound the ball, control the clock, and limit their TOP. That has to be the defense on this short week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, 1ForTheThumb said: Really think we have to pound the ball, control the clock, and limit their TOP. That has to be the defense on this short week. And stop with the long progressing deep route plays. Play the quick hitting short game, a ton of screens, misdirection, on top of the run game. Run that clock, have a heafty TOP lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurtry86 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Tampa Bay's pass defense is soft, I can't imagine a run heavy gameplan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Expecting a loss, but that's due to lack of prep being able to eradicate the mental errors on D, and being away from home on a short week. I think week 6 will be our "on to" moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Just read that Boger consistently penalises the Pats more than the team we face. Boger was the referee for the famous “We’re on to Cincinnati” game where he flagged the Patriots 12 times for 114 yards and the Bengals just 4 times for 37 yards. Boger also called the game between the Patriots and Rams in 2016 and called 8 penalties against the Patriots versus just 4 for Los Angeles. On Sunday, Boger flagged the Patriots 7 times and the Panthers only once. I don't want to see this bent Boger ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmurtry86 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I don't know (highly doubt) if Boger really has a bias but his crew is consistently making ticky tack calls against the Pats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I don't think there's a fan base in the league that doesn't think Boger is garbage. Consistently the worst crew in the NFL. Unbelievable that he gets high-level matchups at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 He can join Goodell in the pit. (probably not the first behind-scene meeting between the two of them....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFL Network Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I think the Patriots might be able to win this game with their offense exposing a weak Tampa pass defense to go along with Tampa only having 1 sack on the year which should make Brady comfortable this week for a change. Also the Bucs don't have a threat of the run to scare the Pats with or not a RB to hand off to atleast. The only thing that scares me is the usual suspect which is the Pats pass defense which may be in for a long day with the Jameis Winstin having some good targets to throw to in the form of WR's/TE's Evans, Jackson, Howard & Braite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter2_1 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 By the way, Bill has never won in TB and Brady has never started a game there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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