last night's game from the Patriots point of view

[Captain Morgan]

https://www.patsfans.com/patriots/blog/2018/08/25/11-things-we-learned-from-the-patriots-loss-at-carolina/?sc=rss 

 

some interesting stuff intended for their fans after the game last night..

 

One of the best parts about the preseason is that it’s really only the experience and not the final score that matters, which is good news for the Patriots after losing 25-14 down in Carolina Friday night.

 

 

1) Deatrich Wise brought down a notch – After what had been a pretty impressive preseason to this point, Wise had a rough outing against a very physical Panthers offensive line Friday night.

Wise got pushed around quite a bit on Carolina’s opening drive, which saw the Panthers have a fair amount of success as Christian McCaffrey and Cam Newton combined for 53-yards on the ground during that series.  A third down run late in that series by Newton saw Wise get pushed out of the play as Newton took off for an 11-yard run on a 3rd-and-9.

 

Fortunately New England’s defense eventually held Carolina to a field goal, but it was surprising to see Wise struggle after what had been an impressive preseason. 

 

 

2) An up and down night for Gilmore – Stephon Gilmore had a tough night Thursday night, with the veteran making some plays but also struggling at times during this one.

Gilmore came up with a big third down stop to force the incompletion from Newton to rookie receiver D.J. Moore, which was key as it killed the drive and forced Carolina to settle for a field goal.  Unfortunately, the next series didn’t work out quite as well after Gilmore gave up back-to-back gains of 28-yards on the Panthers’ second offensive series.  The first was just a great back shoulder throw by Newton to Devin Funchess that arrived before Gilmore turned around.  However, the second was just a bad play that saw Gilmore get turned after Curtis Samuel cut inside and then broke out, with Gilmore having to chase him down.  Looking back on that play, it didn’t help that the Patriots tried to get pressure after sending Patrick Chung on a blitz, but Chung was cut down in the backfield by running back Christian McCaffrey before he had a chance to disrupt the play.

 

 

3) Tough Night for Brady and the offense – Brady and the offense had an off night against the Panthers, with the quarterback not enjoying the same success he had last week.  They scored just 3 points during the first half of play with Brady at the helm, with Carolina’s defense making things difficult.

 

5) Patriots Ground Game Struggled – The Patriots offensive line had a rough time against Carolina’s defense and as a result, the ground game suffered.

 

Carolina arguably has one of the better groups of linebackers in the league and they were just brutal Friday night, wreaking havoc and making things difficult on New England’s offensive line.

 

[panther4life]

Read that thread earlier, good to see some opposing views. 

[t96]

Our line play on both sides of the ball was the difference and very promising for this season.

[Snake]

39 minutes ago, t96 said:

Our line play on both sides of the ball was the difference and very promising for this season.

Yeah of we can have that consistently watch out.