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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.Most teams simply can't do what the Patriots can do. It's not necessarily because they're too dumb or arrogant. It's usually because they're incapable, for any number of reasons.
That would make for an interesting thread.. what is it that the Patriots do better than other team? (Other than having BB and Brady).
Most teams simply can't do what the Patriots can do. It's not necessarily because they're too dumb or arrogant. It's usually because they're incapable, for any number of reasons.
That would make for an interesting thread.. what is it that the Patriots do better than other team? (Other than having BB and Brady).
I saw others picked up on this in another thread.
He actually goes into details about what the Steelers do and the kinds of coverages they played...which he almost never does in a post game presser.
Maybe it's coincidence...but it also seemed there was a purpose to this...like Bill is subtly "scouting" them for the rest of their opponents...if you know what I mean....
Maybe Im overthinking it but could this be Bill's "revenge" on the league instead of "running up scores"? It will be interesting to hear if he does this again after future games...
They layer depth throughout their roster than any team.
They are a game plan team as opposed to a we do what we do team. This affords them greater game planning flexibility.
They layer depth throughout their roster than any team.
They are a game plan team as opposed to a we do what we do team. This affords them greater game planning flexibility.
Beat me to the punch PP2...
That would make for an interesting thread.. what is it that the Patriots do better than other team? (Other than having BB and Brady).
Yep. You asked responders to exclude the brilliance of BB and the ability of TB and frankly that's 90% of it. They've had incredibly talented people here as well- including coaches. If that talent isn't here, we aren't here right now.Definitely part of the overall strategy- but there's much more to it than that. The concept of specific gg a well-stocked team over a few highly paid stars all had to be part of a philosophy many years in the making.
Yep! Can't have an ego here either and you need to watch film.....a lot of film.This is a big part of why BB values versatility and intelligence. Guys who do one thing one week have the capability of doing something else the next, even if they might not have as big a role the second time around. There are a lot of players in the league who are freakishly gifted one-truck ponies. Those guys generally don't fare as well on the Pats, but former team captains with good football intelligence and a willingness to work really hard find a role despite somewhat lesser physical skills at times.
Yep. You asked responders to exclude the brilliance of BB and the ability of TB and frankly that's 90% of it. They've had incredibly talented people here as well- including coaches. If that talent isn't here, we aren't here right now.
It's also a message to the rest of the league. "Complain about us allegedly cheating and I'll give the media and other teams a road map as to how we just beat you." Go ahead make my day.............
Couldn't agree more. I just watched it. There was some headset talk at the beginning and as soon as he got decent football questions, he answered them at length. I thought it was Tom Curran who came in late and asked a repeat question about the OL and Bill didn't mind elaborating on his earlier answer, perhaps in part because Curran has been four-square in Bill's corner. For the technical stuff, maybe it was a little more detailed, but I didn't think there was anything in there that would help a Steelers opponent for a second.Other coaches can see what the Steelers were doing and how the Patriots attacked it. All they have to do is look at the tape. There's no secret FU in him talking about basic strategies that were employed. I think he's simply finding a way to keep the conversation about football and answering a football question in detail, rather than moving onto the host of stupid topics that were cued-up to be asked once he stopped talking about football.