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Re: Good Read from SI.com on Ridley - Behind Ridley, Pats might have rediscovered mis
Very nice read. Thanks for the link! love the flexibility and added dimension all the Pats RBs provide, but gotta think Ridley will be the key (along with soem well-times passes to Woodhead). I believe out-rushed Foster last time, and would love if it happened again.
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Re: Good Read from SI.com on Ridley - Behind Ridley, Pats might have rediscovered mis
IMO the article is kind of self-contradictory and doesn't add up. They claim that the past pass-heavy, imbalanced offense was largely a matter of philosophy, not personnel. But then how do you explain them spending a #1 pick on Laurence Maroney? And is Ridley the lynchpin, or just the guy who was in the right place at the right time?
IMO the article is kind of self-contradictory and doesn't add up. They claim that the past pass-heavy, imbalanced offense was largely a matter of philosophy, not personnel. But then how do you explain them spending a #1 pick on Laurence Maroney? And is Ridley the lynchpin, or just the guy who was in the right place at the right time?
I really believe that Lo-Mo was the victim of poor schemes and stunted development/confidence due to it.
Hard to believe that a new RB was all that's needed. At the very least some scheme change was necessary.
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The Patriots have been overachievers the past two years. It doesn't have the talent to compensate for injuries, and it wins so much because it puts in 99% effort in the regular season and plays with terrific schemes to mask its deficiencies.
But in the playoffs a good team at 99% will not beat emotional, talented teams that play at 100%. It's what happened against the Giants in 2011 and the Ravens in 2012.
Re: Good Read from SI.com on Ridley - Behind Ridley, Pats might have rediscovered mis
Maroney wasn't used because he wasn't consistent. Ridley moves the chains and breaks big runs. Maroney didn't do the first, Ben Jarvis didn't do the second.
You can scheme yourself to death but it won't turn a hesitant running back into a force.
Maroney wasn't used because he wasn't consistent. Ridley moves the chains and breaks big runs. Maroney didn't do the first, Ben Jarvis didn't do the second.
You can scheme yourself to death but it won't turn a hesitant running back into a force.
He wasn't terrible early on. IMHO he was fine in 07-08, but fell apart in 09 when the passing game resurged
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The Patriots have been overachievers the past two years. It doesn't have the talent to compensate for injuries, and it wins so much because it puts in 99% effort in the regular season and plays with terrific schemes to mask its deficiencies.
But in the playoffs a good team at 99% will not beat emotional, talented teams that play at 100%. It's what happened against the Giants in 2011 and the Ravens in 2012.
Re: Good Read from SI.com on Ridley - Behind Ridley, Pats might have rediscovered mis
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Originally Posted by DocHoliday
He wasn't terrible early on. IMHO he was fine in 07-08, but fell apart in 09 when the passing game resurged
The guys problem was he danced around too much, while BJGE was the complete opposite, nowhere but straight forward. I agree that Ridley has fitted himself well in between those running styles.
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Good Read from SI.com on Ridley - Behind Ridley, Pats might have rediscovered missing
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