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Blount’s latest transformation has been from special teamer and change-of-pace back to game breaker: He followed up his 189-yard, two-touchdown performance in Week 17 with a 166-yard, four-touchdown day against the Colts on Saturday. Blount is a perfect symbol not only of the Patriots’ approach — a sterling example of the kind of afterthought Bill Belichick acquired on the cheap that nevertheless suddenly plays a prime role in playoff crunch time — but of New England’s willingness to evolve. Previously built around the Randy Moss/Wes Welker spread-to-pass attack of the late 2000s and later the multiple–tight end offense of Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, this is now a physical, power running team that mixes in play-action.

NFL Run & Shootaround: Gods of Carnage – The Triangle Blog – Grantland

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Tale of the Tape From NFL Divisional Playoffs | Bleacher Report

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Tale of the Tape From NFL Divisional Playoffs | Bleacher Report

The Patriots produce an inside running lane for Blount here because of their ability to turn out Mathis and wash the second level linebackers past the hole. That gives Blount an opportunity to make one cut and get vertically up the field. Because this run breaks, LaRon Landry has to make an open-field tackle. However, look at the angle that the Colts safety takes to the ball-carrier. Instead of playing with some depth on his entry versus the run and creating a downhill angle, Landry gets caught too close to the line of scrimmage. That forces him to take a flat angle to the ball.

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It’s a tribute to Belichick, and to his offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels (and to Brady, quite frankly, because he won’t squawk about turning and handing it off 46 times), that the offensive transition hasn’t grounded the team. When Belichick looks back on his career, whatever happens Sunday in Denver, he’ll know that this season defined what he was as a coach. He did what the skill level of his 53 players called for him to do. He forced no square pegs into round holes. It’s the definition of what a good coach is.

Peyton Manning-Tom Brady, 49ers-Seahawks a fitting final four | The MMQB with Peter King

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Jamie Collins, linebacker, New England. The Patriots saw past Collins’ final year at Southern Miss—the team was 0-12 last fall—and they were very glad they did Saturday night. Collins would have been an apprentice this season if not for the IR-ing of Jerod Mayo and Brandon Spikes, and against the Colts, he played his first complete game of the season, logging all 65 defensive snaps and recording six tackles, a sack of Andrew Luck, an interception off Andrew Luck, two quarterback knockdowns of Andrew Luck, and one Andrew Luck pass defensed. Easy, huh? Now all Collins has to do is a repeat of that against Peyton Manning at altitude.

Peyton Manning-Tom Brady, 49ers-Seahawks a fitting final four | The MMQB with Peter King

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