livinginthe past

Amazing disparity between ypc conceded in base compared to nickel.

In their base 3-4 they currently allow the 2nd fewest YPC in the NFL.

Get them in their nickel and suddenly the YPC conceded is 6.0 - which is the worst in the NFL.

Thats pretty amazing.

Hopefully we can get them in their nickel and then pound the rock with a 2 TE set - of course this would be alot simpler with the Gronk.....

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everlong

Where did you get that statistical data?

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livinginthe past

Reiss blog.

Patriots-Texans: Three matchups to watch - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

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everlong

Very cool thanks.

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DocHoliday

Perhaps we can exploit this via the RBs, especially Woodhead and Vereen:

When the Texans are in their base, bring either (or both, which would be especially interesting) on the line. If you are successful, the Texans shift to their Nickel package. If things are working, great. If not:

Bring Woodhead back in and leave Vereen on the line. If you wanna really get cute, line up in the I have Vereen block for Woodhead. Vereen isn't a great blocker, but he delays the defenders enough for Woodhead to slip through for a decent gain with the occasional 10 yarder.

(At least that's how I destroyed the Texans in Madden )

EDIT: Want to mention the computer got smart and started corner blitzing out of their Nickel with Routt. I had no answer for that in this scheme - Vereen can't pass protect well in Madden, but putting Woodhead to block would mean you have to run Vereen through the tackles, one of his weakness. It forced me to run more than I wanted, as Brady was getting clobbered.

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ALP

wow, that really shows that Gronk could have been even more of a difference maker than usual...oh well


even so, no defense in this league can stop our passing attack with their base D, so the Texans have a quandary

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Sciz

This makes sense. In their nickel, they take off their nose tackle and use their two ends as the DTs. And these aren't Belichick's old two-gapping 3-4 DEs. These are Wade Phillips' "up the field" DEs, that are more about shooting caps up the middle to get pressure (which they're pretty good at). That's just begging for Woodhead to draw them to death.

I just wonder if they're going to match the Pats' base with the nickel, or if they'll have to take Fells off the field in favor of Stallworth for that to happen.

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BingoBrown

If the Pats can go hurry-up while Houston is in their nickel package we got made.

76Texan

Those stats are skewed out of proportion a little bit due to different circumstances.

For example, there were games when we had a big lead.
We went to sort of a prevent defense late in the third quarter.
We traded yards for time, so to speak.

Same thing when we see second or third and very long.
As long we can stop the other team from converting the third down, we don't mind the yards.

76Texan

This is what Wade Phillips does; and he had done it for years.

He choose to do it; he is not forced to do it.

Everything boils down to execution.