Thursday Morning Third Down Back

The 1 and 1 New England Patriots play Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium on Sunday September 26th at 1:00 PM. Setting up a long drive to get into field goal range. Folk Power Rankings: 1) Nick 2) -lore 3) Implosion 4) Mer- 5) Metal Here are three things I like about the season so far: 1) Mac Jones - Adequate! 2) Nick Folk - I was mentally  preparing  myself for the Quinn Nordin Era to begin, but Folk has been a pleasant surprise in his 13th season. 3) The secondary - Not getting lit up so far. Even without Stephon Gilmore! Did J.C. Jackson have an interception last week? Yes! Two! How good does Pat feel about this team making the playoffs this year? Let's say 29.2% chance. Down slightly from last week. They beat a terrible Jets team, but the offensive line and defensive line both still look shaky to me. Cookie of the Week Chocolate Cookies with Peanut Butter Chips Just the recipe off the back of the bag of peanut butter chips. I use Ghirardelli instead

The New England Patriots play Zach Wilson and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday September 19th at 1:00 PM. The Future is Now. I blame that loss on the coaching staff. Game plan was too conservative. It felt like they could have been a little more aggressive with the play calling at times. Damien Harris was having a monster game. He was set to be my Week 1 MVP... until he wasn't. I don't have any stats on the issue, but potential fourth quarter game winning drives that end with fumbles in the red zone are tough to overcome. Can't be good for your win percentage. If I was the coach, I would have simply called one fewer running plays at the end of the game. Mac Jones looks like he belongs. That was good. Norm Power Rankings: 1) Macdonald   2) Peterson 3) -a Jeane Baker 4) Abram 5) social Once a major source of strength in the Olden Times, the tight end position had fallen on hard times as of late. In 2020, all Patriots tight ends combined had a total of 18 catches

 The New England Patriots play Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday September 12th at 4:25 PM. In  remembrance  of David Patten, who seemed like a super good guy and was always fun to watch play. Jones Power Rankings: 1) Indiana 2) David Robert 3) Forgetful 4) Mr.  5) Mac 6) Jessica 7) Norah 8) John Paul 9) Davey 10) Howard 11) Tom 12) Jeffrey 13) -town I'm still somewhat shocked by the Cam Newton cut. I thought for sure we'd see him as the starter for at least the first six weeks. Rumor has it it wasn't the covid protocol violation - it was that he still hadn't learned the offense. Life comes at you fast, I guess. I have no idea what to expect from Mr. Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones this year. It'll be fun to find out .  This is the first time the Patriots have taken a quarterback in the first round since Drew Bledsoe if I remember  correctly . That was a long time ago, kids.  I'm guessing this is a nine or ten win team.