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Nice read from Oliver Thomas about the Pats’ single safety look vs. the Buccaneers. I’ve been back through the first half of All-22 and outside of this package they were mixing things up a little more on the back end and up front in this one.
In the first couple weeks we saw a lot of Cover 1 Robber. Clearly BB likes what he’s seeing from his trio of starting corners playing man coverage and that allowed him to use the single safety look.
Random fact of the day: At 139-39, Tom Brady is the first QB in @nfl history to have 100 more wins than losses.
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 26, 2013
Ah yes, the old “they haven’t beaten anybody yet” argument. Look, I’m not going to say they’ve faced a great QB yet, but how many great QBs are there really in the NFL? 5-10 tops?
And let’s look back at the QBs who have put up over 300 yards passing in the last three seasons:
So I think the big takeaway is that by just shutting two rookie QBs and an about-to-be-benched one, and doing what they’re supposed to do, that qualifies as progress.
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“Four fourth-down stops, that’s a season’s worth”. – BB
Must watch as always…
Tedy Bruschi’s Breakdown — Falcons dangerous, yet vulnerable – ESPN Boston
I’m envisioning Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower as a key player with Gonzalez in mind. He’s shown the ability to reroute tight ends at the line of scrimmage with a powerful jam. Gonzalez’s consistency is remarkable; he has caught at least one pass in 198 consecutive games. Here’s another stat that caught my attention: The Falcons attempted 30 rushes last week against the Dolphins (146 yards) and, in their first two games combined – a loss to the Saints and a win over the Rams – they had 30 rushing attempts. So, from a pure numbers standpoint, there was a renewed commitment to run and balance things out in Week 3.
