Christopher Price Breaks down the Patriots 4th Quarter drive

[Ian]

Just came across this and thought this was a great in-depth look at that drive.

patriots - Deconstructing the drive: Breaking down Patriots late dominance of Dolphins - WEEI | Christopher Price

 

[Gumby]

Just came across this and thought this was a great in-depth look at that drive.

patriots - Deconstructing the drive: Breaking down Patriots late dominance of Dolphins - WEEI | Christopher Price

Price does a good job on these.

A couple of things that popped out to me on reading:

2-8 from the MIA 28 -- T.Brady pass short left to B.Lloyd ran ob at MIA 18 for 10 yards.
Lloyd’s only catch of the day was a big one that helped New England rebound from the misfire on the play before. New England came out with a different look -- it was still in 12 personnel, but this time, it was Shane Vereen in the backfield instead of Ridley. Brady was in the shotgun, and as he started calling signals, Vereen slipped out of the backfield and went in motion to the right side, eventually lining up wide right. Lloyd and Welker were again split wide left, as they were on the play before. It wasn’t the exact same play, but the sequence did bear some similarities to Welker’s pickup earlier in the drive: Lloyd was clearly the first read, and Brady (after taking a quick three-step drop) waited a couple of beats before finding No. 85, who was along the New England sideline. He ducked out of bounds quickly to end the play.

IN A CLOCK KILLING DRIVE???? What are you doing? FALL DOWN (you do that well normally )

1-10 from the MIA 30 -- S.Ridley left guard to MIA 28 for 2 yards (R.Jones).
One of the two least successful plays on the drive. The Patriots were again in 12 personnel with the same lineup, with both tight ends on the right side and both receivers split to the left. Brady is under center, and quickly hands the ball to Ridley, who darts left but cuts back when Miami does a nice job shutting off the running lane. (Center Ryan Wendell was beaten to the spot by defensive lineman Paul Soliai, which cause Ridley’s initial cutback.) When he reversed field, all he found were Dolphins -- he initially dodged Shelby, but was buried by three other defenders before he could do much else. A rare misfire for New England on this sequence, but at the same time, the Patriots were still able to get positive yards on the play.

I love Ridley, but he needs to go back and watch some tape some time of .............................. THE LAW-FIRM (of all players). He wasnt explosive, but when it wasn't there; he put his head down and PUSHED TO GET WHAT HE COULD.

If Ridley has a fault (on top of his apparently cured initial fumblitis at start of his nfl career) it is that. He loses yardage trying to make something out of nothing, bouncing BACKWARDS to go OUTSIDE too much. If he just tried to go outside I could live with it; but he goes backwards 3 yards to try to get outside.

 

[mosi]

Price does a good job on these.

A couple of things that popped out to me on reading:

IN A CLOCK KILLING DRIVE???? What are you doing? FALL DOWN (you do that well normally )

On that play, it was right on the sidelines and there is no way he could have stayed in bounds.