i think rain will play more into the game than people realize.. some things that have been crossing my mind.
our secondary is mean and quite often were poppin the receiver while they are catching the ball.. add rain to that and i think we are going to see some balls shootin up in the air after hits and possibly a couple "lucky" picks for our guys. dont think it will affect mebane and bryant as they have the weight to keep themselves in place.. but irvin might suffer from the rain.. its gona slow him down a bit or cause him to be pushed down past the qb to the outside a lot i fear (he already has this problem a bit as it is..) i think clemmons will be alright but i envision him slipping as he tries to cut back towards brady a couple times.
on offense.. yeah our hands are questionable so far this year.. but last game seemed to be a bit better.. i think the rain helps turbin.. but slows lynch a bit.. turbin is more of a one cut and pound guy.. yeah lynch is a bruiser but he is more elusive than people give him credit.. he thrives by making little adjustments to keep defense off balance and reducing the amount of direct hits he takes then keeping his legs churning.. he might not be quite as shifty as he usually is or have the drive if he loses footing at all due to the rain. as far as our receivers go though.. i dont think the rain affects our route running as much as it will the pats.. we've been struggling to get separation as it is and rely more on our size so the rain isn't likely to slow us down any.. the pats though have sneaky quick/fast guys that rely a lot on cutting and running sharp routes.. welker and lloyd are likely going to have a lot more trouble getting up to speed being jammed at the line and not being able to cut on a dime like usual.
zach miller is in line for a big game.. i think BB is smarter than most of the coaches we've faced so far.. im sure he saw how much trouble az def gave russell when they pinned their ears back and brought 4+ .. russell is gona have to have his hot reads right and dump it off quick.. add to the fact that pats like to give up yards to tight ends.. possibly get to see the reason we paid miller so much this game.
lastly, chancelor is going to unload some wood on someone this game.. been a bit since he's really popped someone and i think the loss of footing for offense to cut and shift to avoid a big hit is going to cost somebody on sunday. im thinking hernandez.. but seeing as welker makes his living going across the middle and is a tough guy that really enjoys taking a challenge.. could be a bad day for him if he thinks kam is that challenge.