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Nice article on Pats day to day preparation for the game incl. talks w coaches:
This week in Minneapolis, Patriots coaches and players offered rare insight into the game-planning process — how they study the opponent, develop a plan, teach it during the week, adjust it as necessary, and execute on Sundays.
Anatomy of a game plan: How the Patriots do it - The Boston Globe
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The Patriots divvy up responsibilities with their assistants, in addition to their positional coaching duties. Wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea is the red zone coordinator. Offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia is in charge of goal line plays. Fears is in charge of blitz protection. Assistant quarterbacks coach Jerry Schuplinski does the two-minute drill.
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“We had iPads and stuff, so you can look at film from home,” said a former Patriots player who asked not to be named. “You watch film, look on the Internet, put some names with some numbers, try to figure out who their guys are, what college they went to, what’s their background, what’s their story? Because on Wednesday, you’re probably going to be asked about it.”
“He comes in, he’s like, ‘I hope you guys are ready for questions,’ and he starts rattling off questions and calling different people. ‘How do they use this guy? What situations do they use this guy? What are his strengths, what are his weaknesses? And sometimes he calls your name every week, and sometimes he doesn’t. He always keeps you on your toes.”
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“We all have the opportunity to present our own things to the team,” Schuplinski said. “Bill is cool. He gives us the opportunity to present it to the team, then he adds his part in, too.”
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O’Shea said. “Once we teach and present something to them, once we install it, they’re responsible for it throughout the remainder of the week.”
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Saturday Brady reviews the game plan with Belichick, and spends much of the day talking strategy with McDaniels.
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But the game plan is hardly finished. The coaches will evaluate how plays unfolded in practice, listen to their players about their comfort level, and add or subtract plays as necessary, all the way until kickoff Sunday.
“Everything is up to being reviewed,” added Fears. “Nothing’s done.”
“The hay’s never in the barn for us,” O’Shea said. “We’re constantly going to try to gain an edge. If there’s a play that we add late in the week that’s going to help us in the game, we’re not afraid to do that. And our players are very good with their ability to adjust.”
This week in Minneapolis, Patriots coaches and players offered rare insight into the game-planning process — how they study the opponent, develop a plan, teach it during the week, adjust it as necessary, and execute on Sundays.
Anatomy of a game plan: How the Patriots do it - The Boston Globe
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quotes:
The Patriots divvy up responsibilities with their assistants, in addition to their positional coaching duties. Wide receivers coach Chad O’Shea is the red zone coordinator. Offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia is in charge of goal line plays. Fears is in charge of blitz protection. Assistant quarterbacks coach Jerry Schuplinski does the two-minute drill.
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“We had iPads and stuff, so you can look at film from home,” said a former Patriots player who asked not to be named. “You watch film, look on the Internet, put some names with some numbers, try to figure out who their guys are, what college they went to, what’s their background, what’s their story? Because on Wednesday, you’re probably going to be asked about it.”
“He comes in, he’s like, ‘I hope you guys are ready for questions,’ and he starts rattling off questions and calling different people. ‘How do they use this guy? What situations do they use this guy? What are his strengths, what are his weaknesses? And sometimes he calls your name every week, and sometimes he doesn’t. He always keeps you on your toes.”
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“We all have the opportunity to present our own things to the team,” Schuplinski said. “Bill is cool. He gives us the opportunity to present it to the team, then he adds his part in, too.”
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O’Shea said. “Once we teach and present something to them, once we install it, they’re responsible for it throughout the remainder of the week.”
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Saturday Brady reviews the game plan with Belichick, and spends much of the day talking strategy with McDaniels.
_
But the game plan is hardly finished. The coaches will evaluate how plays unfolded in practice, listen to their players about their comfort level, and add or subtract plays as necessary, all the way until kickoff Sunday.
“Everything is up to being reviewed,” added Fears. “Nothing’s done.”
“The hay’s never in the barn for us,” O’Shea said. “We’re constantly going to try to gain an edge. If there’s a play that we add late in the week that’s going to help us in the game, we’re not afraid to do that. And our players are very good with their ability to adjust.”
