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[h=2]Run game, defense highlight new-look Dolphins[/h]I'm not sure whether Logan Mankins would have been able to stabilize things or not, but the Patriots offense was horrific in the second half after a typically promising start. Tom Brady was engulfed in constant pressure led by Cameron Wake, and New England finds itself in the rarest of positions -- looking up at the AFC East.
Of everything that transpired in Week 1, this shocked me the most (the Bills taking out the Bears would rank second, I suppose). The Pats were outscored 23-0 in the second half. They lost all semblance of offensive continuity and turned the ball over with frequency. Brady could not get comfortable and after featuring Rob Gronkowski early, he faded in the second half as well.
New England had 248 net yards in the first half, on pace for -- wait for it -- nearly 500 yards in the game. But credit Dolphins defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle for dialing up ways to pressure Brady in the second half and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor for getting Ryan Tannehill into positions to succeed. Lazor fed Knowshon Moreno the ball even though the Dolphins were trialing. The Patriots managed a grand total of 77 yards in the second half, the bulk of which came in garbage time after the Dolphins built a 33-23 lead.
I'm not sure Miami can keep this up and I wonder about its offensive line over time and Moreno certainly is a health risk. But the combination of a robust running game and opportunistic attacking defense has served many a team well. I still expect New England to win this division, but perhaps it won't be quite as easy as I originally believed.
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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer...-this-is-not-the-rg3-we-were-expecting-to-see
 
The patsies have a ton of things to fix if they want to be anywhere near the division title at the end of the season
 
Poor LaCanfora must have sobbed for hours after writing this.

Still can't help but laugh about how the narrative is that the Pats lost, and not the Dolphins won.
 
"even when they were trialing"
"the Dolphins built a 33-23 lead"

lazy journalism. it's not worth the time to spell check if the Patriots lose i suppose
 
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He sure isn't god's greatest creation.
 
I didn't even have to click the link to know La Confora wrote that garbage. Love how he still manages to throw a few jabs in even though we won by 13 points. Offensive line is still suspect, Moreno an injury risk. Only reason you wonder about the line is cause you don't know any of their names cause you don't follow football...and Knowshon played in....wait for it....all 16 games last year.
 
The Patriots managed a grand total of 77 yards in the second half, the bulk of which came in garbage time after the Dolphins built a 33-23 lead.
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:bobdole: How the hell does this guy still have a job???
 
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