Postgame Thread: Patriots defeat Jets, 19-10

by MaPatsFan on Sep 14, 2008 6:59 PM EDT

Very cool. Extremely conservative, but effective. I'm sure it's until Matt gets his legs under him. 2 wins should help. Fire away.

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I think it is safe to say

That we won’t be seeing as many blow outs as we did last year.

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:04 PM EDT 0 recs

master of the under statement

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

Heh. Yeah. Back to reality.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 14, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

i agree. most of them will be close and hard won. keeps us honest as fans...lol

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

hey guys...

little synopsis of our new boy matty c. how he look overall?
stats aren’t the best indicators

thanks for such good updates…rockstars, all of you

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:04 PM EDT 0 recs

BB is letting the rest of the team play

No reason for our new starting QB to carry the team on his back. Hobbs and Jordan were money all day. The running game was key here.

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by MaPatsFan on Sep 14, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

Faulk had a decent game as well

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

i have a HUGE crush on faulk. he da man. (missing troy though)

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

Up and down.

I thought, overall, he did pretty well. Has a tendency to either fire too soon or hold it too long. Sometimes got happy feet, other times looked very comfortable in the pocket—when there was one.

The long misfire to Moss was an interesting play. He saw it—but not as quickly as Brady would have (and I feel pretty comfortable saying that). That was one of the plays that Moss and Brady worked to perfection because they would have been on the same play instantly. Moss saw that the corner was going to take inside technique, and knew he had him beat long within three stride from the LOS. It took Cassel about 15 yards to see it, then jerked the trigger which brought the pass up a little short. (It hit Randy in the chest and was a clean drop.) With more practice together, they may — may — get to the point of being able to pull that off with the same seamlessness that #12 did.

He was things mostly well, from my POV. The missed TD to Thomas was a good example—small window, maybe could have put a little more loft on the throw, but the OLB made a great play to tip it. If he doesn’t, that’s a TD.

So, overall, I think he played pretty well but there’s still plenty of room for improvement. If the running game continues to be productive, we’ll have a decent season.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 14, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

thanks for such a thorough report.

i think the more he plays the more of a vibe he will get with the team.
randy and tom had a good bond, i hope it translates to matt c.
wes and matt seem to sync up well

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

The big key for him--

and this will improve as the season progresses— is to not get too high or too low. The coaches were notably careful of his psychology. They’re doing everything they can to keep the pressure light (at least from them, during the game). The more even (in control of himself) he can be, the more strategic of a leader he can become with his team.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 14, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

Are you kidding me?!?!

Outstanding game. Unbe-cassel-lievable! No turnovers, unliked the great BF. Great effort all around…especially LaMont Jordan and that MONSTER PLAY by Adalius Thomas! We are so psyched around here!

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 14, 2008 7:06 PM EDT 0 recs

Fair point. No mistakes. Great job for Matty

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by MaPatsFan on Sep 14, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

i bet matty c is flying high right now. good for him! not too shabby for a guy who hasn't started since HS

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up 0 recs

loved the footage of him from H.S.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 14, 2008 7:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

Cassel will only get better as the season progresses

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 14, 2008 7:07 PM EDT 0 recs

i think you are so right Marima. more experience will bring more confidence

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

It wasn't pretty...

but it was a win. Go Pats. Nice job Matty Cassel… no interceptions yet and he scored enough for us to win and that’s all that matters. Whether you win by 40 or by 1 you still win.

by PaulRevere on Sep 14, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs

YUP!

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

Preach it brother

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

Shades of the old days, with that line.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 14, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

We are back in 2001 w/ a much better over all team

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

makes me appreciate the wins

i must say i got used to it being “easy”

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

Yeah. Honestly, I prefer a blowout. Much easier on my stomach.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 14, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

that is why God created beer

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

here here!

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

you know what they say

In heaven there is no beer, that’s why we drink it here.

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

at least we wont have to hear that running up the score bullsh*t

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

hey, we were joking about that

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 14, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

wonder what the bandwagon will be this year...

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

you know what...

i really like his story. here is a guy who has just practiced/studied hard for years and years. always the back up. being moved around positions before coming back to QB where he gets to be under tommy b for 4 years AND
now he is the starter for the best team around.

now that is AMAZING!

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:18 PM EDT 0 recs

If he has a good year...

…it’ll be interesting to see what happens at the end of the season. His contract is up.

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by MaPatsFan on Sep 14, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Line of the Day:

Sammy Morris
8 Carries
0 Yards
1 Touchdown

That’s a points to yards ration of infinity.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 14, 2008 7:23 PM EDT 0 recs

er, "ratio"

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Sep 14, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

Matt was sweating like a pig on the fifth quarter

Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure." - Knute Rockne,

by standingpat on Sep 14, 2008 7:27 PM EDT 0 recs

yeah, Brady never let anyone see him sweat, lol, he'll learn

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Sep 14, 2008 7:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

cheese and rice...

i know i am about to sound like a sour grapes pats fan BUT
do the sportscasters get paid to kiss peyton’s ass. i mean come on!
it makes me want to put my head into a brick wall.

basking in another win yay!

by mellyh on Sep 14, 2008 7:51 PM EDT 0 recs

Whew!

I have thoughts on two sides of the ball.
1) Do the JETS have REGRETS for nabbing BRETT? I was so tired of hearing about how wonderful Brett Favre was last week against Miami. Uh.. Miami won ONE game last season, and places like SI made it sound like he had just parted the Red Sea. I saw one quote by him where he basically tells everyone to run downfield because, “what the heck.” Maybe he’ll finally retire for good after this season, and he’ll do so poorly that no one will notice that he’s gone. I’m tired of reading his obituary already.

2) It’s interesting that the showed Matt playing in high school because he looked pretty much like a high school quarterback the first half. We won, but frankly I thought he looked absolutely TERRIBLE. He didn’t make any mistakes, but think about it.. He got fricking lucky all those batted balls didn’t land in the Jets’ hands. He used time outs like they were pieces of candy. He seem to be unable to see over the line. He was thrown down once, and I thought they were going to have to cart him off the field because he landed on his knee. Finally, Randy Moss looked PISSED. He had better connect with him on the 10 yard line at least once or twice a game. I don’t care if he isn’t Tom Brady. Matt had better be working hard. He needs to put today behind him and start thinking about Miami or there will be hell to pay. If he doesn’t improve every week like Tom Brady did his first year, then we will be toast. Still, I’d rather have Matt than that self-centered, egotistical, quarterback the Jets have who likes to die every season so he can read his own obituary.

by patsdynasty on Sep 14, 2008 11:27 PM EDT 0 recs