The Patriots’ offense is without doubt one of the least productive within the NFL, with 506 yards dashing and 558 yards receiving to start the season.
The porous offensive line has allowed quarterback Jacoby Brissett to be hit 40 occasions and sacked 15 occasions by way of 4 video games. Brissett has accomplished 61 of 101 passes and simply two touchdowns.
DeMario Douglas has caught 12 of these passes for 94 yards, however within the Patriots’ blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the wideout had three receptions for 13 yards. The dearth of offensive targets noticed Douglas exhibiting his displeasure on the sector, one thing Jerod Mayo took concern with. Douglas is aware of having tantrums on the sector shouldn’t be look.
“I do not know what received into me. That is not me,” Douglas advised MassLive’s Karen Guregian on Wednesday. “I felt dangerous as quickly as I watched it. That was poor by me, how I used to be on the sector. However my staff received my again, and I undoubtedly received theirs. It is simply my love of the sport. And I like profitable.
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“… Typically it is not nearly me getting the ball, it is about our execution. I am like, ‘Dang, we wanted this.’ I really feel like (if we made sure performs) it will be a turning level. We wanted this.”
Tight finish Hunter Henry leads all Patriots with 14 catches on 21 targets, however the one two landing catches have been on balls caught by rookie large receiver Ja’Lynn Polk and tight finish Austin Hooper. Polk, like Douglas, confirmed his displeasure on the sector Sunday after solely three catches for 30 yards.
“You actually should be conscious of it,” Polk advised Guregian. “I give it some thought on a regular basis. Everyone’s watching us. So, you need to be very conscious of your physique language, and the way you are transferring and your frustration as a result of it’s going to be contagious down the highway.”
“… I’d be fallacious to take a seat right here and say we do not get annoyed, or we do not have days the place our head is perhaps down a bit of bit. However, I believe the most important factor is having religion. Simply coming in each day, and trusting and believing in one another within the locker room, and know what now we have in there.”
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The Patriots will search for their first win since upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1 on the highway once they host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.