Patriots Rivalry with Ravens Will Define Brady, Belichick’s Final Seasons
Friday Patriots-Ravens column is up on B/R. Check it out, it’s a good one.
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Film Room: Conference Championships
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Film Room: Conference Championships
Great stuff here with beautiful All-22 screen grabs.
The Patriots have a ferocious front seven. It’s allowed Belichick (and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia) to predominantly use two-deep safety concepts throughout the season. However, that front seven did not do well against Baltimore in Week 3. For whatever reason, New England’s linebackers were reactionary and undisciplined that night. The question is: how spooked is Belichick by that Week 3 film? Does he believe his linebackers just had a bad night? Or does he believe the Ravens run game is capable of ruining his team’s season? (Belichick surely remembers the 2009 Wild Card Weekend, when the Ravens went into Foxboro and rushed for 234 yards on 52 attempts.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBPwiG3pgg8
Never forget…
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https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-ravens-2009-football-life/
You know, Damon,” Huard recalled Brady saying, “I’ve been playing this game my whole life. I’ve started a couple games now, and it’s the same game, man. It’s no different. I kid you not, it’s not that hard. I’m going to be a great one. I’m going to be one of the best at this game.
NFL playoffs – Tom Brady through the eyes of his backups – ESPN
Sound the must read alarm, this is a GREAT one.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/you-know-damon-huard-recalled-brady-saying/
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | New England and the Top Offensive DVOA Games Ever
Remember how the Patriots’ single-game DVOA against Houston was surprisingly high? Well, it turns out it wasn’t just very high. It was “top ten of all-time high,” at least on the offensive side of the ball. Eighth, to be exact. The Patriots had a lot of mid-range gains rather than depending on a couple of big plays, plus they had very few plays that lost yardage and no turnovers. They did this against the defense that ranked No. 3 in DVOA this season.
This week against the Ravens, the Patriots should use the multiple attack that they used last week, for several reasons. They have several personnel matchup advantages against the Baltimore defense. As we saw last week, Shane Vereen out of backfield as a receiver is a winnable matchup. In addition, Aaron Hernandez, Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd spread out the defense individually and as a group, and will also make things tougher for a Ravens’ secondary that has matchup problems. Adding Stevan Ridley and potential of the run makes it even harder for Baltimore to prepare for, especially when several of the pieces are in packages together and New England runs the hurry-up, no-huddle offense.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/this-week-against-the-ravens-the-patriots-should/
