PatsFans/Logue: Tom Brady Talks About the ‘Cat and Mouse’ Game that Goes on PreSnap

Great insightful stuff here from FOPP’er Ian Logue over at PatsFans.com.

Good nugget from Brady:

“So they say, ‘Let’s disguise, let’s disguise,’ and I go up and say, ‘Blue go,’ and the ball is snapped and now they have a guy totally out of position,” explained Brady.  ”There’s a fine line between what you’re doing and if we feel that it’s going to be a big disguise game, then you have a lot of quick counts. Ultimately, if they’re showing what you’re doing, then you take your time.

“That’s just the cat-and-mouse that goes on all day long especially with good defenses and good secondaries. You could have one guy that’s trying to disguise but if nobody else is, that makes no sense. Really it’s a coordinated effort by a defense to try to disguise. Ultimately, it’s about covering guys and being in the right position. You can try to disguise all you want, but if the offense is making plays then ultimately the coach is going to say ‘Screw this, go over and cover your guy.’”