[T]hat’s the real surprise about this version of New England’s offense. They’ve been using aspects and variants of the spread offense since 2007, but they haven’t had a running game like this since Corey Dillon gained 1,635 yards in the 2004 season – not coincidentally, the last season in which the Patriots ended their campaign with a Super Bowl championship.
It’s a huge improvement for a team that averaged just 110.3 yards per game – this year, they’ve pushed that number up to 165.4.
Breaking Down the New England Patriots Safety Play, Big Plays a Team Effort | Bleacher Report
Breaking Down the New England Patriots Safety Play, Big Plays a Team Effort | Bleacher Report
If you’re starting to get the feeling that we’re going to be focusing on the safety play more and more you’re dead on. Great work here from Frenz, illustrating some of the problems on the back end.
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patriots – Why the Patriots won’t run as much no-huddle as usual this Sunday against Seattle – WEEI | Christopher Price
I tend to agree, on the road the Pats should pick their spots more with the no-huddle. More on this in the next couple of days but I’d bet we’ll see more normal spread offense this week.
[W]hen the Patriots take their road show to Seattle this Sunday for a date with the Seahawks, they might not be so inclined to go hurry-up. One reason why it seems unlikely that they’ll utilize the no-huddle this weekend against the Seahawks in Seattle is that they use it less on the road than at home. Since the start of the 2011 season, the Patriots’ have pronounced home/road splits when it comes to using the no-huddle: at home, they’ve used it on 32 percent of the snaps, while on the road, that number drops to 22 percent.
We’ll also get a much better feel for how good the Patriots are, especially in the running game; both the Bills and Broncos are lacking on defense. The Seahawks are not. The 70 points they have allowed through five games are tied for second-lowest in team history — and 16 weren’t given up by the defense. Seattle is good in all three levels of its defense, so this should be an excellent matchup. A look at the Seahawks, who lead the league with 44 penalties.
Seahawks defense will be a test for the Patriots – Patriots – Boston.com
As someone who loves good defense I’m pumped for the match-up this weekend. Nothing tells you more about your team than when they go into a hostile environment to face a great defense.
