DarrylS

for all the naysayers who insist that McDaniels does not know what he is doing, does not utilize the players well, does not do slants over the middle etc. here is a nice article on McDaniels.. one thing that is said here, and has been repeated before, that #12 reviews the game plan prior to it being introduced to the team on Wed. This is something often overlooked, as the gameplan is a process with a lot of these folks coaches and players involved, it is not something boy wonder does at night while playing video games. BB is the overall architect, hard to criticize an 11-4 record.

http://www.boston.com/sports/footbal...well_received/

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Shortly after the Patriots capped one of their finest offensive performances of the season, Josh McDaniels stood outside the locker room, having traded his sideline coaching attire for a crisply pressed suit jacket.

McDaniels had just enjoyed one of his most rewarding days on the job, the team's master plan coming to life in a 24-21 victory over the Jaguars. Assessing the precision of the offense, he chose to speak only about the men -- some older than he -- who made it happen.

"I'm proud of them," said the 30-year-old McDaniels, who called the plays for an offense that rang up 359 net yards against a defense that had been allowing an average of only 9.1 points per game at home. "It's been a tough year in terms of being able to have the same group of guys out there, so we've had to shuffle some guys in and out, and have some new players. But some of the core guys have done a good job of trying to stay consistent and bring the other guys along."....

Chief among them was the triggerman, who bought into the plan when it was presented to him early last week.

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Flying Fungi

but this is presumptive that Mike Reiss is more knowledgeable than certain folks on this forum

can it be?

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MrBigglesWorth

I thought it was awesome what they did with multiple wr sets.

Per Reiss:

The most significant change was going away from the base two-tight end/two-receiver set, and favoring positional groupings with three or more receivers. By unofficial count, the Patriots ran 54 of their 67 offensive snaps (not including three game-ending kneel-downs) with three or more receivers on the field, an unusually high percentage for a team not playing from behind. Of those 54 snaps, 30 had three receivers, 21 had four receivers, and three had five receivers.


Aalot of people have been saying this, b ut key to it was that the O-line was able to block everyone with little to no help. The O-line did a great job IMO, granted there were a couple breakdowns.

My concern is trying that gameplan against a team that has a speed rusher(Colts/Chargers) or blitzes heavily(Broncos/Jets)

JR4

Yes. you are right the Oline was key to that plan. A speed rusher like
J.Taylor or a good blitzing team would be difficult if not impossible
agaisnt the Oline PATs now have. IMO
Again PATs seem to have the most problem with a good blitzing team.

The Jags had a good plan ... problem was PATs had Brady ... who
completed 71+% of his passes!
JAGs took away deep stuff and limited the run for the most part. They
hoped PATs would stall if they had a long field. If Brady wasn't so
accurate they probably would have been right.

JoeSixPat

McDaniels deserves praise for calling this game.

The spread offense, utilizing multiple receivers, often going no huddle was very effective in covering up the fact that we have little to no deep threat - and in fact allowed Thomas to get open and make a long catch on occasion.

THAT'S the type of playcalling I've been hoping for all season in often criticizing McDaniels (as well as the players for inconsistent play).

That's NOT the type of playcalling he's utilized in so many games, which has made things so frustratingly inconsistent this season.

And while some might think McDaniels deserves a lot of credit for getting them to the playoffs, its tough not to lament what one or two more wins would have meant in terms of a playoff bye and home field advantage... so give him "props" for that as well.

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JoeSixPat

Again - Reiss said right up front that the offensive scheme that worked so well was one that was NOT used at other times during the season.

That's something for McDaniels to be proud of?

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zippo59

As I was watching the game I could have sworn I was watching the 2003 offense.

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zippo59

I don't think it would have worked against every team. For instance if they tried it against Miami I think they would have been killed even worse.

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spacecrime

Yes, unlike some, MCD can recognize when things will work and when they won't.

JoeSixPat

not that you're wrong about it not working against every team - but against Miami, when both safeties were playing on the line, and the LBs blitzing all of who didn't seem to have any respect for the passing game having any one of 10 recievers available and a no huddle spread offense could have limited the effectiveness of the Miami D... giving them pause in pressuring Brady

I think they actually tried this on occasion but the execution was poor - but I still felt they should have used it more in that game.

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