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The New England Patriots have to lose video games down the stretch with a view to put the franchise in one of the best place going ahead of their rebuild. And, kicker Chad Ryland did his half, as he missed a 35-yard chip-shot discipline aim to finish New England’s probabilities that might’ve despatched a vital recreation in opposition to the also-terrible New York Giants to extra time at 10-10.
So far as tank commanders go, Ryland is Common Patton after a miss this unhealthy.
And, it’s such a vital miss. The Giants entered at 3-8, and the Patriots had been 2-8, making this a monumental recreation for the tankapalooza to attempt to draft quarterback prospects Caleb Williams or Drake Maye.
And, each of those groups want a franchise quarterback, that’s for positive. The Giants signed Daniel Jones to an extension within the offseason with over $80 million assured. He was completely terrible this season, earlier than lacking time with two accidents, the second of which being a season-ending ACL tear. He’s clearly not the long-term reply at quarterback for Massive Blue, and the workforce is sort of certainly trying to draft a signal-caller. That can be made loads tougher after right this moment’s win, which provides them 4 wins and certain means they gained’t decide within the first two or three picks.
As for the Patriots, they lately used a first-round decide on a quarterback, taking Mac Jones Fifteenth-overall in 2021. That appeared like an impressed draft decide for a season, as Jones led the workforce to the playoffs. However, within the final two seasons, he’s been among the many worst quarterbacks within the league and has been benched quite a few instances during the last two years, together with in right this moment’s recreation.
Collectively, the 2 groups tried 60 passes for 298 yards right this moment. That’s, frankly, horrible, and illustrates simply how badly these groups want quarterbacks.
Fortuitously for New England, they’re in a a lot better place to get a franchise quarterback after right this moment.
