Patriots Pass Defense in Doubt

[KCJohnny]

Patriots Pass Defense in Doubt (http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1116077&srvc=rss) (full article)

The Patriots (http://patriots.bostonherald.com/patriots.bg) [team stats (http://scores.heraldinteractive.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=bostonherald&page=nfl/teams/077/team.aspx?id=077)] opened training camp with cornerback their biggest question mark, and they’re ending it the same way.
The Pats pared their roster to 53 players yesterday, and the biggest name on the list of cuts was veteran Fernando Bryant, who had spent virtually all of training camp as the starting left corner but now is in search of a new job.
Perhaps the last straw was the hurting Giants tight end Darcy Johnson laid on him while dragging Bryant 8 yards en route to a touchdown reception in Friday’s exhibition finale. It completed a lackluster preseason for Bryant, who looked better in practice than in games.
The play was reminiscent of another nail in the coffin - Monty Beisel getting trucked by Giants quarterback Jared Lorenzen in the 2006 preseason finale. Beisel was released shortly thereafter.
With Bryant gone, the two players in the mix to start at corner are rookie Terrence Wheatley and veteran Lewis Sanders. Wheatley spent a lot of camp playing nickel back and has the most potential, though the Pats may play it safe with him right out of the chutes.
Starting a rookie at corner would be nothing new, as Ellis Hobbs (http://news.bostonherald.com/search/?keyword=Ellis+Hobbs&searchSite=recent) [stats (http://scores.heraldinteractive.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=bostonherald&page=nfl/teams/077/playeraaa.aspx?id=5020,team=077)] (2005) and Asante Samuel (http://www.bostonherald.com/search/?topic=Asante+Samuel) [stats (http://scores.heraldinteractive.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=bostonherald&page=nfl/teams/077/playeraaa.aspx?id=3644,team=077)] (’03) illustrate. If Wheatley gets the nod, he’ll give the Pats one of the smallest starting corner tandems in the NFL, although both he and Hobbs are quick and can change direction on a dime, which is what the Pats seek.

[BigMeatballDave]

WTF? Do we need the Ads? LMAO

[Hammock Parties]

Devard Darling is licking his chops.

[Bugeater]

Good lord, can't you edit out the ads?

[KCJohnny]

Any news of this kind is good for us. Not that it will matter. We will be running the ball a lot until we fall behind by 20.

[Coach]

Devard Darling is licking his chops.

:rolleyes:

[KCJohnny]

Devard Brett Perriman Darling is licking his chops.

ROFL

[BigRock]

For the rest of their lives, the Pats' DBs will be having nightmares about Mike Cox and 4 yard gains off a bootleg.

[Hammock Parties]

We have a long history of great 89's in KC. Otis Taylor. Andre Rison. Jason Dunn. Now Devard Darling. So it is written, so it shall be done.

[FAX]

Darling's licking something, but I'm not sure it's chops exactly.

I guess he can thank his tongue for making the team because it sure as heck wasn't his hands.

FAX

[KCJohnny]

We have a long history of great 89's in KC. Otis Taylor. Andre Rison. Jason Dunn. Now Devard Darling. So it is written, so it shall be done.

The ONLY great on that list is Otis Taylor, and you are too young to have known his awesome achievements.

Devard Darling is just wearing a jersey. Otis Taylor struck fear into the hearts of opposing DBs.

[KCJohnny]

Darling's licking something, but I'm not sure it's chops exactly.

I guess he can thank his tongue for making the team because it sure as heck wasn't his hands.

FAX

ROFL
:clap:

[Chiefs Pantalones]

This is great but...Brodie will need time to throw it. He won't be able to take advantage of their secondary on his back.

[Stinger]

Patriots Pass Defense in Doubt in Week 2 (http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1116077&srvc=rss) (full article)


Fixed your header

[DaneMcCloud]

This just in:

Chiefs offense in doubt

[Pablo]

This just in:

Chiefs offense in doubtF*cking Debbie Downer over here...

[FAX]

Planets aligning. Tide turning. Momentum shifting. Events synchronizing. Cosmic tumblers clicking into place.

Chiefs: 31
Patsys: 28

FAX

[ClevelandBronco]

Terrence Wheatley was fun to watch in college. The kid was nails. We'll see if he can play bigger than he is.

[Buehler445]

Monty Beisel was playing football in 2006? WTF for?

[KCJohnny]

Planets aligning. Tide turning. Momentum shifting. Events synchronizing. Cosmic tumblers clicking into place.

Chiefs: 31
Patsys: 28

FAX

My mojo is mojoing the same mojo as yours, Mr. FAX.

[2112]

Oh man, I'm gonna enjoy watching Croyle pick apart the Patriots pass defense with Herman Edwards new innovative unpredictable offense.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

This just in:

Chiefs offense, defense, special teams, coaching and ownership in doubt


FYP

[Mama Hip Rockets]

This just in:

Chiefs offense in doubt

dangit that's what i was going to say.

[kcfanXIII]

herm's line of thought: RUN the ball at the DBs to really show their weakness.

[blueballs]

BB sent a film crew to River Falls
some fat dude in a WPI hat
and fat chick in sassy T-shirts and sweat pants

[old_geezer]

Who needs a pass defense to play the Chiefs? After the Chief's 10th straight draw play on third and long the Pats will have so many defensive players "in the box" that they'll have to add a side and make it a pentagon.

[KCJohnny]

herm's line of thought: RUN the ball at the DBs to really show their weakness.
ROFL

[HolyHandgernade]

I have to decide whether to play Bowe against the Patriots D. Yea or Nay?

[keg in kc]

I have to decide whether to play Bowe against the Patriots D. Yea or Nay?I'd play him every week, I think. He'll get his yards and at least a half dozen TDs for the year.

[JuicesFlowing]

Croyle: 40-42, 600 yards, 7 TDs.

[JuicesFlowing]

I have to decide whether to play Bowe against the Patriots D. Yea or Nay?

I have Bowe also. I'll play him.

[shaneo69]

I'm wondering how many Chiefs defensive players would've been cut right away after being run over by offensive players if Bellichick was coaching the Chiefs the last ten years...

[keg in kc]

I'm wondering how many Chiefs defensive players would've been cut right away after being run over by offensive players if Bellichick was coaching the Chiefs the last ten years...All of them?

[tk13]

Well, they did pick up Eric Warfield and Monty Beisel. And actually put Beisel at starting LB. And considered hiring Gun.

[T-post Tom]

Croyle: 40-42, 600 yards, 7 TDs.


ROFLROFLROFL

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Well, they did pick up Eric Warfield and Monty Beisel. And actually put Beisel at starting LB. And considered hiring Gun.

ROFL Good point

[boogblaster]

Do we have a passing game ???

[Mr. Laz]

Do we have a passing game ???
not to speak of

[Warrior5]

This is great but...Brodie will need time to throw it. He won't be able to take advantage of their secondary on his back.

...and there lies my concern. Croyle has rarely gone downfield during the preseason; I'm not sure whether that's been intentional or not. I think the O-line is better than last year, but that doesn't mean it's good enough to give Croyle 7-step time.

Guess we'll see against the Pats.

[ptlyon]

not to speak of

Sure we do - just ask Herm

[RustShack]

Oh no! They picked up Deltha O'Neal!!!

[KCTitus]

Patriots Pass Defense in Doubt

Good thing they're playing the Chiefs week one.

[ptlyon]

Oh no! They picked up Deltha O'Neal!!!

That would be awesome if they started him, he picks off 4 passes, and they cut him 10 minutes after the game.

[blueballs]

they may bring back Lynch
yay

[RustShack]

they may bring back Lynch
yay

Unless the Jets snag him first.

[TinyEvel]

EVen if PAts D is in doubt and even if Tom Brady doesn't start, we will probably lose because we are coached by HERM EDWARDS. Bellichick could probably beat Edwards and these chiefs with a highschool team.

[Chiefshrink]

That would be awesome if they started him, he picks off 4 passes, and they cut him 10 minutes after the game.

Precisely what will happen!ROFL

[FAX]

I must have missed something. I thought that Lynch had already been signed.

FAX

[RustShack]

I must have missed something. I thought that Lynch had already been signed.

FAX

They cut him, but they play to resign him after week one... that makes it so all the money for his contract isn't guarenteed or something like that.

[whoman69]

Oh man, I'm gonna enjoy watching Croyle pick apart the Patriots pass defense with Herman Edwards new innovative unpredictable offense.

Yeah, they'll never guess we'll call a draw play on every 3rd and long until the 4th quarter when were too far behind for it to matter.

[OctoberFart]

Pat's pass D isn't in doubt week one. No team in the NFL's pass D is in doubt when they are playing either the Queeefs or the Raiders for that matter.