~ 7 of 9 ~

Off The Grid · Sep 25, 2010

THAT...is how many of our defensive starter positions either have new starters, all together, or are undergoing significant changes in responsibilities.

CONSIDER that, gentlemen ~ I speak to Ye of the Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth.

CONSIDER that.

Give these boys some TIME.

***

Coach Bill the Great has imported an OCEAN of Defensive Talent, ere the last two years.

They will BURN. They will certainly BURN...

But the RESULT...will be Tempered Steel.

By Halloween, or ThanksGiving at the latest, I expect ~ Good Health Granted ~ we'll be doing some DAMAGE.

***

And when Coach Bill locks in the last piece or two, come April...The Dynasty will return to New England.

And Our Best Work...is Yet To Come.

As my good friend would put it...

TAKE IT LIKE A MAN.

Off The Grid · Sep 25, 2010

FAILED THREAD!! :rocker:

Electric Company's Impersonation of the Patriots' Week 2 Pass Defense!!

Number 2 · Sep 25, 2010

Nice optimistic point after a week of ledge jumpers!

Off The Grid · Sep 25, 2010

Number 2 said:
Nice optimistic point after a week of ledge jumpers!

Thank you, kind sir.

PlainOldEd · Sep 25, 2010

Off The Grid said:
FAILED THREAD!! :rocker:

Electric Company's Impersonation of the Patriots' Week 2 Pass Defense!!

Mmmmmmm Lilly.

borg · Sep 25, 2010

7 of 9....??????.....9....?????
We just solved the defensive issues. BB is only playing 9 defenders. He should at least go with 10

SuperPatsFan · Sep 25, 2010

Yes, but at least the obvious numerical error justified the aesthetically pleasing pic.

Off The Grid · Sep 25, 2010

SuperPatsFan said:
Yes, but at least the obvious numerical error justified the aesthetically pleasing pic.

PRECISELY, sir!!

A little Poetic License, if you will!! :rocker:

The truth may be 9 of 11...but what fun is THAT??

Off The Grid · Sep 25, 2010

PlainOldEd said:
Mmmmmmm Lilly.

Hah!! I can't BELIEVE anyone picked up on that!!

Lilly is DELICIOUSLY dirty!!

Off The Grid · Sep 25, 2010

borg said:
7 of 9....??????.....9....?????
We just solved the defensive issues. BB is only playing 9 defenders. He should at least go with 10

C'MON, now, Borg.

I was using Borg Math.

One-If-By-Sea · Sep 25, 2010

Off The Grid said:
C'MON, now, Borg.

I was using Borg Math.

Can we still look at Lilly even if it is 9 of 11? Is Lilly still relevant? Looks to me like she is relevant for every thread!!!

Lansdowne · Sep 25, 2010

Have to say, I like this Off the Grid fellow. He's got moxie!

Off The Grid · Sep 26, 2010

One-If-By-Sea said:
Can we still look at Lilly even if it is 9 of 11? Is Lilly still relevant? Looks to me like she is relevant for every thread!!!

Off The Grid approves of this message.

Off The Grid · Sep 26, 2010

BoTown said:
Have to say, I like this Off the Grid fellow. He's got moxie!

Kind word, sir! Humble thanks...

Off The Grid · Sep 26, 2010

Hold STEADY, Patriot FaithFull.

This team could very well start 5-5...and finish 11-5.

And I'm really thinking: 12-4 or 13-3.

9...out of 11 Defensive positions ~ 7 or 9, in BorgSpeak

~ have new Starters or new Responsibilities...There WILL be Growing Pains!!

But when this DEEPLY talented crew starts to click, come October or so ~ and I really don't think it'll take all that long ~ LOOK...OUT.

Off The Grid · Sep 26, 2010

As my good friend says:

RELAX, boys.

GIVE them 2 or 3 months to Take It Through the Gears.

Off The Grid · Sep 26, 2010

GOLD...Lifted From Another Thread...

jays52 said:
Anytime you have young guys, there is going to be a pretty significant roller coaster. One series they will be lights out, another they will get chucked on all day long.

PERFECT.

jays52 said:
Today's struggles were quintessential young guy stuff in the secondary, and talent stuff on the flanks of the front 7.

The run plays were largely caused by TBC either getting blown off the line or shooting the C gap to try and make a play while engaged.

Again: PERFECT.

I have been PREACHING that our BIGGEST vulnerability is to The OutSide Run, due to oiur Ends being either inexperienced or simply weak against the Run...and our Flankers being inexperienced or...particularly in Cain's case: Weak Against the Run.

jays52 said:
Two gapping only works if everyone is on the same page, and on a few of those plays TBC gave up the gap integrity of the D gap. This was either from kickout blocks or just simple engagement.

It was pretty clear though that TBC was directly targeted early in the game.

They were cracking down on him, posting him out, kicking him out with a pull, ect...it was pretty clear that they went at him. The reason a lof of those runs were effective was that TBC gave up his outside shoulder, negating the playside flow to the football from the ILB. Flow to ILB has playside a to c gap. It works beautifully when the edge is sealed and the back is turned into the c gap as the playside ILB comes knifing in. His most important job as the edge man is to never allow the play to get outside of him, especially away from the SS or if they are in cover-2, He had a tough game out there against the run, but that was never his strength.

GREAT take on things, I think.

jays52 said:
Towards the secondary. Poor angles and rookie errors. They just didn't play well when they were exposed. The most obvious example was when they flexed 21 out to x on Meriweather and ran what basically amounts to a pick route with the slot. With the corner drawn up on the receiver, it gives Spiller a footrace to the pylon against the safety. If it's perfectly executed, it will force Meriweather to take an indirect angle. It wasn't executed perfectly, so it became an angle game with agile tailback vs safety. This is a matchup Spiller should win. However, he won this matchup because Meriweather took a risk at attacking the inside instead of remaining in his zone and breaking down on Spiller. He was gambling. Can't do that in this defense.

EXCELLENT call: It remains to be seen, whether Meriweather ~ All Pro, or not ~ fits in this D.

jays52 said:
On the touchdown over McCourty, they were in 2 man under. Chung needed to be there to make a play on that ball, as that play is a cover-2 beater designed to drop the ball in between the beaten corner and the safety towards the numbers. That's an experience and recognition thing where Chung needs to read that route sooner and not respect the TE route designed to keep him at home. That's why his Mike is so damn deep in that coverage, let him deal with that. They draw it up that way to pause the playside safety to allow that ball to get dropped in there.

Again, youth and inexperience and will improve with time.

BEAUTIFULL analysis. Chung will make mistake, but I am SKY HIGH on him, this decade.

jays52 said:
Other than that, there were some missed tackles out there that really are inexcusable, but will improve with time.

Words of Wisdom.

jays52 said:
On the positive side, anyone notice the chemistry these young guys have together? Specifically on the Chung pick, notice how fast all the DB's broke into a perfect wall for him and advanced towards the vacated field.

This is going to be one hell of a defense one day, guys, they are showing all of the signs of a young team starting to gel together.

ABSOLUTELY.

Our legions of Chicken Littles simply don't understand that forging a great Defense ~ or a great Offense ~ take TIME.

Just WAIT until these guys start to GEL.

Off The Grid · Sep 28, 2010

As my good friend says:

RELAX.

7 of 9 positions ~ that's 9 of 11 in EarthSpeak ~ have new starters or young guys with significantly different repsonsibilities.

But they are DEEPLY TALENTED...and MAGNIFICENTLY led.

GIVE them 2 or 3 months to Take It Through the Gears.

Give them time to...ASSIMILATE.

WE ARE THE BORG.

SuperPatsFan · Sep 28, 2010

Off The Meds said:
...

Yep.

BradyFTW! · Sep 28, 2010

The Seven of Nine reference made this thread for me. Don't care if that makes me a nerd.

d%#*!@t, Off the Grid is starting to grow on me.

~ 7 of 9 ~

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