How the Patriots Reverse Their Early Season Fortunes

The REAL THING Patriots Podcast

It's Dolphins week! And the Patriots reeeeeeally don't wanna lose 3 games in a row. Ya squish the fish--especially when they come to Foxboro. But this is a team with a lot of growing to do after 2 weeks of mostly pain. So here's how they reverse course... First we look at the offense and what needs to change now that Sony Michel has a couple weeks of work under his belt. There are some very specific things they can do to take some pressure of the guy and keep teams from teeing off on him on every run, let him return to the player that ripped up space in college. Will Josh Gordon play? Maybe...but that's far from the most important thing NE needs to change their fortunes. We walk through the play types and presnap stuff that can get the Patriots and Tom Brady back to keeping defenses on their heels... Defensively, it's really prove it week. Expect some shuffling of personnel. Expect a new face or two. Expect the scheme to restrict to the fronts that worked, and for some of the stuff that's been bad for this group to be put away for some time. Guys gotta get off blocks, create penetraton and start making plays. There are some scheme way to make that happen against Miami...we'll walk through them. And for the special teams...IT'S TIME TO MAKE PLAY! These are the fun weeks for special teams guys. Both the O & D are struggling, time to provide a boost. Enjoy the show!