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Normal recovery time, even without surgery, is anywhere from two to six weeks. League sources said Amendola is healing faster than that, at a pace closer to three to four, which means he might play as soon as next Sunday at Atlanta.
If Gronk and Amendola come back this week? Oh boy…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/normal-recovery-time-even-without-surgery-is/
Impact on Brady? Not much. The Patriots have run a lot of the same plays and just change up the personnel, so I think a lot of their offensive evolution outside of 2007 and 2013 is more directly tied to the strengths of their players.
I never thought they purposely said “we need to go to a two tight end offense” in the 2010 draft. Good players were available, they drafted them, and adjusted their offense to fit the pieces they had.
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As much as it kills me to see Welker catching passes from Peyton, there hasn’t been much drop off at the position in New England, and once Amendola comes back it should be even more productive.
Yes, the Denver Broncos offense does look good. But remember, this is September. I remember as a player watching Peyton play in September and thinking to myself, “Wait until we get you in New England in the winter time.” The efficiency of the Broncos offense, and every offense, will always be higher in September. As the year goes on, and there becomes more tape to watch and the weather turns, that’s when defenses will start to regain an advantage on the Broncos.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/yes-the-denver-broncos-offense-does-look-good/
Closest thing online is this ‘97 Belichick Jets Defensive Playbook. And here’s the 2004 Pats Offensive Playbook. Most interesting thing to study in that is all the different route combinations. Gives you a sense of why the WR position is a tough one.
Good wrap up by Nick Underhill, who is filling the grade void left by Bedard.
The Patriots operated primarily out of their nickel defense (four linemen, two linebackers, five defensive backs) against the Buffalo Bills and Jets. This week, they stayed true to their base 4-3 defense, likely to keep run-stuffing linebacker Brandon Spikes on the field against Tampa Bay running back Doug Martin. So in a handful of situations where an additional cornerback was needed on the field, the Patriots pulled safety Steve Gregory instead of Spikes, as would typically be the case, leaving Devin McCourty as the lone safety with Alfonzo Dennard, Aqib Talib and Kyle Arrington working at cornerback.
