New England has been fast this year, just not as fast as previous editions. In 2011, the Patriots ran 242 of their 1,082 plays out of no-huddle sets. In 2012, they went without a huddle on 294 of 1,191 plays. This season, they’ve gone no-huddle on 119 of 1,008 plays, by far the lowest percentage of the last three seasons.
Interesting article from Nick Underhill. We had to know they’d slow down without the versatile and experienced crew that they had the last few seasons. Maybe things can start to pick up a bit here at the end of the season.
