Last season, I started an Instagram series called “The Morning After,” where I gave my key takeaways the following morning of the most recent game for the New England Patriots. The original thought was to provide a reaction to the game, after sleeping on the overall product, where things went right, where they went wrong.
From now on, The Morning After (TMA) will have a new home, right here on The Patriots Wire. So let’s get right into last night’s Week 2 preseason matchup against the Carolina Panthers.
Linebackers can certainly fly
The Patriots defense, although extremely well-coached and savvy, was athletically outmatched and frankly, outdated, for the modern NFL for a few years now.