11-13-2015, 03:05 PM
(11-13-2015, 03:01 PM)CoreyK Wrote: I agree that was the "old way" to beat the Patriots. However, Pats changed their offense in response to those 2 super bowl losses. Look at Seattle Super Bowl last year. They tried the same strategy as the Giants and failed. The main reason for their failure is that Brady gets the ball out of his hands much more quickly now. Edelman; Amendola; J.White are all there to beat man-man or sit in zones and catch short passes. This is not a team who likes to throw deep unless they have favorable man-man matchup with Gronkowski. Its far too difficult to get pressure on these quick timing throws they use IMO.
I was saying that the reason we should NOT blitz Brady is that he gets rid of the ball so quickly. Blitzing leaves a hole in coverage and Brady is the best at finding that hole and getting the ball there before the blitz. Instead we need to keep the LB in coverage so there are fewer and/or smaller holes in the coverage.
