The amount of criticism Bill Belichick gets as the General Manager of the Patriots is amazing and ludicrous. Yes, he doesn't hit on everyone he drafts, but the guy doesn't have all day to hang out at the grocery store like some other teams.
Yeah, not punching it in from the one sealed the Patriots' fate last night. Yes we all knew the Patriots were statistically bad from the red zone, but not being able to score from a yard outside the goal line is something beyond bad. Not being able to sleep last night I decided to take a look at every Patriots' possession which had either a 1st and 10 within the 15 or a true 1st and goal. Here is what I found.
Like most fans, I didn't want to see the Patriots playing this weekend after it seemed inevitable that they had the 2 seed locked up. Yet, here we are getting ready to play wild card weekend. No extra rest for the walking wounded, instead an 8:15 game against Tennessee.
Last year the Patriots got their butts handed to them in Tennessee by a score of 34-10. Does any of that matter come Saturday night in Gillette?
Going into the half and coming out with adjustments has been the Patriots' thing for as far as I can remember. It was one of the reasons why Belichick would always defer the ball until the second half. Sure, now everyone does it, but it was a Belichick move early on. Regardless of whether or not a team receives the kickoff at the half, their first possession following halftime should be productive. Here's a look at what's been going on with the Patriots this year.
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