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After a stellar first quarter to the season, we were left with no choice but to get a Talib shirt up at the The Prop Shop immediately. We’re offering a pre-sale as the shirts are printed, so order one now and you’ll get $3 off. We’ll get them shipped as soon as they’re minted, in about ten days.
Order now, I’m sure these are going to be gone faster than a wide receiver’s catch totals after being manned up by Aqib.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/after-a-stellar-first-quarter-to-the-season-we/
They can rush the quarterback, they got guys at all four spots that rush,” Brady said. “And then when they bring the backups in, those guys rush. So it’s really unique in that pretty much whoever is in there can get an edge on a guy, can get to the quarterback, force the ball out quickly and then with [Terrence] Newman, [Adam Jones], Leon [Hall], Reggie Nelson, I mean they got first round draft picks everywhere. And [Rey] Maualuga, and [Vontaze] Burfict, and [James] Harrison. They’re loaded. That’s why they have one of the best defenses in the league. So there’s really no easy yards out there. They’ve been in some tight games this year, they pulled them out, especially the ones at home. They’re 2-0 at home.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/they-can-rush-the-quarterback-they-got-guys-at/
Everything’s great around here. [I’m] just going out to practice with the team and practicing with the team. It’s helpful every single week to get the chemistry back down and get the timing of football back down. “We were on the same page from they very get go. And still on the same page and it’s going good. I’m progressing every week, I’m feeling better every week, getting stronger every week and better conditioning every week. Just still sticking to the motto ‘day by day.’”
https://www.patspropaganda.com/everythings-great-around-here-im-just-going/
Everybody has trouble with him. You look at all the games last year and all the games this year, it doesn’t matter because they flip him, he plays on both guards, the centers slide to him. He’s seen plenty of different combinations and matched up against plenty of different players: big guards, quick guards, strong guards, athletic, however you want to put him, he gives them a lot of trouble.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/everybody-has-trouble-with-him-you-look-at-all/
But facing teams that are two-back, power running teams like the Baltimores of the world versus a team like Atlanta last week that we were in sub-defense, most of the entire game other than a handful of plays. Now we’re seeing teams like San Francisco last year, Buffalo this year, Philadelphia in preseason and I’m sure there will be a little more of that trend in the league that the running game is more of a sideline-to-sideline running game as opposed to the traditional what we’ve seen for years out of even two-back or two-tight end teams that double team, power block, pulling guards and stuff like that. Over the course of the season, you’re going to have to deal with all those things. As soon as your opponent sees you’re not very good at one thing, you can expect to see a whole lot more of that. That’s what they do if they have it. That’s kind of the challenge, is to have enough depth and variety in your defense to be able to match up to those different type of offensive systems and be able to compete with them.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/but-facing-teams-that-are-two-back-power-running/
Good stuff, and it will be a fascinating two weeks for Talib facing AJ Green then the Saints show.
