Andrew Callahan‘s Patriots-Dolphins film review: Drake Maye’s best NFL start yet; Josh McDaniels orchestrated an old-school Kyle Shanahan game plan to re-establish the run; The O-line allowed only two pressures in pass protection and created enough running lanes to allow for a 122-yard day on the ground; Campbell’s athleticism helped him neutralize Pro Bowl pass rusher Bradley Chubb in several 1-on-1 battles, the most impressive snaps any O-lineman took; More! /Good read.
Jerry Thornton‘s knee-jerk reactions to Week 2: Patriots at Dolphins. This was far from perfect. There’s enough here to clean up that it would take an entire crew of Chernobyl liquidators in hazmat suits to decontaminate the area.
Taylor Kyles‘ Game Recap: Drake Maye put together the best 60-minute performance of his career in the Patriots’ first Miami win since 2019.
Phil Perry tells us what we learned in Pats-Dolphins: Drake Maye ate everything on his plate.
Meghan Ottolini says that while the Patriots took advantage of the Dolphins’ bad football, they still played plenty of their own.
Phil Perry assesses the play of rookie Will Campbell after two weeks. New England’s fourth overall draft pick is off to a solid start.
Ethan Hurwitz spotlights how for the second straight week, under-the-radar defender Marte Mapu grabbed an interception for New England.
Hayden Bird relays Mike Vrabel on WEEI:“Hopefully, this trend of these linemen false starting and then patting each other on the back after the game can end.”/Amen.
Zack Cox notes Mike Vrabel was not happy with multiple calls that went against the Patriots in their Week 2 win, including one he called “shocking.”
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