frankj1 wrote:Patriots are following the Coach Bill script...play your best late in the season.
But they are currently over rated, even though they have improved greatly.
Jones has been very good without ever having anything close to a great game yet. He's being held back to minimize mistakes and has eagerly accepted the role of "Game Manager", much like TB12 did 20 years ago.
They seem to be on a streak of catching teams with lots of issues...just yesterday they beat a team missing a Pro Bowl amount of talent on offense and gave up a million yards on the ground. But they forced 4 more turnovers.
Anyone thinking it was all Brady doesn't understand the value of an organized leader with the Head Coach job.
Stop with the "game manager" BS.
You can't manage a game when you don't have an offense.
The Pats don't have a marquee name on offense. RB, WR, TE.
McCorkle is doing it with no true offensive weapons. And it's taken 12 games for the offensive line to be together and healthy.
Just because the kid isn't flashy doesn't mean he's merely managing the games.
The Pats scored on 10 of their 12 offensive possessions on Sunday. Against Vrabel's Titan defense.
Turn off WEEI and those yahoos.
This isn't game management. And it's not a string of good luck, just like it wasn't simply bad luck when they opened the season by losing close games.
I still think we need some trusted weapons on offense come playoff time. Mac can't do it all himself, and if they lose it won't be because he mismanaged the game.