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Why would that be something we ought to implement?
Would it be too crazy to protect our quarterback better with more than one 2 TE set during a game?
For whatever reason, the Jets game was an anomaly. It's not as if the Pats have been going with same formation 99% of the time every game for years. I would be very surprised if they didn't get back to more variance in the personnel and formations this week and next.
... The Jets game was eerily similar to the 07 Giants game in how we couldn't handle the pressure. We haven't shown the league that we can beat a blitz-happy physical defense by repeatedly passing out of shot gun.
That is what I am also curious about. I understand that TB still is shaking off his rust, but knowing how the Ravens..err Jets D was going to be and how the Gints D beat us in 07, why are we not able to come up with better methods to handle such blitzes?
Guess Welker's presence is far more important than I thought.
Or is the team trying to lull everyone into thinking that way and will look good when it mattered? hmm...I will start believing in such outlandish theories when our O splutters again against the next blitz crazy D.
I realize that. Just saying that going further back behind the line of scrimmage in the shotgun reduces the chance of running the ball from 15% to 0.0001%.ACTUALLY... from 2006-2008 the Patriots ran shot gun over 55% of the time, passing over 85% of the time out of that formation. There have been threads on this. Ya think the opposing D may be playing pass D (and not at all run) when we do this?
No disagreement in terms of the way opponents are rushing the QB and disregarding the possibilty of a running play. My comment in regards to the Jets game being an anomaly was strictly in regards to the fact that the Pats used the same formation (1-RB, 3-WR, 1-TE) on all but just two snaps in that game. I wasn't referring to the use of the shotgun or pass/run ratio. I absolutely do agree that the Pats need to mix those two things up more and become less predictable, as you had mentioned before (pass when the opponent is expecting a run, run when the defense is expecting a pass.)Also, the Jets game isn't an anomaly. The Jets game was eerily similar to the 07 Giants game in how we couldn't handle the pressure. We haven't shown the league that we can beat a blitz-happy physical defense by repeatedly passing out of shot gun.
Adding TEs isnt that simple. The Jets usually send all their blitzers from the same side so even if you add a TE there will still be someone else who you won't be able to pick up. The only way to beat it is the know which side it's coming from which we didn't do a good job of last week.
Here's an idea. Why not RUN right at the open gaping holes created by the opposing defensive players who just left that area and sprinted upfield, using trap runs? The few times we ran last game, we were getting what, 6 yards a pop?
Defensive players, especially on the line, have to defend run and pass very differently. It is a huge advantage for them to know if we are passing for sure. If they *think* they have to stop the run, they need to account for 1 or 2 different gaps, and can't move up the field as quickly.
For whatever reason, the Jets game was an anomaly. It's not as if the Pats have been going with same formation 99% of the time every game for years. I would be very surprised if they didn't get back to more variance in the personnel and formations this week and next.
Edit: I guess your feelings on the subject are strong enough that you felt you needed to start not one but two new threads on the subject? - http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/10/275701-protecting-tom-brady.html
Adding TEs isnt that simple. The Jets usually send all their blitzers from the same side so even if you add a TE there will still be someone else who you won't be able to pick up. The only way to beat it is the know which side it's coming from which we didn't do a good job of last week.
Would it be too crazy to protect our quarterback better with more than one 2 TE set during a game?