The New England Patriots announced on Saturday that the team has placed offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor on the exempt/left squad list. This maneuver comes almost exactly a week after he was benched in the club's Week 1 opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, where he started at left tackle. In a corresponding move, the club elevated guard Michael Jordan to the active roster...
I didn't see it, but I think it's a shoulder injury. I noticed late in the game it was Tavai and McMillan at MLBI have to watch the game still. What happened?
The Patriots should be 2-0.
Instead, they have two big problems.
No. 1: pass protection.
For a second straight week, Jacoby Brissett came under fire like he was playing out of a trench. Brissett faced pressure on 44% of his dropbacks, a frighteningly high percentage that matched the sky-high pressure rate he saw at Cincinnati. In the last nine days, the Patriots have also lost one left tackle to injury and another to irony in that Chukwuma Okorafor, well, left.https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/09/14/patriots-week-1-starter-placed-on-exempt-left-squad-list/
No. 2: the play-callers are green.
Seattle out-foxed offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and turned defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington’s aggression against him in critical situations Sunday. The Seahawks protected themselves against all of Van Pelt’s deep play-action shots, while Seattle offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb burned the Pats’ trademark all-out blitzes for a touchdown in the first quarter and two back-breaking first downs in overtime...
...The Patriots’ wide receivers live at the intersection of their offensive problems. They cannot catch the ball if Brissett is not protected and/or if Van Pelt doesn’t scheme targets for them. The wideouts were held to three catches for 19 yards...
Hope your source ends up being the one who got it right....
Yep to owners that iverule their entire coaching staff and force them to take a QB they do not want.
Then when the QB you wanted ends up sucking and the guy your coaching staff wanted wins rookie of the year...maybe fire yourself instead of them.
Just my suggestion.
Pop D. and Osbourne should be getting targets out of the slot, crossers and underneath stuff. Henry did great last game but only because Jacoby hyper-focused on him. The coaching points are valid, hopefully they can learn and improve.The article is underselling the problems with the WRs, who aren't getting separation, but it drives home the point about the line and coaching:
Patriots-Seahawks film review: The 2 big problems facing Jerod Mayo’s Patriots
Jalen Reagor won't be contributing to the New England Patriots wide receiver unit for the rest of the season.
The Patriots announced Tuesday they released Reagor from the practice squad. Reagor clearly was disgruntled over his lack of a role this season as after a solid preseason he did not get elevated from the practice squad for New England's first two games...