Excellent perspective on Pats game

[illdefined]

anyone here watch that close and confirm his play selection observations? it'd be great if it were all true.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by illdefined

anyone here watch that close and confirm his play selection observations? it'd be great if it were all true.

Not positive. But I do know that after the game yesterday, Brunell said there were several plays they wanted to practice and execute properly and they felt they got those plays down. As if to say, they weren't thinking of the scoreboard or the game situation necessarily they were just intent on executing certain plays repeatedly until they got them down.

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by illdefined

anyone here watch that close and confirm his play selection observations? it'd be great if it were all true.

Yeah. After reading the post I went back and watched the tape. We ran almost every play on offense out of three formations. Every run play was run with the 5 down linemen and a TE, usually with a 2 back set left and right of the QB. The pass plays were three WRs grouped on one side or the other, no motion, and they made sure that no one, TE's or RB's, helped the o-line on blocking (except an occasional chip by the RB). The defense never disguised anything. They showed thier blitz, let Brady adjust, and then came anyway. They wanted to isolate a defender man on man against the TE but got outplayed. Gibbs confirmed this in his press conference.

No excuse for special teams play. That was awful.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

Yeah. After reading the post I went back and watched the tape. We ran almost every play on offense out of three formations. Every run play was run with the 5 down linemen and a TE, usually with a 2 back set left and right of the QB. The pass plays were three WRs grouped on one side or the other, no motion, and they made sure that no one, TE's or RB's, helped the o-line on blocking (except an occasional chip by the RB). The defense never disguised anything. They showed thier blitz, let Brady adjust, and then came anyway. They wanted to isolate a defender man on man against the TE but got outplayed. Gibbs confirmed this in his press conference.

No excuse for special teams play. That was awful.

Thanks for confirming that, GoSkins.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

Yeah. After reading the post I went back and watched the tape. We ran almost every play on offense out of three formations. Every run play was run with the 5 down linemen and a TE, usually with a 2 back set left and right of the QB. The pass plays were three WRs grouped on one side or the other, no motion, and they made sure that no one, TE's or RB's, helped the o-line on blocking (except an occasional chip by the RB). The defense never disguised anything. They showed thier blitz, let Brady adjust, and then came anyway. They wanted to isolate a defender man on man against the TE but got outplayed. Gibbs confirmed this in his press conference.

yeah thanks for checking back. so, were the Pats just that much better one on one or were they testing deeper into their playbook?

3 quarters of leaving people one on one vs. the Pats, we're lucky no one got hurt.

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by illdefined

so, were the Pats just that much better one on one or were they testing deeper into their playbook

We had Mark Brunnell being tested by Al Saunders. They had HOF bound Tom Brady executing a simple version of the same offense he has been running for years. The Pats protected Brady and he performed well.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by GoSkins!

We had Mark Brunnell being tested by Al Saunders. They had HOF bound Tom Brady executing a simple version of the same offense he has been running for years. The Pats protected Brady and he performed well.

interesting, wish i couldve seen the game.

so the Pats kept their backs in to protect him? when we sent ours out in the flat, did Brunell throw to them at all? one thing i know about Saunders is he likes the screen..