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PFF NFL Week 1 ReFocused: New England Patriots 21, Miami Dolphins 11

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Obviously, Tua Tagovailoa didn't make it onto the field, but Miami had plenty of draft picks to feature. Austin Jackson played all game at left tackle and had a solid debut, particularly in pass protection. We expected Jackson’s transition to the NFL to be a little bumpy, given his lack of consistency in college, so this was an encouraging performance. Fellow first-rounder Noah Igbinoghene also featured plenty, seeing 33 defensive snaps. He won't grade out well due to some iffy run fits against a team that was throwing some creative looks at the Dolphins' defense.

Second-rounder Raekwon Davis saw 27 snaps, all but four of which were run plays. And like Igbinoghene, he struggled, getting manhandled at times by the New England offensive line.

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NFL Week 1 PFF ReFocused: New England Patriots 21, Miami Dolphins 11

The Dolphins made the Patriots work for it late, but Cam Newton ultimately did enough to get a win in his New England debut.
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goonies said:
Raekwon Davis smh, not sure what this coaching staff saw in this kid to draft him that high. So many good players on the board left. Hopefully he improves.
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He was dominant in practice against a dolphins inferior O-Line. Lawson was a major disappointment as well. Looked clueless out there and got faked many times.
 
The most troubling part of this game wasn't any individual performance, for me it was how long it took us to adjust to what they were doing which was pretty obvious.

I get we wanted to play conservative, but you don't beat NE like that whether Brady is there or not
 
ONole1 said:
NE ran with 6 linemen at least 21 times. I don't remember seeing Miami countering and trying to get big. Outside of Wilkins on the DL no one played well. However, I'd put that on the scheme and lack of adjustments more than anything.
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our head coach brings nothing to the table in terms of Xs and Os on either side of the ball.
 
goonies said:
Raekwon Davis smh, not sure what this coaching staff saw in this kid to draft him that high. So many good players on the board left. Hopefully he improves.
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I’ve never been that high on coach Flo but am willing to be patient with him. However his picks for coordinators and being giddy over players like Davis are definitely part of a growing set of red flags. I hope they all improve because let’s face it, today was a dud and it doesn’t get any easier next week.
 
Jimi said:
Then our defense should be better than NEs this year. We have more talent on paper.

Obviously not the case today.
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Roster talent =/= wins. NE are still better coached from top to bottom. The consistency in their schemes and coaches helps for sure. They've had the same coordinators and schemes for years due to their success. I agree our defense may be more talented on paper in terms of player ceiling, but current ability, we've got two great corners and a bunch of average DL, LB, and Safeties. Until our team players better or plays more cohesively, it doesn't take a genius to scheme an offense around that (which NE did, they just avoided Jones and Howard).

Hopefully our defense gets better at adapting. First time D coordinator got whacked good today, hopefully he learns too
 
Jimi said:
Then our defense should be better than NEs this year. We have more talent on paper.

Obviously not the case today.
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Their secondary from top to bottom is the best in the nfl.
Talent on paper is a sob did you look around the nfl today??
 
Burt Macklin said:
He literally brought the Patriots defensive scheme here. Are you retarded?
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Patricia brought the Pats D to Detroit as well and it's been nothing short of steaming garbage. There's more to it than just a coaching tree.

I'm willing to be patient with Flo because of how we finished last year, but his coaching hires have made me scratch my head for 2 years now......and some of the draft picks/FA signings as well.

Let's see how the next few games pan out.
 
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