FOXBORO - Every Friday, Phil Perry and Mike Giardi will take your Patriots questions on Twitter and answer them as a joint mailbag -- or Friday Bag, as they call it.
Got questions? Tweet the guys using the hashtag #FridayBag. But for now, give the latest edition of the Bag a read.
MG: Who said Jimmy is just the second-greatest QB of all-time??
MG: I am a fan of the targeting rule in college and taking it to review during the game to determine whether or not it’s a 15-yard penalty or that plus an ejection. That said, I don’t think it’s ruining the game. I think the games have been pretty damn good this year. Competitive.
MG: MURPH!!!! I think Hogan will be eased back into the equation. Maybe they shave half of Dorsett’s snaps (he had 48 last week without a single target, although Mr. Brady had something to do with that). 2) Cefali does not wear lifts and he may now be in therapy after the Twitter beatdown he received, even if it was justified (that shirt was ugly). 3) the Pats have struggled setting the edge this year. Cassius Marsh was awful at it, Lee struggled at time last week and I’d be remiss if I didn’t throw in the season-long (essentially) absence of Dont’a Hightower. I know they’ve spent a fair amount of time trying to improve in that regard but maybe it’s just as simple as they don’t have personnel that is sound in that area.
MG: Jacob, he’s certainly built a level of trust with Tom Brady that didn’t exist when the season started or even when the Pats rolled into Denver a few weeks back. But I don’t think he’s that kind of player at this stage of his career. There’s a stiffness to his route running that makes me think it’s unlikely he’ll ever get more than three or four targets in a game (unless Miami doesn’t feel like covering him).
MG: There won’t be any personnel changes, unless Fleming remains the right tackle in place of the injured LaAdrian Waddle (who’s playing in place of the injured Marcus Cannon). This offense has had to change in part because of the Edelman injury but also because of the acquisition of Brandin Cooks and then -- to a lesser degree -- Phil Dorsett. They’re more vertical threats. If you’re going vertical, Brady is going to have to hang on to the ball a lot longer than you’re accustom to. So there long and short of it is TB12 will get hit.
MG: Donny, it’s rare. I can only think of a few times a year where they’ll go inside the bubble and it’s not always because of Mother Nature. Bill thinks like my old college coach Don Miller thought. Your skin is waterproof. Deal with it. If it’s cold, wear layers.
MG: Billy, I’m thinking he’s already a carbon copy of Carl Banks and with one or two more games like he just had, Lawrence Taylor better beware. But seriously, Lee has been a nice addition thus far. They needed a body and he’s been more than that thus far. Now the question becomes: can he sustain it?
PP: OK, I'll say it. It was a down week for Bag contributions.