Phoenix111
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Tedy is on WEEI now and he just reiterated that when the game plan on D was revealed last week there was a lot of head scratching. Now, maybe AD's role in that scheme was limited somewhat due to a little hitch in his giddy up, although he closed on Addai on the 70+ yard scamper from the backfield so if any deficits remain they likely limit his cutting ability, but it was a game plan decision by BB and not a benching or anything else nefarious. It's not my favorite of his game plans, but with a little modification in the red zone it worked - even in the face of blatent zebra bias. It didn't impress me when we tested drove is a couple of weeks ago, but Bill apparently believes what he gains in rotation in that scheme over 60 minutes outweighs the negatives it predisposes them to matchup wise on the ground or in all purpose yardage tradeoffs to the elusive back like Addai. He's determined to stop WR's and TE's with QB's capable of hitting them for big plays. And absent the zebras he would have yesterday.
He played defensive end.
We played 3 DL (rotated Seymour, Warren, Wilfork, Wright, Green) a LB as a DE (Thomas and Colvin mostly) and 2 LBs (Vrabel played almost every down I noticed, and Bruschi and Seau split) with Harrison as the 'nickel back' playing the position of a 4-3 LB.
Basiaclly, Vrabel played all day and our other 4 LBs rotated in and out, with Colvin and Thomas at DE, and Bruschi and Seau at MLB.
My feeling was that this was partly an effort to deal with what happened in the AFCC when our defensive guys were worn out in the 2nd half.
AD has been playing hurt for WEEKS. It's possible he was too hampered to be effective. Nice to have won "without" him.
I know i herd something in the fourms here that he was limping. But he was in on the last colts offensive series.. we got him just for the colts yet didnt use him? stange
I saw him limping as well. I think he's playing hurt since the Browns game.
I agree and I also think they're saving Thomas' role against the Colts for the rematch in the playoffs.
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