MoLewisrocks said:
One of the PFW guys, think it was Paul Perillo, was on WEEI today. He was talking about what a typical reaction it is for fans to blame coaching or play calling in any sport when a team loses. When 9 out of 10 times it's execution or the lack thereof that ultimately results in the loss. It's just a cop out to assume another play would have worked if the odds are they don't execute that correctly either.
He was also talking about the play action as an example of a play that they are struggling to execute. The timing just hasn't been there yet this season. Add to that the play action won't fly in the face of a committed pass rush, and Tom has certainly been facing a lot of that lately. He doesn't have the two or three extra seconds required to sell it when defenses simply aren't buying. So running it lately just waste's valuable time to see the field, go through his progressions, he's in the tackle box so getting rid of the ball is extremely problematic and he's getting sacked enough without sending out invitations. Hence the absence of a lot of play action.
I don't think we need to panic after a couple of close games against teams that obviously are not perfect themselves. But the point of this thread, as well as your recent thread, is that the coaches are going to have to work their mojo and do something different, because what we are doing now ain't working anymore.
If defenses can tell what we are doing ahead of time to the point that they shut down Maroney, we need to change up. If Brady is getting killed, we need to change up. Obviously, play action won't work if the other team already knows what we are going to do.
It is time for Belichick to pull out some brilliant coaching, because things aren't working well. They have stuck to their hardcore value style of cap management, and it is time for Belichick to make it work.
The execution has been bad lately, especially in the Colts game, but at the end of the day, the coach has created his team based on his philosophy, and nothing really appears to be working right now at any position. I don't see the Vinnie signing as anything more than a back up in case Brady dies from the pass rush during these next several weeks. To call him a coach of any type makes very little sense to me. We have all witnessed Brady taking a two season beat down, and at this point, even Belichick must be nervous.
I think Perillo is correct that fans are quick to react to bad games, but I think he may be missing the boat if he thinks that things are rosy right now in the coaching and play calling category. Execution is bad, for sure, but it is starting to appear that Belichick is being out coached, and perhaps the offense is easily shut down because it is predictable.
When I see Brady getting killed out there and our run game either MIA or ineffective against the two worst run defenses in the league, I am starting to wonder if we are headed down an ugly path.
Not jumping off a bridge just yet, but hoping that Belichick comes up with something good. Time for him to amaze us all again. Crossing my fingers.
