« It just wasn’t one of our better plays, » Vrabel said.
« It just wasn’t one of our better plays », Vrabel said.
The Patriots all but abandoned the run game in the second half of Sunday’s loss to the Raiders, instead opting for 46 passing attempts from Drake Maye on a soggy day in Foxborough.
With rookie TreVeyon Henderson being one of the breakout stars of the preseason, a trimmed down Rhamondre Stevenson hungry for a bounce back year, and the shifty Antonio Gibson, running back was supposed to be a strength for the Patriots this season.
Together, the three backs notched 18 carries for 60 yards in the opener. The performance did not inspire confidence in the coaching staff to go for more touches on the ground.
“It just wasn’t one of our better plays,” Vrabel said, when asked why the Patriots went away from the run. “Again, we just have to take advantage of the plays that we do call and hit it when we have guys open, and just being able to start the second half, being able to go down there and continue that drive, unfortunately not turn it over and be able to create some momentum in that situation.”
Vrabel said after the game that the Patriots needed to do a better job of giving Drake Maye some help. The defense did a reasonably good job keeping the Raiders in check.
