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For Patriots, new season has brought completely new offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

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For Patriots, new season has brought completely new offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

When it comes to 2013, there’s a relatively small sample size – four games worth – but it’s becoming clearer that the last time the Patriots made a such offensive overhaul was between the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the addition of receivers Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Donte’ Stallworth, when the Patriots went from almost a straight-up balance between run and pass in 2006 to a pass-heavy bunch that relied heavily on its receivers. The most obvious change from last year to this year is the slower pace. Through the first four games, the Patriots have been in the no-huddle on 17 of their 287 offensive snaps, a rate of 6 percent. That represents a sizable shift from the last two seasons, when New England was in no-huddle for approximately 25 percent of the time and regularly ran teams out of the building. (Through four weeks last year, the Patriots were in no-huddle for 85 of their 299 plays from scrimmage, a rate of 28.4 percent.)

Because of the teams dependence on wilfork, do you think belichick has always had a plan just in case of a situation like this

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I sure hope so! There’s not much he can really do other than bump up Tommy Kelly’s play time (hopefully he can handle it) and try to figure out the best way to use Vellano/Smith and Francis/Forston, if they have enough potential to get the call up from the practice squad.

There’s no way to sugarcoat how tough losing Wilfork is, but the Pats have overcome big injuries before and it’s part of football. So now there’s an opportunity for someone to rise and maybe carve out a role as a building block for the future. 

The unfortunate thing is that I’ve been so attracted to defensive tackles in the draft the last three seasons. Giving Wilfork help and building a future replacement should’ve been more of a priority as I see it. Now they did sign Armond Armstead, no one could’ve predicted how that got complicated, and they signed Kelly, so they didn’t completely ignore the spot.

Big Vince couldn’t keep the same pace they’d established for him over the last three seasons and it was clearly just a matter of time before he started to decline or got injured. I’m not sure which is more desirable. 

Now there’s no avoiding it, the defensive rebuild must focus on the interior defensive line this offseason, no matter what else happens. It’s really the last chapter to be written of the rebuild from the dynasty defense. All the other positions have young playmakers.

Clean slate for Nate Solder | Boston Herald

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Clean slate for Nate Solder | Boston Herald

Great stuff on Solder, who has quickly developed into one of the most imposing left tackles in the game.

Solder has been picture perfect at his most important duty: pass protection. Brady has dropped back 166 times this season, making 158 pass attempts, and Solder hasn’t allowed as much as a single clean hit on his quarterback. He has been tagged for two hurries, was flagged for a holding penalty that was declined, whiffed on a cut block and appeared to miss one assignment that didn’t hurt the Pats in the opener against the Bills, but those are five minor hiccups. It is no fluke, either. Solder’s solid technique is behind his rapid development. Solder’s greatest asset has always been his footwork, but he has worked feverishly over the last two offseasons to build up his strength. That’s been evident time and again this season, including one tell-tale play against the Bills when he neutralized defensive end Mario Williams, who looked like he was running on a treadmill trying to push through Solder.

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I was also a fan of Bill Belichick’s decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 to try to seal the game on New England’s final meaningful possession, the one that ended with Tom Brady fumbling a fourth-and-1 snap for the second time this season and losing the ball. I’ve covered Brady’s success on these plays in the past, and while he’s not 100 percent, he’s about as close as an NFL player can be in short yardage. You don’t want to risk him on every short-yardage conversion, but sealing a game seems like a good time to pull that off. And just like with the Falcons, poor execution doesn’t negate a proper decision. Belichick’s playing to the historical strength of his team (offense) and avoiding its recent weakness (defense) while doing the same thing in terms of what Atlanta is and isn’t good at. You give Atlanta better field position by not punting, but the reward of possibly ending the game is very obviously worth the risk.

Thank You for Not Coaching! Week 4 – The Triangle Blog – Grantland

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While Manning has been dazzling, Tom Brady getting this New England Patriots team to 4-0 is nearly as impressive. Brady is throwing to – let’s be kind – a cast of mediocre receivers, most of whom he’s more or less just met. The team’s best running back, Shane Vereen, was lost after Week 1. And yet, Brady has coaxed the Patriots to a perfect start.

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady aren’t human; more NFL lessons – NFL.com

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