Break It Down, Super Bowl Matchups: Patriots’ TEs vs. Giants’ D – Audibles
Another great X and O breakdown, this time of Gronk and Hernandez, and how the Patriots use them.
ESPN Boston Radio: Reiss and Bruschi – ESPN Boston
ESPN Boston Radio: Reiss and Bruschi – ESPN Boston
Bruschi and Reiss have been doing full hour long podcasts for the playoffs and they are packed with great stuff. MUST LISTEN!
Break It Down, Super Bowl matchups: Vince Wilfork vs. Giants’ O-line – Audibles
Break It Down, Super Bowl matchups: Vince Wilfork vs. Giants’ O-line – Audibles
If you enjoy X and O breakdowns you’ll love this article about how the Patriots used Vince Wilfork against the Ravens and what a match-up problem he will pose for the Giants interior offensive line that struggled against the 49ers.
Bill Belichick hoodie cupcake. Amazing.
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Patriots – Scouts’ Super Bowl Take, Part 1: How to beat the Giants – WEEI | Christopher Price
Patriots – Scouts’ Super Bowl Take, Part 1: How to beat the Giants – WEEI | Christopher Price
Always great stuff when Christopher Price gets takes from scouts on upcoming match-ups.
NFC scout: “The Patriots will have to be disciplined in the pass rush, not because Eli Manning is a scrambler, but because he’s very good at sliding to buy time and giving wide receivers time to create and escape coverage for big plays. The Patriots’ inside rushers can push the pocket, while the ends have to be disciplined to not give Eli space.”
AFC scout: “What stands out to me about the Patriots off last week’s game against Baltimore was their ability to get around and harass the quarterback with just their front lineman, they got push in the middle of the pocket and were able to condense to get middle pressure. That is key vs. Eli Manning.”
Tom Brady got the job done for Patriots in AFC title game – The Boston Globe
Tom Brady got the job done for Patriots in AFC title game – The Boston Globe
Must read as always from Bedard, here’s a great little nugget:
Brady was efficient, he made smart decisions for the most part, he adjusted plays well and put the ball – even on his two interceptions – where either his teammate was going to catch it or the defender was going to make an outstanding play.
He averaged 6.64 yards per attempt – the stat that usually is the truest indicator of how well a quarterback plays (or how poorly a defense does). In the regular season, that would have been Brady’s third-lowest YPA, behind the loss to the Steelers (5.54) and the late-season win over the Dolphins (6.61). Brady’s YPA for the season was 8.60.
The fact is, Brady has now played in 21 playoff games. His average YPA in those games is 6.81. In the Patriots’ 16 victories, it’s 6.94. In the five losses, it’s 6.43.
The difference is negligible. What you saw on Sunday is how playoff football is played, especially against the type of scheme that always has given Brady and the Patriots trouble.
It took a miracle to beat the 2007 Patriots. There will be no miracles this time.
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