Time to slap on the deeply rose colored glasses for that Patriots game...
1. They lost in Miami... shocker... even Brady lost in Miami. Glad they got it out of the way early
2. The D didn't look that bad. The 4th and 2 conversion for a TD was a killer, but other than that, they stopped the run, and kept Tyreke and Jaylen each under 100 yards.
3. They had 3 sacks against a somewhat mobile QB
4. Of the 20 points scored, 1 was a fumble recovery for a TD on a free rusher that drilled Mac. Yes, he should have seen that a little better, but there aren't a lot of QB's that don't fumble in that situation.
5. The other TD was that 4th down conversion, which is a teachable moment. I almost broke my TV on that play, but that's a different story.
6. They ran the ball pretty well, but for some reason, they got away from the run which was a huge key to any success they had last year. Unlike with McDaniels, that can be adjusted.
7. Mac had the pick in the endzone on a good defensive tip drill. I can't blame him for that.
Yes, it was Miami, and a divisional loss sucks. But like I said earlier in this thread, I think Belichick is tanking so he can break the record for most trade backs in the first round.