Bedard: Patriots Offense Made PROGRESS vs the Jets in Week 3

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In this segment from episode of the Greg Bedard Patriots Podcast with Nick Cattles, Greg and Nick react to the New England Patriots 15-10 win over the New York Jets. Greg explains why he saw progress from New England's offense.  If you enjoyed this content, please make sure to watch the full episode HERE: https://youtu.be/Mq4z9iTIXlM | Greg Bedard Podcast  Fanduel Sportsbook is the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. NEW customers can bet $5  and get $200 in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Now is the best time to join FanDuel! The app is easy to use and you can be on everything from spreads to player props and more! So, visit FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season with an offer you won’t wanna miss. 21+ and present in MA. Hope is here. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234.  Ever wished you could navigate the betting field with the confidence of a pro? Enter Download the Odds-R App! They're not a sportsbook, but they're the sports betting advisor you've always needed. It's like having a playbook for smarter bets right in your pocket. I've been absolutely loving the experience, and I think you will too. Especially since Patriots Press Pass viewers get a 30-day free trial! Elevate your game day and join the smart betting revolution! Go get it at https://oddsr.com/presspass  Visit https://factormeals.com/PRESSPASS50 to get 50% off your first box! Factor is America’s #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door.

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00:00 All right, Greg, let's move to the offense.

00:02 I was reading your notes today,

00:04 and you might have an unpopular take

00:08 about this offense. - Shocking.

00:10 - What'd you think of that side of the ball on Sunday

00:14 when you watched the film?

00:16 - It's funny, like, you know,

00:18 when I have an unpopular opinion

00:19 because I stay true to the film,

00:21 that's negative on the Patriots.

00:23 Everybody, you know, calls me negative and all this stuff,

00:26 but now I'm gonna give this take,

00:28 and no one's gonna have an issue with it

00:31 because it's a positive take about the Patriots.

00:33 My take on the Patriots' offense

00:35 after watching them against the Jets

00:37 is that I think they were making progress.

00:39 I thought this was a step forward for this offense.

00:43 What are you talking about, Boudette?

00:44 They only got 15 points.

00:46 They couldn't do jack crap in the second half.

00:48 They punted like six times.

00:50 What are you talking about, you freaking idiot?

00:52 Like, I understand, but I'm just telling,

00:56 there's a couple things that make me think this.

00:58 Number one is I don't think people understand

01:01 how good the Jets' defense is.

01:03 It's really, really good.

01:05 I mean, we talked about it coming in.

01:07 Their defensive line, their linebackers are really good.

01:10 The cornerbacks are really good.

01:13 Whitehead, the safety is really good.

01:15 Like, it is, it's tough sledding.

01:18 You know, now, did the Cowboys shred it the week before?

01:22 Yeah, but again, that's, it's an abnormal opponent.

01:26 Those things happen.

01:28 You know, when you don't know teams that well,

01:31 and look, you know, the Cowboys had a day.

01:33 You know, what do you want?

01:34 Sometimes you're just on.

01:36 The Jets are really, really good.

01:37 So that's number one.

01:40 So you know it's gonna be tough sledding.

01:43 Number two, I thought, especially in the second half,

01:48 I thought the offensive line started to get some movement

01:51 in the running game.

01:52 They started moving the line of scrimmage,

01:54 which is, you know, when you're watching

01:56 on the coach's film, you know,

01:57 you can see it as clear as day.

01:59 You can see the uniforms pushing forward.

02:03 And I saw that more and more,

02:04 certainly more than at any point so far this season.

02:07 And to do that against this Jets defensive line,

02:10 even though, you know, some of it was when

02:12 Quinn Williams was getting a breather,

02:14 but I do think that was there on film.

02:18 And so that was good.

02:19 You saw some of the running game get going

02:21 with Ezekiel Elliott at times,

02:23 even with Romandre Stevenson.

02:25 So that was good.

02:27 I think that they are gaining more confidence

02:31 in the offensive line.

02:31 So we saw them go under center more.

02:34 We saw play action come in.

02:35 The 58 yarder to, I think, both Farrell Brown catches

02:40 came from play action.

02:41 So I think that's a key for this team.

02:44 And now, you know, look, are still things off,

02:48 especially in the passing game,

02:50 and, you know, some of the play calls and things like that.

02:54 Yeah, you know, let's also, and, you know,

02:57 I know they didn't penetrate like the Jets 29 yard line

03:00 the whole game.

03:01 Again, look at the opponent.

03:05 We're gonna do the same sort of thing

03:07 when we talk about the defense.

03:08 So I think we're looking at apples and apples here,

03:11 but I do think that against lesser defenses,

03:15 against lesser fronts,

03:16 I think they're gonna be able to impose their will more

03:18 in the running game.

03:19 I think it's gonna open up play action.

03:21 There's a lot of work to do as far as sorting out

03:26 who's gonna do what in the passing game

03:28 of what Mac trusts

03:29 and what their bread and butters are gonna be.

03:32 They're still figuring that out.

03:33 It's a little slow for me,

03:35 but to me, there was little doubt watching the film

03:39 by the end of the game,

03:40 even though the results weren't there.

03:41 And remember, they should probably should have had

03:43 another six points if Joe Cardona could snap the ball.

03:47 You know, this was a step forward for me.

03:50 I think, I don't think,

03:53 I know they are making progress as an offense.

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04:46 - Yeah, we can't sit back and say,

04:48 "Oh, well, they only scored 13 offensive points

04:51 "against the Jets,"

04:52 when we all spent last week talking about

04:55 how good this Jets defense was.

04:58 Nobody anticipated them to put up 20-plus points

05:02 against this defense.

05:03 I actually thought, Greg,

05:05 they moved the ball much better in the first half

05:07 than I ever thought they would be able

05:09 to move the ball against that defense.

05:10 They moved it pretty well.

05:11 They had over 200 yards of offense in the first half.

05:14 Given the conditions, given the defense,

05:17 I thought that was good

05:18 and I thought that was a positive step like you're saying.

05:21 Really just to boil it down.

05:23 And we're gonna get into some other issues in a minute,

05:27 but offensive line to me was the biggest issue

05:29 the first two weeks.

05:30 And I don't think it's crazy

05:31 that the offensive line played a little bit better.

05:34 Your offense played a little bit better.

05:36 For the first time all year,

05:39 you had your top four linemen out there playing together.

05:42 So I know people kind of, their eyes glaze over

05:45 when Greg gets into the nitty gritty sometimes

05:47 talking about offensive line play, but it's crucial.

05:50 And it's really tough to run consistent offense

05:53 when your quarterback's running for his life

05:55 and your running backs can't find any room

05:57 to run the damn ball.

05:58 So offensive line played better, offense played better.

06:01 Let's get to the passing offense, Greg.

06:04 What's the biggest problem that you see?

06:06 - The biggest issue that I see is that

06:10 they just don't know the roles

06:15 that certain people should be in.

06:18 I mean, let's take for example,

06:20 the two Juju Smith-Schuster throws on third down.

06:24 This is Juju lining up sort of inside

06:29 and these routes going outside the numbers.

06:33 The combination of Mack Jones and Juju Smith-Schuster

06:36 working outside the numbers, it's just, it's not good.

06:40 We just know this.

06:41 There's enough evidence from both guys.

06:44 So it's not a high percentage play.

06:45 Now, on both of those plays, I think that Mack was right.

06:49 I thought that Mack threw good balls on both of those.

06:53 It's just like Juju's gotta figure out,

06:55 A, either Juju's gotta figure out who he is at this point,

06:59 which is basically a cashed outside the numbers receiver,

07:04 or the Patriots need to not put him in that position.

07:08 So should Juju be running those routes?

07:13 No.

07:16 Who should be running those routes?

07:18 I don't know.

07:18 I don't think they have a guy.

07:20 I mean, what's interesting is talking to people

07:23 around the team and we talk about the whole Myers debate.

07:26 And I think there's no doubt in my mind

07:27 that if they brought in DeAndre Hopkins

07:29 or somebody, an upgrade on the outside

07:32 and kept Jacoby Myers,

07:34 do I think this team has a legit shot at being three and O?

07:37 Yeah, I do.

07:38 But they made these choices.

07:40 And from what I understand,

07:41 Juju Smith-Schuster wasn't the Jacoby Myers replacement.

07:46 And so far, the way they've used him, you see that.

07:50 The Myers replacement was Mike Gusecki,

07:53 which just, it furthers the point of,

07:57 do the people in charge of Patriots personnel,

08:01 specifically Bill Belichick,

08:02 do they know what they're doing with offense?

08:04 I mean, I think, you look at their defense

08:07 and you could pick it, all right,

08:09 this guy was picked to do this role

08:10 and he knows what to do.

08:12 And then offense,

08:14 it's apparent that nobody knows what anybody is good at.

08:19 And it looks like they didn't have a plan

08:21 coming into this season.

08:22 Like this, we're signing this guy

08:24 and this is what he's gonna do.

08:25 And this guy is gonna do that.

08:26 Like it's just, they just threw some average bodies

08:29 and they said, "Well, we'll figure it out later."

08:32 And to this point, they haven't figured it out.

08:34 So, back to those throws,

08:37 like Juju is going outside

08:40 and he thinks he has a step on the cornerback,

08:43 thinking like, I don't know,

08:44 it's the Juju of five years ago

08:45 that he can beat this guy up the sideline.

08:48 He's not that guy anymore.

08:49 And Mack knows that.

08:51 And Mack says, "All right, well, just like Jacoby would do,

08:55 all right, work your leverage,

08:56 like press the issue up the field

08:59 and then break off real quick.

09:00 Boom, back shoulder, we got a conversion, we're moving."

09:04 That's the way Mack threw the ball.

09:05 I thought they were correct.

09:08 And so, there's just a lot of that on film.

09:11 You know, I blame Mack for the throw to Demario Douglas.

09:16 It looked like Mack sort of split it

09:17 between Giesicki and Demario Douglas,

09:19 but Demario had a step

09:20 and Mack threw it off his back shoulder

09:22 and threw it crappy, his footwork was bad.

09:24 Like that had a chance to be a touchdown.

09:26 And I don't know, he just kind of half-assed it.

09:29 He does that at times, you know, which I don't like.

09:31 But, you know, the big thing,

09:33 oh, and the other thing with Juju and Mack

09:35 and talking to people around the team,

09:37 'cause I asked them, I'm like,

09:38 "Do these guys practice together?

09:40 They don't look like they practice together at all."

09:43 And the answer I got was,

09:46 "They practice together sometimes."

09:47 I mean, you know, I think that has to do

09:50 with Juju's health. - What the hell?

09:51 - I mean, you know, how are you expected

09:53 to have a precision passing game?

09:55 The game is on the line,

09:56 you have a quarterback and wide receiver

09:58 who are working together and they need to know each other

10:01 like the back of their hand and they don't,

10:05 they look like strangers, why?

10:06 Because they don't practice that much together.

10:08 I mean, you know, I don't know.

10:10 I don't know what we're doing here.

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