Before the NFL picks for Week 3, a few notes from the New England loss to the New York Jets last week:
1. Tons of holding penalties. Four calls for delay of game, including two in a row. No chemistry between the quarterback and receivers. Dropped passes. Wide-open guys missed. No touchdowns. This wasn’t the Oakland Raiders on Sunday – it was the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady New England Patriots.
2. Losing Wes Welker was a big blow. He is the oil that keeps the machine running. Julian Edelman showed flashes in a replacement role, but doesn’t have the chemistry with Brady that Welker does.
3. Another sneaky loss the Pa....