That concept is one that has dominated the Patriots offense for years. It’s what has made the Patriots offensive system less Erhardt-Perkins and more West Coast over the years. Yes, they’re still running an Erhardt-Perkins offense because they still subscribe to the concept of using similar play design from different formations.

At the same time, they’ve done this while engineering a high-efficiency pass attack that’s all but eliminated low-percentage throws from the playbook. Sure, Brady will still throw the odd back-shoulder sideline pass (more so now that LaFell has made his return) and he’ll still look for tight end Rob Gronkowski on end-zone fades, but mostly, Brady’s mastery can be attributed to lethal accuracy.