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There has been a lot of talk about Tavon Austin being on the Pats radar and that he’ll be an excellent fit in our system. A lot of draft experts expect the Pats to pick him in the first round. What do you think about all of this?

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Glad you asked this, was meaning to write on him. My problem with him is that it’s simply refreshing the same Patriots offense we’ve seen since 2010. So you let Welker walk, maybe re-sign Edelman and draft Austin and you’ve got the same underneath, middle-of-the-field offense that the book is out on.

So yes, if you’re trying to recreate that offense, Austin could be a good fit. But what I’d prefer is that the Pats evolve their offense and look to bigger, more physical outside threats in the draft instead of more slot receivers. That’s what they need most. Until they stretch the field and force teams to address their outside threats they’ll keep running into the same problems against the better defenses.

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Cosell’s Take: The evolution of NFL offense | Shutdown Corner – Yahoo! Sports

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Cosell’s Take: The evolution of NFL offense | Shutdown Corner – Yahoo! Sports

That’s what the college game has brought to the NFL – the idea that deception on the offensive side of the ball is a legitimate and highly effective means of breaking down defenses. It’s a multi-dimensional expansion of the basic play action concept that for years was executed with the quarterback under center, and more recently, out of the shotgun. The objective with play action (or more accurately at times, run action) was to create a false read for the defense, primarily at the second level. The linebacker reads run, takes a step or two forward to aggressively play his run responsibility, then is out of position to get to his coverage assignment in time. Very few regard it this way, but play/run action, at its core, is about deception.