Comments on: Inside Gillette http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2007/10/inside-gillette-8/ Where Every Day Is Patriots Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2007/10/inside-gillette-8/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 Chris Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:21:01 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2007/10/inside-gillette-8/#comment-1343 JGIG, I think you raise an excellent point--there are still questions about New England's ability to cover good tight ends. (In his weekly wrapup over at FootballOutsiders.com, Aaron Schatz does an excellent job summarizing that point.) If they do more shuffling in the secondary this week, it could be more than just general game-planning, but seeing how different personnel packages do together. As for Seymour, he's around more and more, but like any New England veteran, he's not saying anything about his condition. Ditto for Belichick, who didn't provide any updates on his condition at Monday's press briefing. Thanks, Chris JGIG,

I think you raise an excellent point–there are still questions about New England’s ability to cover good tight ends. (In his weekly wrapup over at FootballOutsiders.com, Aaron Schatz does an excellent job summarizing that point.) If they do more shuffling in the secondary this week, it could be more than just general game-planning, but seeing how different personnel packages do together.

As for Seymour, he’s around more and more, but like any New England veteran, he’s not saying anything about his condition. Ditto for Belichick, who didn’t provide any updates on his condition at Monday’s press briefing.

Thanks,
Chris

]]> By: jamesgarnerisgod http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2007/10/inside-gillette-8/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 jamesgarnerisgod Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:25:09 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2007/10/inside-gillette-8/#comment-1342 I wondered about the Harrison-Sanders package, but figured the Patriots were trying to shut up one or two of the Cowboys' loudmouths. It makes sense, though. How vulnerable to you think the D is, however. It's one thing to give up 27 against an offense as potent as the Cowboys, but I wonder if the defense is getting a little more porous. While Miami won't offer much of a test, and Washington may offer only a slight test, I'm not certain we can shut down the Colts. I fear Nov. 4's tilt will come down to the last possession, perhaps in OT, and perhaps with the game resting on the Ghost or Viniateri's leg. On ESPN's NFL show (NFL Primetime, I think, but I never remember the names) the boys made a good point about Dallas Clark being a much more dominant TE than Whitten, and we know, as Belichick said, that Whitten "killed us in the first half." I know I'm jumping way ahead, but stopping Clark, as well as pressuring Manning, are everything in this game. Where is Seymour? I wondered about the Harrison-Sanders package, but figured the Patriots were trying to shut up one or two of the Cowboys’ loudmouths. It makes sense, though.

How vulnerable to you think the D is, however. It’s one thing to give up 27 against an offense as potent as the Cowboys, but I wonder if the defense is getting a little more porous. While Miami won’t offer much of a test, and Washington may offer only a slight test, I’m not certain we can shut down the Colts. I fear Nov. 4′s tilt will come down to the last possession, perhaps in OT, and perhaps with the game resting on the Ghost or Viniateri’s leg. On ESPN’s NFL show (NFL Primetime, I think, but I never remember the names) the boys made a good point about Dallas Clark being a much more dominant TE than Whitten, and we know, as Belichick said, that Whitten “killed us in the first half.” I know I’m jumping way ahead, but stopping Clark, as well as pressuring Manning, are everything in this game.

Where is Seymour?

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