PlainOldEd

I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers.

Kid~Brady

The key will be to shut down Arian Foster, early. If the Texans can get the run game going early then their play action will kill us. The same way we played the Ravens last year in the AFC divisional. Bottle the RB up and force the QB to beat us through the air whilst increasing the opportunity for mistakes.

You have to think that BB also has to look at what Rodgers did what he did against them with a "horrid" offensive line at the time.

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KontradictioN

I like this one. One dog goes one way, the other dog goes the other way, and this guys like "whaddya want from me?"

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PP2

The Texans use a heavy staple of play-action and that's never good news for our secondary which keeps biting (even Gregory has a bad tendency to take the cheese).

Brady will have to get rid of the ball fast. The Texans may be weak in their secondary, but they are very strong up front and this will be similar to the awful games we had against the Giants where they shredded our OL. I expect to see hot routes and quick releases. J.J. Watts who was a big binky of mine, is going to be disruptive, no matter what.

I think Spikes will be the key to shutting down their run game which is predicated on heavy zone blocking, i.e., you block whoever ends up in front of you, even if you end up doubling on a D-lineman but this blocking concept does not account for any extra man other than what is in front of you, so I imagine our D-lineman will be trying to jam the zone to create openings for the backers to exploit.

Kid~Brady

Yeah, Watt is amazing at his job. He's going to be a handful, but its only one guy for the most part. I think our offensive line can get the job done although I do miss Mankins.

Will it be Solder against Watt for the most part? Maybe double teamed if necessary, either way, Brady has to have adequate time. You're right in the hot routes and screens though, Brady may not need too much time.

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102 Pat

It feels like monday is never going to get here.

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This offseason, it's almost like Belichick is saying, "I'm never going to let that happen again."

Mike Reiss 7/19/12

neuronet

They would fit well as Boston sports fans.

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The difference is that Brady calmly calls audibles while Manning flaps like a chicken, barks 11 code words, and makes sure every camera in the stadium has documented his once-in-a-generation (and patented, I believe) ability to see a defensive formation and change the play. Both have the same effect, but Manning transcends measurable human intellect while Brady merely chooses a different play.

borg

This matchup reminds me of the Baltimore game. Top end talent at RB with a gifted athlete at WR. The Play action will be a problem like you say. Hopefully the "new" secondary will confuse Schaub enough to allow QB pressure. On O.....let's hope Brady has his head screwed on a little tighter than he did in Miami. The uncertainty of how the OL would hold up took over inside his head in my opinion. I expect a big screen program

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everlong

I think the thread is pretty normal. You have a handful of homers, a handful of sky is falling and most of them are realistic and know it's a dog fight which could go either way.

I think Houston's success is going to depend a lot on the play calling on both sides of the ball. If Kubiak is smart he'll go play action early and often vs trying to establish the run first. The Pats are very stout against the run. On defense Houston comes in as a heavy blitz defense and Brady is great against the blitz. They would be smart to give a blitz look and drop out of it more often than not.

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There's only two conclusions for Patriots fans on rookies. They are either a bust or being fitted for their bust in Canton.


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KontradictioN

I think you're going to see more disguising in this game than you've seen the past two weeks combined.

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