I know I said I’d do a better job this week, and I tried, but I failed. That’s the problem with trying. Anyway, here’s my best effort.

Jerod Mayo – Whether it’s because of the Patriots’ chosen scheme over the first two games of the season (a lot of nickel) or because he hasn’t been deemed totally ready for full action after tearing his patellar tendon last year, Mayo hasn’t played a lot. His snap count did go up from week 1 (11) to week 2 (16), but the captain has had a curiously reserved role so far. It’ll be interesting to see if New England increases Mayo’s responsibilities this week against a Jacksonville offense that doesn’t have a ton of dangerous receiving options.

Offensive Line – I have to wonder if either Shaq Mason or Tre’ Jackson would be getting as much playing time as they’ve seen so far if Ryan Wendell weren’t out with his mysterious illness. On a play to play basis, they’re not doing so badly. But Mason in particular looked stiff at times, including a sack he allowed when a Bills stunt involving Marcell Dareus left him doing the splits at the line of scrimmage. Fortunately for Shaq, he got bailed out by a defensive holding call.

And fortunately for the Patriots, they’ve benefited from some unheralded and unexpectedly reliable line play from rookie free agent David Andrews and Josh Kline, who you probably remember from 2014 as the guy who kept getting beat early in the season.

Andrews and Kline are the only offensive players other than Brady who played 100% of the Pats’ offensive snaps last week. Even Nate Solder was spelled by Marcus Cannon, and it looked like he needed the break – Brady’s strip sack in the 4th quarter was the result of a failed cut block by Solder.

On the defensive side, the only players to get all the snaps were Malcolm Butler, Devin McCourty, and Jamie Collins. That should continue throughout the season.