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2nd and 3 - right hash
O: I form., 2 TE right, slot WR left.
D: 3-4, Richardson 5 yds deep over the slot then cheating back, Andrews a step behind and outside Rogers over the Flanker, Meriweather tight, but deep behind Rogers.
Results: run, left side, 3 yds.
Breakdown: Bissinger set the edge against the LT. Santonio held firm against the LG. Moore was pushed back by the C. Kareem battled inside, but was pushed back by the RT. Mays filled against the FB in the left ‘a’ gap. Lua was met 3 yds upfield by the RG. Rogers held up against the TE.
Analysis: Mays plugged the hole and made the tackle, but Moore losing ground to the C gave the RB a place to fall forward for the first down.
Note: This is a good look down the LOS and a good play to see the difference in D-linemen’s techniques and ILB’s reaction times; Santonio is still at the LOS, while both Moore and Kareem are driven past the line to gain - none were double-teamed. It also shows Mays locked up with the FB just a little upfield from the LOS, while Lua is a yard past the line to gain, he conceded the yardage by waiting too long to fill and leaving a cutback lane open. Rogers and Bissinger both look good holding their gaps, though Rogers looks worse because Kareem and Moore lost their containment and Lua didn’t fill.

1st and 10 - center line
O: Offset I right, 2 TE right, 1 WR left, motion - Flanker right to left.
D: 3-4, Richardson 4 yds off the LOS on the WR and creeping up before dropping deep on the motion, Meriweather 3x3 off the LOS outside Rogers, dropped deeper off the motion, Bissinger stepped back 1x1 off the motion.
Results: pass incomplete, go route.
Breakdown: Santonio doubled by LT/LG. Moore doubled by C/RG. Kareem blocked by RT, then chipped by FB releasing underneath. Bissinger ran with the Flanker. Meriweather faked a blitz and dropped back. Rogers faked a rush and dropped back. Andrews picked up the TE up the seam. Bissinger released the Flanker to Baker. Lua, Mays, and Rogers zoned underneath marking the two backs. Richardson was man on the WR.
Analysis: This is the play where Richardson held inside position the whole way and forced the WR to turn DB to prevent an interception. Bad throw, bad decision, good coverage by the Pats.

2nd and 10 - right hash
O: Single back, TE left, 3 WR, 2 bunched slot right, 1 slot left.
D: 3-4, Rogers a yd back and shading the inside slot WR, Richardson is 3 yds deep outside the slot left, Meriweather’s shadow suggests he’s five yds deep outside the slot duo.
Results: run, left side, 1 yd.
Breakdown: Bissinger set the edge against the TE. Santonio was blocked by the LT. Moore was tripled by the C/Gs, then the LG released to block Lua. Kareem penetrated and threw down the RT. Rogers went to jam the inside slot man’s release and found himself yielding playside to a block.
Analysis: The play was intended for the left ‘a’ gap, but Moore was able to defeat the double-team and close that lane once the LG released his triple-team. This forced the RB to bounce to the outside. Bissinger was holding the edge, but he allowed himself to get pushed too wide, and the LT did a good job on Santonio. The RB had enough of a crease there to slide through, though he was slowed a little by the arms of Bissinger and Santonio. I can’t tell if the slot left WR was supposed to block Richardson and he slipped it or if he went to block a S - either way, Richardson came up fast in run support and laid the wood to limit the gain. Mays came from the backside and was over the top of Richarson’s tackle to back him up.

3rd and 9 - left hash
O: Shotgun, RB offset left, TE right, 3 WR, 2 right.
D: 4-3 dime, Williams in at nickelback and Mitchell as dimeback, Lua MLB, Bissinger and Rogers at DE, LeKevin Smith and Moore DT.
Results: pass, post route by RWR, 12 yds.
Breakdown: Mitchell over RG showing blitz, dropped back to ILB spot before the snap - he manned up the TE. The CBs were in man. Safeties in deep zones. Lua marked the RB. Moore was doubled by C/RG.
Analysis: TB opened up the middle and picked on Meriweather, who did make a nice tackle once the ball was delivered. It was good coverage, but a good route with good execution by Tampa.

1st and 10 - center line
O: I form., TE right, 2 WR balanced, motion - RWR inside to slot.
D: 3-4, CBs up to the LOS, Meriweather backed off on the motion. LeKevin in at NT, Kenny Smith at RDE (Ty’s spot).
Results: Outside zone right - stop for a loss, fumble, NE ball
Breakdown: Bissinger was unblocked and came down the line behind the play. Santonio was cut on the backside by the LT. The LG missed his block on LeKevin. The C went to the next level and blocked Mays. Kenny stood up the TE. Rogers stood up the motion WR - he and Kenny helped stretch the play out. Meriweather fired in off the edge and slowed the RB. The RG & RT pulled, with the RG turning upfield and getting Lua, while the RT dithered when Meriweather went by and missed a chance to clean-up Rogers or get himself a S. The FB also led and also dithered blocking no one. LeKevin pursued the play and was trailed by Kenny after he tossed the TE off. Rogers shed the WR and kept down the line in front of the play.
Analysis: Two missed blocks, a good job of stacking and stretching the play on the frontside, and Meriweather’s aggressive force, killed this play. LeKevin coming from behind knew he had a blindside shot at the RB and ball and made a nice strip. Rogers maintaining his line assignment was in the right spot to beat Willie Andrews and Kenny Smith to the fumble for the recovery.

Grades:

Santonio: B - a solid job at LDE (from the Offensive perspective).
Moore: D plus - like LeKevin, he’s pushing too hard and taking himself out of position.
Kareem: D plus - I failed him on the previous series, this time around he did a much better job on trying to play his assignment, there’s a long way to go, but he tried.
Bissinger: B - he made some good plays, played his assignment, and didn’t look that bad in coverage, I came away with the impression that he was using his head as much as he could within the limits of his ignorance.
Rogers: B - he played his assignments, like Kyle, he’s learning and isn’t perfect, but a solid performance capped by a fumble recovery.
Mays: B - he doesn’t look that smooth in coverage, but he’s also still learning. His read & react are light years better then last season.
Lua: D plus - he also looked a little better in this series, his read & react have a long way to go.
Richardson: B plus - he looked good in coverage and run support, where there is a problem it’s communication in coverage assignments between himself and the LBs, for a rookie first preseason game, not too bad.
Meriweather: B - his coverage wasn’t bad, his tackling was okay, his aggression was good, he’s a nice project.
Andrews: B - he made it onscreen more this time around and looked decent in coverage, good at tackling, and showed some aggression when needed, it would be nice to see him take a big leap this season.
Baker: B - he played back more this time, but looked to be doing the job right when he was onscreen.
Lekevin: incomplete - but he looked good for a couple plays.
Kenny: incomplete - but he also looked better at playing his assignment then Kareem on just one play.
Mitchell: incomplete - one play, but nobody picked on his receiver.
Williams: incomplete - one play at nickelback, but he had good coverage.

Communications: D plus - this time around there were at least two instances where communications broke down, it cost at least one first down. The kids are trying and have a lot to learn, so it’s not an F, just an area of emphasis.

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