Week 14 GDT Patriots vs Dolphins Part 2: Revenge of the Phish

[Deadpulse]

 

Couple of things to look for:

 

How will the Patriots fair in Miami where they tend to underperform? Will training in the indoor heated facility this week help?

How is the offense without Gronk?

 

[ChazStandard]

The offense should be fine without Gronk, I think. Hogan, Cooks et al. are still an elite and versatile skill-position group.

I think the Pats make a statement on prime time, something like 36-10.

[scottishpatriot]

1 minute ago, ChazStandard said:

The offense should be fine without Gronk, I think. Hogan, Cooks et al. are still an elite and versatile skill-position group.

I think the Pats make a statement on prime time, something like 36-10.

Were the only two respondents so far and we appear to agree 100%. 

 

I am cautiously optimistic. Allen has been earning some more trust recently. We'll lose a bit in the TE front but the ability to go three wideouts and get some big Hogan plays will be intriguing. 

[Deadpulse]

Dion Lewis did not practice due to illness

[biggbrd]

56 minutes ago, Deadpulse said:

Dion Lewis did not practice due to illness

Boo. An opening for Gillislee?

[Deadpulse]

1 hour ago, biggbrd said:

Boo. An opening for Gillislee?

Id be more interested to see Rexy get the bell cow nod

[Pats#1]

I think the Offense will stall a little bit in the red zone, but overall put on a good showing (around 28 points), with the defense doing its job against a lackluster offense (14-17 points).

 

Playing away at a division opponent, always need to be prepared for a tough game.

[everlong]

South Beach being our kryptonite is no joke. We've lost there 8 times in the Brady/Belichick era and those meetings featured some pretty big humiliations: the Night Courage Wore Orange (2004), the last time Brady was shut out (2006), blowing HFA (2015). Factoring in Hogan being limited all week, no Gronk, Cannon/Van Noy/Wise all looking to miss this game, well...

Edited December 9, 2017 by everlong

[Pats#1]

58 minutes ago, everlong said:

South Beach being our kryptonite is no joke. We've lost there 8 times in the Brady/Belichick era and those meetings featured some pretty big humiliations: the Night Courage Wore Orange (2004), the last time Brady was shut out (2006), blowing HFA (2015). Factoring in Hogan being limited all week, no Gronk, Cannon/Van Noy/Wise all looking to miss this game, well...

On the plus side though....you always got a feeling about the Pats

[CP3MVP]

Honestly I never liked Monday night football. As for the game 28-13.

Edited December 9, 2017 by CP3MVP

[ChazStandard]

1 hour ago, tonyto36 said:

Lots of guys banged up.

 

Reiss:

The following 11 Patriots were limited in practice and are listed as questionable for Monday's game: LB Marquis Flowers (knee), DE Deatrich Wise Jr. (foot), DE Trey Flowers (ribs), CB Stephon Gilmore (ankle), WR Chris Hogan (shoulder), LB Brandon King (hamstring), CB Eric Rowe (hamstring), ST Matthew Slater (hamstring), OT LaAdrian Waddle (ankle), RB Dion Lewis (illness), RB Mike Gillislee (illness).

 

 

And another note, does anyone know what Andrews' illness was?  I assumed it was just a cold but wasn't he out for like three weeks?

If it was stomach flu, it's possible he lost some weight quite quickly and had to spend a few weeks getting back in shape.

[Deadpulse]

KVN was ruled out... that LB unit 

[Hunter2_1]

Well, in no way do I feat Miami's talent at all. I think they are a pretty bad team. But I do fear their incessant quest of killing Brady. I would prefer to really hammer the run game in this one and get out with a 2 point win or something. No messing around here, just get out alive with a W. The only thing on offense that can hurt us is their YAC ability, which was shut down last time. Let's do that again.

[iothar]

Put in the Miami RBs against this group. Tough game with a surprisingly high score. 31-28 Pats.

[Hunter2_1]

Wise held like no one's business there