Brian Hoyer: The key to a Patriots victory in Week 5 vs. Dolphins originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots need to get back to the basics in their Week 5 showdown with the Miami Dolphins.
They’ve struggled on both sides of the ball throughout their three-game losing skid, especially in their last two blowout losses to the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers. In Week 4, they went 0-for-3 in following ex-Patriots QB Brian Hoyer’s keys to victory: getting back to their identity (the run game), patience to stay on track, and handling San Francisco’s defensive stars.
This week, Hoyer is keeping it simple. He has just one key to taking down a Miami team in just as bad of – if not worse – shape heading into the matchup.
“This is a statement that Bill (Belichick) used to preach to the team all the time, ‘You can’t win until you keep from losing,’ Hoyer said. “I think last week when you saw the Patriots play out in San Francisco, they got away from protecting the football. Rhamondre (Stevenson) loses a fumble. There’s a pick-six from Jacoby (Brissett) on an amazing play by Fred Warner. On top of that, Jacoby gets sacked six times. There’s pressure on over 50 percent of the pass plays, and he never really established a running game.
“So I think what the Patriots really need to do this week is eliminate the losing football from the offense. That means better blocking in the run game. That means better pass protection. That means receivers getting open when they need to get open and everybody just doing their job one play at a time and keep stacking those plays together. We saw them do it Week 1 in Cincinnati. Stay ahead on down and distance, don’t get in bad situations, don’t have negative plays. It really comes down to people doing their job because what I see a lot of is nine guys, eight guys doing their job really well and a few guys not doing it, and everybody’s taking a turn, ‘My bad, I’ll get it next time.’ “
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Publish date : 2024-10-02 22:51:53
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