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Brissett deserves more credit, and other thoughts from Pats-Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Well, there goes the winning streak.
(Meandering sidetrack. Skip on down if uninterested.)
Honestly, how bizarre is it that the Patriots haven’t won back-to-back games since reeling off three straight against the Jets, Colts and Jets from Oct. 30 to Nov. 20, 2022?
Those three were the end part of a stretch of five wins in six games in the heady days of Zappe Fever. They croaked the Lions 29-0, beat down Jacoby Brissett and the Browns 38-15, got embarrassed on national TV by the Bears 33-14, then beat Zach Wilson, Sam Ehlinger and Zach Wilson again. They were 6-4 at that point!!
Less than two years later, the Lions are one of the best teams in the league, Brissett’s here, Mac Jones is long gone, so is Bailey Zappe, Zach Wilson’s dueling Jarrett Stidham for a backup job in Denver and nobody’s seen Sam Ehlinger.
While we’re in the midst of meandering, that Tom Brady commercial on FOX where they make him say he wants to be the greatest to ever do it in the booth? Sent my shoulders to my earlobes and there they stayed for three full minutes. I don’t know if $37.5 million is worth it. … Also, Jonathan Vilma and Kenny Albert. “Jerod.” Not “Gerard…” Holy crap.
(Sidetrack concluded…)
Items. We have items from Sunday’s 23-20 OT loss to Seattle.
1. It’s hard to argue Jacoby Brissett had a good day when he went 15 for 27 for 149 yards with three sacks (including a tough-to-take one that led to the field goal block).
Know what? I’m gonna do it anyway. Brissett’s out there dodging traffic like a plastic bag on 128 because of the leaky offensive line. Yet he has no turnovers through two games and hasn’t lapsed into any mind-melting mistakes that were the calling card of the Patriots offense the past two seasons.
He’s also keeping poise while improvising under heat, as evidenced by his work with Hunter Henry.
The last play of the third quarter…
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Publish date : 2024-09-16 17:58:52
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