Patspsycho
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...but I don't think I could afford you as a copy editor...
I'm not worthy of being your copy editor.
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Ok, so I'm overwhelmed by the positive responses this post received. I'm thankful for every one, and I'm glad that people like my interest in studying football. I'm treading lightly here because it is so easy to sound like a douche, but...would there be any interest in me establishing a Patriots deep-dive blog for delivering this kind of content a few times a week? I've been kicking the idea around for a bit. I feel like it's bad form to ask, but given that this is likely the biggest and best aggregation of Pats fans, I would be curious as to your opinions.
Thanks!
Awesome....I think....I am not an xo guy but I want to be. You said:
"They went to a shifted 43 under, mixed in some 43 over, and brought Ihedigbo down to make what was essentially a modified 44. "
On don't get this '43 under' and '43 over' stuff.....:confused2:
43 Over and Under is just a shifted front, with the ends playing over the tackles, and DT's lined up on the center and guard. The OLB also plays over top of the TE. Basically the over is used to stack defenders to the strong side, and the under is to the weak side.
Please do. I don't post here much but I read as much as I can -- selectively for the most part -- and you are one of the three or four people I always search for. I feel like I have a good understanding of the game but I learn something every time I read a post where you provide an analysis of a game/drive/play. This thread is no different. Thank you for what you do. It is greatly appreciated.Ok, so I'm overwhelmed by the positive responses this post received. I'm thankful for every one, and I'm glad that people like my interest in studying football. I'm treading lightly here because it is so easy to sound like a douche, but...would there be any interest in me establishing a Patriots deep-dive blog for delivering this kind of content a few times a week? I've been kicking the idea around for a bit. I feel like it's bad form to ask, but given that this is likely the biggest and best aggregation of Pats fans, I would be curious as to your opinions.
Thanks!
As soon as I saw the author, I knew I had to read this thread. Great job Jay.
Ok, so I'm overwhelmed by the positive responses this post received. I'm thankful for every one, and I'm glad that people like my interest in studying football. I'm treading lightly here because it is so easy to sound like a douche, but...would there be any interest in me establishing a Patriots deep-dive blog for delivering this kind of content a few times a week? I've been kicking the idea around for a bit. I feel like it's bad form to ask, but given that this is likely the biggest and best aggregation of Pats fans, I would be curious as to your opinions.
Thanks!
Can anyone suggest a reading list to help school me up in the basics?
Thanks
Great Post. Very informative for the less literate fans, like me out there.
Can anyone suggest a reading list to help school me up in the basics?
Thanks
Thanks! So is it basically about where the OLB ends up lining up?
Get Pat Kirwin's "Take Your Eye Off The Ball".
Kirwin gets great training camp, etc. interviews from Belichick on "Moving The Chains" on Sirius NFL radio as Kirwin is interested in football issues, not the BS that the Felgers of the world blather on about.
Jay, I have a question on those outside rushes that went for big yards. One in particular. It was to the Denver left and in it Ninkovitch is being blocked by the TE. Early it looked like he had him under control, tbut hen snuck a quick look inside as the runner approached. When the RB saw that he broke outside.
Now here's the question. The RB beats Ninko to the outside, but then not a single DB shows up in the picture until the RB is about 8 yds down field. What I'd like you to figure out (if you can) since you have replay, what kind of secondary coverage the Pats were in that would cause that result. There seemed to be no force by an inverted S, nor was a CB ever in sight. Man coverage would somewhat explain it, but IIRC, the down and distance would make that seem unlikely, especially since it seemed to me that the Pats were essentially in zone coverages most of the game.
That lack of run support from the secondry showed up several times early in the game, and IMHO was more the cause of the success Denver had running the ball outside, than Ninko getting sucked in.
I'll look forward to your reply
Bumped for relevance...
Thanks for the bump.
To anyone who might be reading this, I'm not overly enthused about this game and likely won't be dedicating much time to making a similar post. The reason is that this thread explains exactly how the Patriots are going to beat Tebow on Saturday. With all of the speculative threads on the board right now, this is the explanation of how NE is going to win.