That's the conventional wisdom -- that Freeney will rush hellbent for leather upfield and take himself out of run plays. But, that is NOT how the Colts have been playing in the tournament. The DEs have been crashing down the line to stop the run. That, combined with 8 in the box, is how they shut down the Chiefs and Ravens' inside run game.
The Pats will have to gameplan to exploit the Colts over-commitment to stopping the run. They will bite like crazy on play action early in the game. Also, spreading the field and overloading the three DBs in the zones will force them out of the run defense, too (or gash them).
I don't know where you get your notion, but it doesn't match reality. Here's the first quarter or so of the Colts-Ravens game - and the left OT Ogden was reported hampered by a toe problem:
14:50 - run; Freeney initially double teamed but then TE released off of the block; Freeney totally blocked outside; never closer than 7 yds from RB
14:12 - run; Freeney single blocked totally outside; never closer than 5 yds from RB
13:35 - pass; Ogden let Freeney go and RB picked up Freeney; RB single blocked Freeney totally outside - nowhere near the QB
7:58 - pass/scramble; Freeney single blocked outside by Ogden; never closer to QB than 10yds
7:20 - pass; Freeney brush blocked by Ogden and picked up by TE & RB; never closer than 5yds from QB
6:27 - pass; Freeney stunted to the line and then inside; left OG follows him and picks him up and blocks him - never closer than 5 yds from QB
4:43 - run; Freeney is stood up by Ogden and tries to move inside but TE keeps him away from RB
4:15 - run; Ogden single blocks Freeney to the outside totally away from the RB
3:35 - pass; Ogden single blocks Freeney to the outside; Freeney stops and heads to the middle which by that time is worthless
2:06 - screen; Freeney tried to go inside and Ogden stands him up single blocking; screen is to Freeney's side and he's nowhere near the RB; screen goes for 8 yds
1:36 - run; TE single blocks Freeney to keep him tied up from getting across the middle to the RB
1:07 - pass; Freeney goes inside but is double blocked and stood up; McNair steps up into the pocket but even so Freeney has been stopped dead with no pressure on McNair.
1:02 - run; Freeney single blocked by TE who just stands him up on the spot & Freeney doesn't get anywhere
0:24 - pass; Freeney single blocked totally outside by Ogden
14:06 - run; run around Freeney's end; Ogden single blocks him dead; Freeney never closer than 5 yds from RB
13:30 - run; run over left guard (Freeney's side); Freeney single blocked by left OG, not cleanly but enough to keep Freeney away from RB
12:44 - run: Ogden totally suckers Freeney to rush to the inside and then seals him there while run goes over Freeney's line position for 18 yards
I think that gives you the picture. Contrary to the stupid media hype, Freeney is not double blocked by teams with decent left OTs. As you can see from the above, Ogden handled Freeney totally with single blocking, even hurt. Freeney was even single blocked once by a RB and once by a TE.
From the get-go, Freeney rushes to the outside 80% or more of the time unless he's trapped inside. Mathis mostly rushes outside but if single blocked will also try sometimes to get to the inside of the block.
It also shows how non-existent Freeney is against the run.
By the way, on the wish that play action will 'freeze' the rush: typical play was the first time that the Ravens tried a play action at 0:24 of the first quarter. Mathis paid absolutely no attention to the 'fake' and spun off of the 'run' block to the outside and was instantly on McNair. McNair just barely got the ball off into the ground upfield but got clobbered by Mathis. If it's just the same with you, I'd rather not subject Brady to that kind of play.