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Verses Baltimore, SF chose to attack with a more vertical passing game than NE.
20+ yard completions......SF = 8.......NE = 3
# of players with 20+ yard completions......SF = 4......NE = 1
TE comparison......reception yards
Davis.......20,24,29,11,8,18,14
AHern......9,8,10,8,8,7,17,5,11
WR comparison
Crabtree.....19,6,29,31,24
Moss...........9,32
Lloyd..........8,13,16,3,6,12,12
Welker.......7,24,1,24,8,5,36,12
Deep balls completed (CBS Sportsline gave detailed description of yards via air and YAC for the SB.....But....in AFC Champioship game, only listed short and deep passes.....So I am taking liberty here)......
Deep balls completed(in air)....+20 yds....SF=4....NE=2
# of players catching deep balls (+20 yds in air).....SF=3......NE=1
So....it's pretty clear SF attacked down field while NE lived closer to the LOS.
NOW....here's the stat that blows my mind
Brady..........29/54=53%
Kaepernick...16/28=57%
Brady ............11.0 yds/completion
Kaepernick......18.8 yds/completion
Funny how the efficient high % NE passing offense was less accurate and much less productive/pass than SF
Comparing the SF and NE offenses is an apples to oranges exercise no doubt open to lots of interpretation.....but....
.......Can we agree that Baltimore was vulnerable to down field passes as demonstrated by SF, yet NE's only successful down field target was their diminutive slot receiver. Seeing the success SF had moving the ball against Baltimore demonstrates to me at least that NE has an offensive philosophy issue and a personnel issue. Both NE and SF both ended up losing to Balt., but one team scored 31 and the other scored 13. I'll take a 57% passing game averaging 18+ yds/ comp. over a 53% passing game averaging 11 yds/ comp every day.
Edit: Just want to add a little salt to the NE wound....the NE high % short passing game that underperformed with a 53% completion rate....Brady had 25 incompletions......In other words, the passing game had 25 plays of ZERO yards. Factoring in 3 runs of "no gain", 34% of NE's plays went for zero yds. (If including 3 NE turnovers, % rises to 38% of plays went for no gain or worse)
20+ yard completions......SF = 8.......NE = 3
# of players with 20+ yard completions......SF = 4......NE = 1
TE comparison......reception yards
Davis.......20,24,29,11,8,18,14
AHern......9,8,10,8,8,7,17,5,11
WR comparison
Crabtree.....19,6,29,31,24
Moss...........9,32
Lloyd..........8,13,16,3,6,12,12
Welker.......7,24,1,24,8,5,36,12
Deep balls completed (CBS Sportsline gave detailed description of yards via air and YAC for the SB.....But....in AFC Champioship game, only listed short and deep passes.....So I am taking liberty here)......
Deep balls completed(in air)....+20 yds....SF=4....NE=2
# of players catching deep balls (+20 yds in air).....SF=3......NE=1
So....it's pretty clear SF attacked down field while NE lived closer to the LOS.
NOW....here's the stat that blows my mind
Brady..........29/54=53%
Kaepernick...16/28=57%
Brady ............11.0 yds/completion
Kaepernick......18.8 yds/completion
Funny how the efficient high % NE passing offense was less accurate and much less productive/pass than SF
Comparing the SF and NE offenses is an apples to oranges exercise no doubt open to lots of interpretation.....but....
.......Can we agree that Baltimore was vulnerable to down field passes as demonstrated by SF, yet NE's only successful down field target was their diminutive slot receiver. Seeing the success SF had moving the ball against Baltimore demonstrates to me at least that NE has an offensive philosophy issue and a personnel issue. Both NE and SF both ended up losing to Balt., but one team scored 31 and the other scored 13. I'll take a 57% passing game averaging 18+ yds/ comp. over a 53% passing game averaging 11 yds/ comp every day.
Edit: Just want to add a little salt to the NE wound....the NE high % short passing game that underperformed with a 53% completion rate....Brady had 25 incompletions......In other words, the passing game had 25 plays of ZERO yards. Factoring in 3 runs of "no gain", 34% of NE's plays went for zero yds. (If including 3 NE turnovers, % rises to 38% of plays went for no gain or worse)