Killer Instinct

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(12-02-2015, 01:01 PM)jj22 Wrote: I think it's pretty well known given the chance the Pats will run up the clock and play aggressive no matter what the score. But really, we never scored in the 4th quarter, and the defense is responsible for 7 of those points. We can't rest on 24 points scored by offense come playoffs. And that is my point. We shut down on offense (run, run, pass, punt) after scoring 24 points on offense in the playoffs and we will get schooled once again. We won't be playing the Rams. The keep the foot on the petal mindset isn't a switch you just flip for playoff games. It's a mindset instilled in the fabric of the team over the course of the season.

Just my opinion.

Without any facts, I do feel like we tend to let up when we get ahead and then when the other team scores we respond. We do respond. But it does seem like we keep games close because we tend to let up when we are up.

Tend to agree with you JJ22.  I feel like all the great teams have done this.   They don't slow down till the last 30 seconds of a game.

Don't know if it is intentional or habitual.   But I think the aggressive posture has to be game planned and has to become habitual.