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What we learned in Pats-Dolphins: Pats can’t get out of their own way originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
FOXBORO — Jacoby Brissett moved slowly through the Patriots locker room on Sunday, among the most beat up and frustrated on a beat up and frustrated team following its 15-10 loss to Miami.
“Nothing was good,” Brissett said at his postgame presser.
He wasn’t far off, particularly from an offensive standpoint for the Patriots. Let’s get to what we learned in Week 5 — the bad, the ugly and even a positive note or two.
Lack of discipline rears its ugly head
The story of the weekend, one could argue, is not only that the Patriots lost. It’s how they lost. In a winnable game against a team starting a third-string quarterback, Jerod Mayo’s team picked up 12 penalties for 105 yards. It was actually flagged for 14 on the day (including one intentional delay of game penalty) in what was arguably the team’s sloppiest performance of the year.
The reason that particular distinction is at all in doubt is because there have been several sloppy performances already turned in through five weeks. While penalties hadn’t been an issue for New England going into the Dolphins game — it averaged only four per game prior to Sunday — a general lack of attention to deal has persisted.
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Rhamondre Stevenson fumbled four times in the first four games of the year. Patriots pass-rushers, for three consecutive weeks, had difficulty keeping quarterbacks in the pocket. Unblocked pressures have been a problem all season.
Discipline. Lack of focus. Coaching. They can all be pointed to as issues through the early portion of this season, and on Sunday there just happened to be a dozen penalties to serve as evidence. The personal-foul penalty from Keion White (led to a field goal) and the pass-interference penalty from Christian Elliss (led to a touchdown) were…
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Publish date : 2024-10-07 18:36:20
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