Gee, ask a bunch of WRs what the team should've done, and they all say they should've gone deep more? Wow, what a shock!
Actually, what I bet we'll see a lot of is the 8-12 yard out pass to Gaffney and Reche. Indy played a lot of Cover 3 shell against the Chiefs, and they'll probably have to repeat that against the Pats to get Sanders in the box. The Cover 3 leaves a lot of room on the sidelines for short routes. Brady and the WRs love that throw, and they have the patience to run that all day, so ... do that for a while and something's got to give. The Colts will either have to switch to a Cover 1 and totally sell out, or they'll have to pull Sanders out of the box and go to the traditional Tampa 2. If the first, go deep. If the second, pound Dilloney at them.
Actually, what I bet we'll see a lot of is the 8-12 yard out pass to Gaffney and Reche. Indy played a lot of Cover 3 shell against the Chiefs, and they'll probably have to repeat that against the Pats to get Sanders in the box. The Cover 3 leaves a lot of room on the sidelines for short routes. Brady and the WRs love that throw, and they have the patience to run that all day, so ... do that for a while and something's got to give. The Colts will either have to switch to a Cover 1 and totally sell out, or they'll have to pull Sanders out of the box and go to the traditional Tampa 2. If the first, go deep. If the second, pound Dilloney at them.