PaulThePat
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Just been reading Mike Riess's excellent blogs on the Tampa game and the one which caught my eye was the snap count for defensive players.
ILB Jerod Mayo -- 56 of 61
S Brandon Meriweather -- 56 of 61
S Brandon McGowan -- 56 of 61
DE/OLB Derrick Burgess -- 53 of 61
CB Leigh Bodden -- 53 of 61
DE/OLB Tully Banta-Cain -- 50 of 61
CB Darius Butler -- 49 of 61
ILB Gary Guyton -- 47 of 61
CB Jonathan Wilhite -- 47 of 61
S Pat Chung -- 36 of 61
DE Ty Warren -- 27 of 61
DL Myron Pryor -- 26 of 61
DT Vince Wilfork -- 24 of 61
DL Jarvis Green -- 23 of 61
OLB Adalius Thomas -- 18 of 61
ILB Junior Seau -- 16 of 61
DL Mike Wright -- 15 of 61
S James Sanders -- 12 of 61
S Bret Lockett -- 5 of 61
CB Shawn Springs -- 2 of 61
Despite following the Pats for over 27 years I've never been too clued in as to the rotation of players and formations. I keep it simple, our offence scores and the defence stops scores. However, looking at those snaps there is a heck of a lot of players who play less snaps than I thought they did.
Can someone tell me why the likes of Wilfork, Green, Thomas and Warren play in less than half of the defensive downs ? Others like Burgess, Banta-Cain and Guyton play much, much more. Thing is I would always label Vince Wilfork as a key player yet he seems to see relatively little action compared to other players.
This thread may seem dumb to those who understand more of the tactics and strategy so applogies in advance. However, if someone can take a moment to explain to me the spread of defensive snaps it would be appreciated.
Paul
ps. Shawn Springs 2 snaps
ILB Jerod Mayo -- 56 of 61
S Brandon Meriweather -- 56 of 61
S Brandon McGowan -- 56 of 61
DE/OLB Derrick Burgess -- 53 of 61
CB Leigh Bodden -- 53 of 61
DE/OLB Tully Banta-Cain -- 50 of 61
CB Darius Butler -- 49 of 61
ILB Gary Guyton -- 47 of 61
CB Jonathan Wilhite -- 47 of 61
S Pat Chung -- 36 of 61
DE Ty Warren -- 27 of 61
DL Myron Pryor -- 26 of 61
DT Vince Wilfork -- 24 of 61
DL Jarvis Green -- 23 of 61
OLB Adalius Thomas -- 18 of 61
ILB Junior Seau -- 16 of 61
DL Mike Wright -- 15 of 61
S James Sanders -- 12 of 61
S Bret Lockett -- 5 of 61
CB Shawn Springs -- 2 of 61
Despite following the Pats for over 27 years I've never been too clued in as to the rotation of players and formations. I keep it simple, our offence scores and the defence stops scores. However, looking at those snaps there is a heck of a lot of players who play less snaps than I thought they did.
Can someone tell me why the likes of Wilfork, Green, Thomas and Warren play in less than half of the defensive downs ? Others like Burgess, Banta-Cain and Guyton play much, much more. Thing is I would always label Vince Wilfork as a key player yet he seems to see relatively little action compared to other players.
This thread may seem dumb to those who understand more of the tactics and strategy so applogies in advance. However, if someone can take a moment to explain to me the spread of defensive snaps it would be appreciated.
Paul
ps. Shawn Springs 2 snaps