TB146

I was poking around youtube looking for a better angle on Hernandez's tackle of Carter after Brady's INT last week, and I stumbled upon this video from last year:

Brandon Spikes; Week 6 vs Baltimore Ravens - YouTube

Yeah, Ray Rice is a big threat, but we have Spikes back.

BRING IT!!

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BelichickFan

10 solo tackles, 6 assists.

Almost all of Rice's runs are Tackle to Tackle. He averaged 3.1 YPC in that game. Hope Spikes can do it again.

Keyser Söze

Well, we stopped him at the line in OT!

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Patspsycho

You can be certain that Baltimore isn't going to repeat this. I think they'll go off-tackle and really test our ability to seal the edge, particularly Anderson, if he is on a lot of snaps like he was in the Broncos game.

This is the one time I would use both Fletcher and Spikes

patsfan06

You can never be certain of anything when Cam Cameron is calling plays.

TB146

You know how Belichick loves to "take away" one player from the other team - like how Antonio Gates had 0 receptions when we played SD at the beginning of the year - it seems to me that Ray Rice is the player to take away. Whatever personnel they have to put on the field, and whatever schemes they have to run, if they can neutralize Rice, they can undo the Ravens. Without Rice being productive, I don't think the Ravens can score more than 20, and I know the Ravens D is good, but I can't see Brady and Co. putting up less than 30.

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shmessy

That's an excellent point for this game.

Especially since Rice is their leading rusher AND their leading receiver.

You don't get those very often.

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shmessy

Watching this video, it hits me first that Spikes now looks alot bigger this year. He must have put on at least 10 pounds of muscle since that game.

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Rob0729

Yes you can. You can be certain that Cameron will call a predictable and conservative game plan. Cameron is as bland as he is as awful.

BelichickFan

Looking at ESPN's splits, Rice almost never runs outside.

Assuming their definitions are : Middle = over center, Left/Right = between the Center and Tackle and Sideline = outside the Tackle, only 35 of his 291 carries were off tackle.

Ray Rice Stats, Splits - Baltimore Ravens - ESPN