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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 11, 2015 1:06:11 GMT -5
Pats pass rush wasnt very good today, but the main reason was because they were stuck in 3-4 and 4-3 defenses most of the night. They are really good at exotic rush looks in the 4-2-5 sets that we use most of the time which allows us to drop Nincovich or Jones into coverage while rushing Hightower or Collins up the A-Gap.
Needless to say it should be better next week regardless of which team we get.
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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 11, 2015 20:08:30 GMT -5
Pats will likely use a power scheme once again this week. Gray killed them during the regular season, Blount killed them during the 2013 playoffs, and now we have both backs. Cameron Fleming rested up last week and he is probably active this week. He was utilized as a 6th linemen on a high amount of snaps in the previous game.
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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 11, 2015 20:15:30 GMT -5
In three games against the Patriots, Luck and the Colts have been outscored 144-66.
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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 13, 2015 15:42:26 GMT -5
Amendola's reemergence into the offense was a huge part of our success last week. It has been pretty much impossible for two of these type of players to have success on the field at the same time, but part of that may just be lack of chemistry in the past. Edelman missing the last two games of the regular season allowed Brady to regain that trust in Amendola. Amendola averaged 29 snaps a game during the regular season, so that impacted his chances to make plays.
I expect a combination of Blount and Gray this week. We have had lots of success pounding the football in the last two matchups and I see no reason to change the game plan.
Arrington covered TY Hilton most of the game in the previous matchup with occasional safety help. He did an excellent job and there is a good chance we see a similar game plan.
Revis covered Wayne the majority of the game and it is possible we see that matchup again. Wayne hasnt been as good recently, so it is possible Revis gets some time on Hilton as well.
Browner played probably his worse game of the season spending the majority of the time covering Fleener. I was surprised he played so poorly since he had no trouble covering comparable(some better) TE's. It could have been just an off day for Browner or maybe Fleener just has his number. Either way I think we probably see Jamie Collins or Patrick Chung in coverage against the TE's.
I wonder if there are more trick plays in the bag for this week. The 4 oline formation probably wont be used again for awhile, but it will force opponents to study for it. That wasnt the first time Belichick has pulled out that double pass. David Patten throw a pass to Troy Brown back in 2003 on the exact same play.
Luck has done a really good job improving each year, but he is still prone to some dumb turnovers each week.
I expect this one to be fairly close. Anything can happen, but I would be surprised if we cant get by Indy.
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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 13, 2015 16:09:43 GMT -5
The Ravens probably should have just switched to zone when they saw that 4 oline formation. Would have been a simple solution for a "veteran" defense.
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Post by Jancey on Jan 13, 2015 16:59:41 GMT -5
Amendola's reemergence into the offense was a huge part of our success last week. It has been pretty much impossible for two of these type of players to have success on the field at the same time, but part of that may just be lack of chemistry in the past. Edelman missing the last two games of the regular season allowed Brady to regain that trust in Amendola. Amendola averaged 29 snaps a game during the regular season, so that impacted his chances to make plays. I expect a combination of Blount and Gray this week. We have had lots of success pounding the football in the last two matchups and I see no reason to change the game plan. Arrington covered TY Hilton most of the game in the previous matchup with occasional safety help. He did an excellent job and there is a good chance we see a similar game plan. Revis covered Wayne the majority of the game and it is possible we see that matchup again. Wayne hasnt been as good recently, so it is possible Revis gets some time on Hilton as well. Browner played probably his worse game of the season spending the majority of the time covering Fleener. I was surprised he played so poorly since he had no trouble covering comparable(some better) TE's. It could have been just an off day for Browner or maybe Fleener just has his number. Either way I think we probably see Jamie Collins or Patrick Chung in coverage against the TE's. I wonder if there are more trick plays in the bag for this week. The 4 oline formation probably wont be used again for awhile, but it will force opponents to study for it. That wasnt the first time Belichick has pulled out that double pass. David Patten throw a pass to Troy Brown back in 2003 on the exact same play. Luck has done a really good job improving each year, but he is still prone to some dumb turnovers each week. I expect this one to be fairly close. Anything can happen, but I would be surprised if we cant get by Indy. Amendola has simply been underutilized imo. I've always liked Amendola and never understood why he has had no impact with the Pats. He's showed recently why he should be a bigger part of the offense imo. I think if the the Patriots go in with the same pound it down Indy's throat gameplan, the Colts will win. I don't think there's any way the Colts let it happen a third time. They're going to be preparing for that, and I think NE will win if they go in with a different gameplan . I would imagine they'll go in initially trying to pound it like the last couple of times, but then they'll punt on their first couple of drives as the Colts grab an early lead. Then the Pats abandon that and put the game in the hands and on the shoulders of their future HOF QB. But I think the early lead the Colts gain will win it for them in the end. This is actually the first time against the Pats I've predicted a win. And I think it's exactly because NE is going to go in with a gameplan that worked the last couple of times, but won't this time.
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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 13, 2015 17:55:22 GMT -5
Amendola's reemergence into the offense was a huge part of our success last week. It has been pretty much impossible for two of these type of players to have success on the field at the same time, but part of that may just be lack of chemistry in the past. Edelman missing the last two games of the regular season allowed Brady to regain that trust in Amendola. Amendola averaged 29 snaps a game during the regular season, so that impacted his chances to make plays. I expect a combination of Blount and Gray this week. We have had lots of success pounding the football in the last two matchups and I see no reason to change the game plan. Arrington covered TY Hilton most of the game in the previous matchup with occasional safety help. He did an excellent job and there is a good chance we see a similar game plan. Revis covered Wayne the majority of the game and it is possible we see that matchup again. Wayne hasnt been as good recently, so it is possible Revis gets some time on Hilton as well. Browner played probably his worse game of the season spending the majority of the time covering Fleener. I was surprised he played so poorly since he had no trouble covering comparable(some better) TE's. It could have been just an off day for Browner or maybe Fleener just has his number. Either way I think we probably see Jamie Collins or Patrick Chung in coverage against the TE's. I wonder if there are more trick plays in the bag for this week. The 4 oline formation probably wont be used again for awhile, but it will force opponents to study for it. That wasnt the first time Belichick has pulled out that double pass. David Patten throw a pass to Troy Brown back in 2003 on the exact same play. Luck has done a really good job improving each year, but he is still prone to some dumb turnovers each week. I expect this one to be fairly close. Anything can happen, but I would be surprised if we cant get by Indy. Amendola has simply been underutilized imo. I've always liked Amendola and never understood why he has had no impact with the Pats. He's showed recently why he should be a bigger part of the offense imo. I think if the the Patriots go in with the same pound it down Indy's throat gameplan, the Colts will win. I don't think there's any way the Colts let it happen a third time. They're going to be preparing for that, and I think NE will win if they go in with a different gameplan . I would imagine they'll go in initially trying to pound it like the last couple of times, but then they'll punt on their first couple of drives as the Colts grab an early lead. Then the Pats abandon that and put the game in the hands and on the shoulders of their future HOF QB. But I think the early lead the Colts gain will win it for them in the end. This is actually the first time against the Pats I've predicted a win. And I think it's exactly because NE is going to go in with a gameplan that worked the last couple of times, but won't this time. I really dont see any reason why the pound it approach wouldnt work again. You look at the tape from the previous matchup and you see the Colts are matchup correctly for this grind it out approach, but they still get overpowered. Now Arthur Jones didnt play in the first matchup so that does make a difference, but he isnt the difference between 100's of yards. The most undervalued part of Gronk's game has been his ability to block in the run game. If he added 25 pounds he would be a probowl tackle. So when you have Gronk on the field in the run game it is like having a 6th linemen. In the first matchup we utilized Cameron Fleming as a 6th linemen, which essentially means you have 7 good blockers on the field. This offensive line has been inconsistent in pass protection but has been very good in run blocking when we have gone into it with a run first approach. Brady, McDaniels, and Belichick will utilize whatever the mismatch is on the field. So if the Colts go into it with the approach that they are going to play 8 guys in the box the Pats will take advantage of that in the passing game. This offense would have been second or first in the NFL in points had they gone all in against Buffalo instead of resting starters. It is probably as good as any offense Belichick has had considering the amount of depth. We have 4 consistent threats in the passing game, plus guys like Vereen and Wright who can create a spark. So there are plenty of ways we can go about the gameplan. I for one wont claim I have any clue what we are going to do, because projecting gameplans is pretty much impossible. I was 100 percent sure we would see the majority of the snaps coming out of a 2-TE package against Baltimore and we did. The only difference is I was 100 percent sure it was going to be Tim Wright as the number two TE, who is essentially a big receiver. Instead we saw Wright limited to 3 snaps and Hooman get the majority of those snaps. The thinking was that Baltimore would opt to play Gronk and Hooman with a base package and we could exploit the LB's in coverage. With Wright on the field Baltimore probably treats him as a 3rd receiver and plays him with a nickel package. This turned out to be a great approach, considering we had no interest in running the football but we still got the mismatches in the passing game. The thing about Amendola is it has been tough to get two of these type of receivers on the field at the same time. Same deal with Edelman for the longest time. The majority of Pats fans knew what Edelman was capable of since his rookie season. The issue was he only put up that production when he started games over Welker or when Welker was hurt. I think what is probably being realized is that Amendola and Edelman have a lot bigger route tree than Welker did. These guys are not limited to the short over the middle routes. They can both be excellent deep ball and deep over the middle receivers. The reality is we are a matchup offense just like we are a matchup defense. We can go with the 2-TE packages or 3-WR approaches depending on what defense were are facing. As I said earlier I doubt you guys win this week, but I dont think it will be as one-sided as previous games.
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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 14, 2015 2:20:17 GMT -5
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Post by Morkim on Jan 14, 2015 2:23:21 GMT -5
Who watched the jaguars?
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Post by patriotsk1d on Jan 14, 2015 3:02:24 GMT -5
Who watched the jaguars? Fair point, but the Giants have apparently seen it, so it has been seen by someone.
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