Organized chaos

[mayoclinic]

That's the term Adalius Thomas used to describe the 0-5-6 defense which the Pats used at times against Buffalo yesterday.

New England Patriots use wrinkle on defense against Buffalo Bills - ESPN Boston
Name that defense - Extra Points - Boston.com

Sounds a bit like a defensive version of the Wildcat - the offense doesn't know what players to block because there are so many LBs lined up at the LOS. It's a bit like all the pass rushers the Jets threw at us week 2, which caused a lot of confusion.

Sounds like BB used a variant of it in 2003 against the Bills to, though I don't recall that. It's hard to argue with 6 sacks and 2-12 on 3rd down, even against the Bills.

 

[BelichickFan]

Yeah, we've used it before and Crennel used it in Cleveland too. It probably wouldn't work as well against more veteran OL (well, it definitely wouldn't work AS well, how well it would work is uncertain) but it's something to consider in pure passing situations if our pass rush continues to be non existent.

 

[RobertWeathers]

That's the term Adalius Thomas used to describe the 0-5-6 defense which the Pats used at times against Buffalo yesterday.

New England Patriots use wrinkle on defense against Buffalo Bills - ESPN Boston
Name that defense - Extra Points - Boston.com

Sounds a bit like a defensive version of the Wildcat - the offense doesn't know what players to block because there are so many LBs lined up at the LOS. It's a bit like all the pass rushers the Jets threw at us week 2, which caused a lot of confusion.

Sounds like BB used a variant of it in 2003 against the Bills to, though I don't recall that. It's hard to argue with 6 sacks and 2-12 on 3rd down, even against the Bills.

It was actually the 2002 game in Buffalo. How I remember that I haven't a clue.

 

[Betterthanmost]

You know, this is a formation that will work great against the Colts. Against the Colts, the bigmen hurt you more than help you when Manning goes into his quick stuff. Play 0-5-6 and lets see what he will do in the fourth quarter.

 

[BelichickFan]

You know, this is a formation that will work great against the Colts. Against the Colts, the bigmen hurt you more than help you when Manning goes into his quick stuff. Play 0-5-6 and lets see what he will do in the fourth quarter.

It could, especially as they run the ball so little and so ineffectively. They have a very veteran OL, though, so it might look very different. However it's almost incumbent that we try something different at this point.

 

[mayoclinic]

You know, this is a formation that will work great against the Colts. Against the Colts, the bigmen hurt you more than help you when Manning goes into his quick stuff. Play 0-5-6 and lets see what he will do in the fourth quarter.

Good thought. They don't really have the personnel to run it down your throat, and even if they did that would take them out of their game.

Doubt it would work well against the Saints though, if we ever get another chance this season.

 

[Fencer]

The Jets did something similar against the Pats under Mangini.

 

[BradyManny]

Sounds a bit like a defensive version of the Wildcat - the offense doesn't know what players to block because there are so many LBs lined up at the LOS. It's a bit like all the pass rushers the Jets threw at us week 2, which caused a lot of confusion.

Sounds like BB used a variant of it in 2003 against the Bills to, though I don't recall that. It's hard to argue with 6 sacks and 2-12 on 3rd down, even against the Bills.

We used a similar D against San Fran last season if memory serves. I believe that was 1 DL.

I'm surprised BB hasn't brought it out against a better passing team - maybe that's a telling fact, in spite of the success it had yesterday. Still, it'd be great to see it implemented come January. It's been a while since Manning has had to face any pressure behind that O-Line...

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

That's the term Adalius Thomas used to describe the 0-5-6 defense which the Pats used at times against Buffalo yesterday.

New England Patriots use wrinkle on defense against Buffalo Bills - ESPN Boston
Name that defense - Extra Points - Boston.com

Sounds a bit like a defensive version of the Wildcat - the offense doesn't know what players to block because there are so many LBs lined up at the LOS. It's a bit like all the pass rushers the Jets threw at us week 2, which caused a lot of confusion.

Sounds like BB used a variant of it in 2003 against the Bills to, though I don't recall that. It's hard to argue with 6 sacks and 2-12 on 3rd down, even against the Bills.

Remember the game against Bledsoe? All the LBs walking around pre snap confused the hell out of The Statue. That was the debut. Belichick referred to using the 'organized chaos' scheme in that earlier Bills game in his post game press conf yesterday.

 

[SVN]

You know, this is a formation that will work great against the Colts. Against the Colts, the bigmen hurt you more than help you when Manning goes into his quick stuff. Play 0-5-6 and lets see what he will do in the fourth quarter.

manning will figure out what to do in 2 seconds. there is a reason BB pulls this out in certain situations.. slight difference between fitzpatrick and manning.

 

[wiggins!]

Remember the game against Bledsoe? All the LBs walking around pre snap confused the hell out of The Statue. That was the debut. Belichick referred to using the 'organized chaos' scheme in that earlier Bills game in his post game press conf yesterday.

They've referred to it in the past as the "mooing cow" defense. No one with their hand down.....everyone standing up moving around at the time of the snap.

 

[Big-T]

I remember the Browns using it on MNF last year against the Broncos and Tirico I think it was said Romeo called it the "UFO Defense"

 

[RoughingthePasser]

You know, this is a formation that will work great against the Colts. Against the Colts, the bigmen hurt you more than help you when Manning goes into his quick stuff. Play 0-5-6 and lets see what he will do in the fourth quarter.

I've always liked to see the D mix up different looks
This could work in key situations like the pass plays but we need to have the rush hit the right gaps. Those dudes practice w/ Freeney etc. so it should be quick and the matchup should be thought about...

 

[muzz]

We used a similar D against San Fran last season if memory serves. I believe that was 1 DL.

I'm surprised BB hasn't brought it out against a better passing team - maybe that's a telling fact, in spite of the success it had yesterday. Still, it'd be great to see it implemented come January. It's been a while since Manning has had to face any pressure behind that O-Line...

Frankenhead would figure that out and shred them badly.

 

[BionicPatriot]

BB says today it was more due to peronel related. So do we see it again?

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

nice to see AD back on board and talking football. I'm glad to have him back. I hope he continues being focused on football

 

[IcyPatriot]

Yeah, we've used it before and Crennel used it in Cleveland too. It probably wouldn't work as well against more veteran OL (well, it definitely wouldn't work AS well, how well it would work is uncertain) but it's something to consider in pure passing situations if our pass rush continues to be non existent.

Yup ..................... :yeahthat:

 

[Betterthanmost]

manning will figure out what to do in 2 seconds. there is a reason BB pulls this out in certain situations.. slight difference between fitzpatrick and manning.

Well, at the moment, it looks like whatever we put out there, he figures it out under 1 sec, so it will be an improvement. Really, the guy has played us so many times that he knows what we will do, so the only way forward is to bring some chaos to our formation, we should act like we are confuse and don't know how we are going to line up. Next time against this guys, we just have to reduce the big plays and we will be alright.

 

[BradyManny]

manning will figure out what to do in 2 seconds. there is a reason BB pulls this out in certain situations.. slight difference between fitzpatrick and manning.

You sure about that? Because in 2004 when BB had Law & Harrison switch positions, the goober couldn't get his act together and only put up 3 points.

We haven't had the personnel to F with Manning's head for a while. I think we do now with our versatile group of D-Backs and LB. It's not our most skilled defense, but its our most versatile in a while. And this year, we held him in check for 3 quarters until the meltdown.

 

[jays52]

You sure about that? Because in 2004 when BB had Law & Harrison switch positions, the goober couldn't get his act together and only put up 3 points.

We haven't had the personnel to F with Manning's head for a while. I think we do now with our versatile group of D-Backs and LB. It's not our most skilled defense, but its our most versatile in a while. And this year, we held him in check for 3 quarters until the meltdown.

Bingo. The operative word in BB's philsophy is versatility. He has always put out various iterations of the confusion based versatility game. When they had the personnel to execute, players would go into three points out of two points and vice versa. DB's would switch positions at the snap, the Mike would always be disguised, and when pressure came, it would be extremely hard to read. There were zone blitzes, standard dog blitzes, standing stunts, and many mixed coverages. Diverse, versatile defense.

The reason the "Organized Chaos" concept is effective is because it exploits the design of the blocking. Typical offense is predicated upon finding the Mike and making a check for a slide. From there it is something along the lines of "RG: Peek at NT, read head-up backer, seal". If it is more evolved, the protection or blocking scheme is still reliant upon the vision of the offensive line. A lineman will sit in his stance (typically having better vision from a pass stance than a run stance) and read the defense. He will evaluate the potential moves the defense could make based upon alignment and blocking scheme. For example, a tackle will have to be aware of an end crashing across his face, pulling him inside to open the outside for a rushing backer. If the linemen cannot identify the alignment of the front, it significantly inhibits their ability to be alert to confusion. It takes the main advantage of the offense and puts it in the hands of the defense.

It's nice to see that the coaching again has the confidence in their personnel to play this style of defense. It's been a while since we saw BB get after it defensively, and this is an indicator of how good a defense they have. Fun stuff.