GDT: Week 1 - Miami at PATRIOTS - 1 PM - CBS (regional), 98.5 WBZ-FM

[Alicat]

Sony!

 

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Cam threw a rocket. Jules has to catch it

 

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Matthew Slater doing Slater things

 

[McGarnagle]

Lots of good on that drive, but Edelman completely blew it.

 

[CDJ]

Jules ruined that drive


They’re gonna be heavy run this year, a lot of field position battles

 

[Alicat]

This is so much more enjoyable when you have no expectations

 

[McGarnagle]

As long as it works and is efficient, I can't complain. But this run-based college offense is not aesthetic at all, it's terrible to watch. I like an open, no huddle 5 WR offense. Obviously we don't have the personnel to run that though, so you take what you get. Better to win ugly than lose pretty.

 

[Fenway]

Game is on CTV, the biggest network in Canada​

 

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Winovich!

 

[Smitty93]

I wonder how much not getting hit in preseason is going to hurt guys. Edelman needs to catch that, but he also hasn't been hit like that in a while.

Offense performed how we should probably expect it to. Run offense should be better this year with additional help from Cam. Cam's not as good at audibling out of or into plays, which is what led to the sack. His throwing timing also isn't as good, but part of that could just be lack of experience in the offense. They may not score as many points, but I'm guessing the offense's performance from an eye test perspective will be similar to last year's. Not good or bad, but inconsistent. This is probably the type of offense they should have run last year when they had a dominant defense.

 

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That snap was ugly

 

[CDJ]

Huge couple plays by Winovich

 

[McGarnagle]

It took Damiere Byrd one touch to get benched

 

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It took Damiere Byrd one touch to get benched

He’ll be lucky not to get cut

 

[Smitty93]

He’ll be lucky not to get cut

I mean, Jackson was pushed into him. Byrd probably should have just bailed on it at that point, but it's not like it was a clean catching sitiuation.

 

[Alicat]

Izzo! That was beautiful

 

[McGarnagle]

Izzo!

 

[Smitty93]

That was a failed play, but they're definitely using it to setup the reverse to Harry.

 

[GabeTravels]

Ugh my normal ways of watching the game aren't working...

 

[Alicat]

I mean, Jackson was pushed into him. Byrd probably should have just bailed on it at that point, but it's not like it was a clean catching sitiuation.

Add in no preseason. Bill may let him stay another week

 

[McGarnagle]

We've almost gone a full quarter without a penalty flag, which is a nice change for the NFL.

 

[Alicat]

My god move on already

 

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Quiet thread

 

[McGarnagle]

So can someone explain what just happened? The Pats called timeout, we go to commercial, come back from commercial, and they wind the clock and run it out without a play? What?

 

[Smitty93]

I wonder if they use 3rd down as a setup play to go for it on 4th. They're looking at a 42 yard field goal at the moment, which is within Folk's range, but maybe you run it and hope you get 3 or 4 yards.