Richard Neussendorfer
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Joined: 12/7/2007
From: Alamogordo, NM
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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes Perfect storm. Add a Buffalo hangover. They're not that good, we're not that bad ... but what they do well fits hand and glove into some of our bigger flaws, which magnifies them even more. (their run game/our run defense, their pass rush/our pass protection ...) IMO we have been winning with some help from our opponents and some momentum induced luck. Dal gave us none of that. We have deserved every win ... I'm not saying that ... but its not that we've greatly improved overall IMO as a team or an offense or a defense ... we just always come up with a few great plays and we have played much cleaner than our opponents. GB, Det, NO, Chi, Mia, Az, Wash ... thats seven out of eight wins against teams not that good or not at their best. Ironically, the defense has shown a little improvement overall while our more talented offense is still sputtering for quarters at a time (although the D is still a liability). That's worrisome. We have an Offensive minded coach, the team is supposed to be wired offensively, the real talent is on that side ... we better figure out a way to avoid our quarterly nosedives and hope the defense keeps improving incrementally, especially against the run ... We have proven our grittiness. I see a bounce back Thurs. I don't know. After that blueprint I see a low scoring game that I'm not really sure of. The Patriots have good edge rushers. In a close game I probably give the edge to Bill B. Even though I agree Mac Jones sucks.
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