Amazing game by Drake last night. He was running for his life all game long and still got the W.
Contrary to what Chris Collins worth thinks, Drake protecting the football under heavy pressure is more important than keeping his head up if it means not getting stripped.
Our O-line still blows. Hard. With just an average line we'd be a lock for the playoffs barring injury.
Drake had a good game and the play calling by McDaniels was excellent. Next step for Maye will be improving pocket presence and improving in the redzone. It seems that the coaching staff would prefer giving it to the RB?s at this point.
Also, the O-line has been solid this season. Much better than recent years.
The Patriots' offensive line is ranked fourth in the NFL for pass blocking efficiency by Pro Football Focus, showing significant improvement from a prior weakness to a potential strength
This was reported on Saturday (Oct 4), before the BUF game. The line had been doing better, but vs. BUF this week, I did not feel that the run blocking or pass protection was very good. I expect this ranking to go down after this game is factored in.
BUF clearly had the scheme to bring pressure and take their chances with man coverage. Also stack the line to prevent the run game. Make Drake beat them (which in the end, he did). But if BUF does not turn the ball over 3 times, and commit countless dumb penalties, they probably win and this becomes the gameplan blueprint that other teams will follow.
I would say that the OL is still exceeding expectations when you consider that two rookies are starting, but also still a work in progress that will need to continue to improve. Which could be said about nearly all aspect of this team at this point.
