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Today, BB coached. Last year, most of his coaching decisions involved when to take his foot off the accelerator.
There is no question in my mind that this was one of BB's most satisfying wins since the 1st SB victory against the Rams. His decision-making was near flawless as he reestablished the formula that produced successes for the Giants in the mid 80's and the 2001 Patriots. The Pats clearly won the field position battle despite being statistically equal with the Jets. The offense made the most out of their opportunities while never gambling. Multiple times the Pats were faced with 4th and short yardage at midfield or in field goal range, and each and everytime BB played it safe. He chose to take points or field position on offense, and then attack with his defense.
With Brady at QB, I would have expected BB to go for it on fourth down most every time today. But he didn't. Today, the buck stopped with his choices. Be second guessed if the team lost...or be congratulated for correctly positoning his team for 60 minutes.
Oh sure, on many levels, beating the Jets and winning without Brady and proving the Talking Heads wrong must all have been satisfying for BB. But I bet he is most satisfied by successfully implementing a low risk smashmouth style emphasizing ball control and field position. His big boys did a hell of a job against there big boys.
There is no question in my mind that this was one of BB's most satisfying wins since the 1st SB victory against the Rams. His decision-making was near flawless as he reestablished the formula that produced successes for the Giants in the mid 80's and the 2001 Patriots. The Pats clearly won the field position battle despite being statistically equal with the Jets. The offense made the most out of their opportunities while never gambling. Multiple times the Pats were faced with 4th and short yardage at midfield or in field goal range, and each and everytime BB played it safe. He chose to take points or field position on offense, and then attack with his defense.
With Brady at QB, I would have expected BB to go for it on fourth down most every time today. But he didn't. Today, the buck stopped with his choices. Be second guessed if the team lost...or be congratulated for correctly positoning his team for 60 minutes.
Oh sure, on many levels, beating the Jets and winning without Brady and proving the Talking Heads wrong must all have been satisfying for BB. But I bet he is most satisfied by successfully implementing a low risk smashmouth style emphasizing ball control and field position. His big boys did a hell of a job against there big boys.