pats1

A lot more time for the starters in this game. There will be some good tape to start watching tomorrow morning.

You can catch it all from Box and I here.

The Atlanta breakdown from last week I'm still converting into a .html file. I'll send that to PatsFans37, and hopefully it can be posted.

zippo59

While the offense played very well WR still concerns me. The offense looked very dink and dunk near the beginning and there were too many times when Brady just had to eat the ball because no one could get open. It is no suprise the team didn't get ultra-agressive in preseason on offense, but I think the Pats still need at least one more viable reciever. I'm not relying on Branch coming back at this point.

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Box_O_Rocks

Mike,

I'm going to try and finish Atlanta tomorrow. If you haven't already started, I'd like to take the first three series to have my turn looking at the starters.

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pats1

No problem. I took a look at the first couple of plays already, but really haven't recorded anything.

The 4th series begins with :59 seconds left in the 2nd, so IIRC correctly from last night, I'll have plenty of "starting material" to look at as well.

Jacky Roberts

This team is loaded. I know its just the preseason, but without Branch, Bruschi, Seymour, and Harrison, this team just toyed with a good Arizona team.

I'm still concerned about the dearth at wideout, but considering Brady spreads the ball around (the ONE thing the commentators wisely picked up on), they just need guys who can get open.

Bottom line is with a great QB and a solid running game, a team is going to succeed. Throw in a good defense and watch out.

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You will indeed, I just wanted to have a close look at the "starters" for my own impressions and to begin learning mannerisms to help me identify them even when you can't pick out a number. Since your first series basically is the 2nd quarter we can make our initial division that way, and carve up the second half later. What say?

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Front Page.

Who has the glue?

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Defensive Series #2 Interception

Contributor: Pats1
Time: 1:04 remaining in the first quarter
Statistics: 5 plays (2 run, 3 pass), 16 yards (9 run, 7 pass), time of possession was 2:11
Breakdown: 1 green play (0 run, 1 pass) for 0 yds., 3 black plays (1 run, 2 pass) for 11 yds. (4 run, 7 pass), 1 red play (1 run, 0 pass) for 5 yds.

Kickoff: Arrington from the Ari 6 from Gostkowski, 19 yd return, Arrington is taken down by an unblocked Izzo behind the wedge.

1st and 10 Ari 25

Result: Pass, Arrington from Warner, flare right, 4 yds.
Offense: 2 WR left, 2 TE, 1 down off RT, 1 down right wing, Arrington lone RB.
Defense: 4-3, Green-Wright-Wilfork-Warren, Colvin/Gardner/Vrabel, Hobbs playing off right wing, Samuel press coverage on LWR, Wilson and Hawkins deep.
Blocking: Green is doubled by the LT and LG
Wright can’t swim around the C
Wilfork is stood up by the RG but works his way into the backfield
Warren is stood up by the RT
Coverage: Colvin jams the slot WR Fitzgerald on his quick inside hitch
Gardnerdrops back into a zone before coming up to assist on the tackle
Vrabel jams the TE Edwards for a few yards before breaking off and wrapping up Arrington after his catch on the dumpoff
Hobbs follows the flanked TE Bergen into the right flat
Samuel jams the WR Boldin on the line

Analysis: With most of his options jammed at the line, Warner’s only open man was the RB Arrington coming through the line and into the right flat. The throw was off his back foot, and might have been tipped, as both Wilfork and Warren were right in Warner’s face with hands up. Vrabel broke off his jam, and Gardner came down from a zone to stop Arrington after the catch.

2nd and 6 Ari 29

Result: Run, Arrington, up the middle, 4 yds.
Offense: 2 WR, 1 left, 1 right, TE down off LT, I-form backfield with Arrington at RB.
Defense: 4-3, Green-Wright-Wilfork-Warren, Colvin/Gardner/Vrabel, both Hobbs and Samuel press coverage, Wilson and Hawkins deep.
Blocking: Green sheds the LT overpursuing downfield to come inside and pick the pile
Wright is stood up by the LG
Wilfork is doubled by the C and RG but holds his ground
Warren is stood up by the RT
Colvin holds outside containment on the TE
Gardner meets the FB in the hole but holds his ground long enough for a pileup to start
Vrabel holds containment on the edge unblocked before Arrington commits inside and Vrabel dives on the pile

Analysis: There was no clear tackler on the play, as it looked like Arrington couldn’t find a hole and ran into his blockers to start a pileup. Wilfork and Gardner clogged the intended hole, with Gardner meeting the FB but getting pushed back by the pile en masse.

Note: End of 1st quarter.

3rd and 2 Ari 33

Result: Pass, Walters from Warner, screen left, 3 yds.
Offense: 4 WR, 1 left slot, 3 bunch right, Walters in motion right bunch to wide left, Arrington lone RB.
Defense: 3-2-6 dime, Colvin-Green-Warren, Davis showing blitz over C, Vrabel showing blitz over RT, Poteat follows Walters in motion, Samuel playing off other LWR, Wilson and Hobbs press coverage over RWRs, G. Scott (?) and C. Scott deep.
Blocking: Colvin almost gets his legs rolled on by the LT Davis, attempting a cutblock, but is forced to stop and attempt to deflect the pass
Green swims across the LG and C to no avail
Warren is stood up by the RG
Vrabel slides outside with the RT but has the RB Arrington come up and cut him down
Coverage: Davis fakes a blitz and sits a short zone
Hobbs follows the WR Fitzgerald into the right flat
Wilson bounces around but can’t get a jam on the right slot WR
Poteat picks up the left slot WR coming up the seam
Samuel was playing off on the left edge, and had to come up to make the stop on Walters, who turned and looked for the Warner pass on the snap

Analysis: Lots of shifting and motioning before the snap. Wilson was up trying to direct things after Walters went in motion. Vrabel and Davis would both show a blitz, and the defensive line shifted to accommodate Vrabel on the edge. When all was said and done, Warner had a good pocket to work with, and got the pass around Colvin’s arm and into the hands of Walters in the flat. Since Poteat followed Walters in motion but ended up taking the slot WR instead, the closest DB to the play was Samuel, playing off. He came up hard to push Walters out, but not before the first down.

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1st and 10 Ari 36

Result: Run, Arrington, stretch play left, 5 yds.
Offense: 3 WR, 1 left, 2 right, TE down off LT, Arrington lone RB.
Defense: 4-3, Green-Wright-Wilfork-Warren, Colvin/Gardner/Vrabel, Vrabel playing off the slot WR, Samuel and Hobbs press coverage, Wilson and Hawkins deep.
Blocking: Green drags the LT Davis towards the run but can’t break off the block
Wright is stood up by the LG but eventually breaks free to help on the stop
Wilfork is disregarded on the backside, but can’t catch up to the run
Warren turns on the RT, who releases to avoid a block in the back, but can’t catch up to the run
Colvin drives the TE Edwards upfield to force a cut inside from Arrington
Gardner shadows the run from the second level but runs into the pulling C ahead of the run
Vrabel was on the backside
Samuel is sealed on the edge by the WR Fitzgerald
Wilson comes flying in and knocks Arrington off his feet with a dive tackle

Analysis: Colvin did a great job of outside containment, and forced the run back downfield where Wilson came in free to make the first hit. His tackle attempt was by no means a wrap-up, but was able to knock Arrington off his feet, leaving Wright to break off his block and fall on Arrington to record the statistical tackle.

2nd and 5 Ari 41

Result: Pass, Fitzgerald from Warner, sideline fly, INTERCEPTED by NE – Samuel at the NE 35, no further gain.
Offense: 3 WR, 1 left, 2 right, TE down off LT, Arrington lone RB.
Defense: 4-2-5 nickel, Colvin-Green-Wilfork-Warren, Vrabel/Gardner, Hawkins NB playing 5 yards off slot WR, Samuel and Hobbs pressure coverage, Wilson and Sanders deep.
Blocking: Colvin fakes outside on the LT but can’t beat him inside either
Green is stood up by the LG and chipped to his knees by the RB coming through
Wilfork is doubled by the C and RG
Warren can’t get around the RT
Coverage: Vrabel sticks with the TE Edwards up through the seam
Gardner drops into a zone in the defensive left seam
Hawkins follows the slot WR on a deep fly
Hobbs can’t jam his WR at the line, but turns and chases on a sideline fly
Samuel sticks with the WR Fitzgerald along the sideline, leaping in front of the pass and intercepting it.

Analysis: The coverage was man against 4 simple deep ‘go’ routes. Samuel kept his body open to the field as he chased Fitzgerald deep and made his move just as the pass was coming straight down into Fitzgerald’s hands. He leaped forward and picked it out of the air, beginning a trek around the field that would have him tackled at the same point where he intercepted it. Samuel’s positioning on the play overcame his height disadvantage to Fitzgerald.

Note As is usually the case, Colvin was almost into the backfield by the time the rest of the line was starting up off the snap. While it didn’t amount to much on this play, I have seen his quick reactions off the snap contribute to sack or pressure in games past.

JackBauer

Yeah, but can you tell me who Brady's favorite receiver is?