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Edelman’s Super Bowl Catch: Gravity-Defying, History-Making | The MMQB with Peter King
“You gotta be like water,” Edelman said later, citing an aphorism of martial artist Bruce Lee that is also a favorite of his quarterback. That was his reaction to the mistake: Don’t dwell on obstacles, but rather adjust to the situation and move around them.
OF COURSE! - There it is. In all its glory.
The life lesson, the New England Patriots took from the ageless teachings (and, of course, Bruce Lee)
Tom Brady’s Bruce Lee-Inspired Playoff Hype Video Is Downright Spine-Tingling
The 31 other teams of the NFL do not live within the same plane of existence as the New England Patriots.
Consider:
1) All week long, we heard from Dan Quinn how the Falcons "already had in the can" their gameplan. Belichick, on the other hand kept talking about not rushing to get the gameplan done, but making sure the team had the concept perfected until moving to the next.
2) The Falcons players kept crowing "We don't change - - we just do what we do!" (Being the "Cup") As we all know, the Patriots uniquely gameplan for the particular opponent (Being the "Water). Super Bowl 49 was won on a defensive set (Goal Line Set with 3 Corners) that they had NEVER shown all season long). Last week, reports were that the Patriots were still installing new plays on the 72 hours before the game. Even earlier during the off-week, the difference was stark etween what the two coaches were saying:
Belichick, Thursday January 26th: "“It’s somewhere between 50 and 100 (percent),” Belichick said when asked how much of the game plan he wants installed before traveling. “Somewhere in there. We’ll be certainly more than halfway there.”
Belichick says you prepare for everything in Super Bowl, especially trick plays
Quinn, Sunday January 29th: "Before the Falcons left Sunday for Houston, Quinn talked about how the installation of the game plan progressed throughout the week. He was asked how much tweaking goes on once the Falcons begin practices in Houston. "Not much," Quinn said. "It's important while we're right here in our environment to get everything ready. We have a real process that we go through to get ready from Wednesday, through Thursday, through Friday. And the players nailed that in terms of our first- and second-down stuff.
"Now when we get down to Texas, there will for sure be minor things that we may tweak here and there. But honestly, it's about going through it again: getting the rules down, getting the information down exactly like we want so we can play at max speed. That's when we're at our best, when that speed comes to life. The more work that you put in, and the more readies you have when you get to that spot, now you're really ready to let it rip because of the fact that you've put the work in."
Falcons shift to finishing-touch phase on Super Bowl game plan
3) Obviously, one aspect of the gameplan was Blount Force Trauma - - however, the adjusted out of that (Water finding another gap/outlet to flow) when that was not getting it done on several levels. I was exceptionally impressed by that Atlanta DL - - they were stout on the run and they were getting after Brady. I turned to my wife and kids in that early 3rd quarter and muttered "Who expected the 2007 NY Giants DL to show up on the other side tonight?" To me it was shocking. To BB and the Pats, it was merely a wall of the cup to be circumvented.
4) The Tortoise almost always beats the Hare: 62 drop backs? Yes, perhaps it was because they got behind so early, but a good bet that it also was part of the thinking this week when people were asking "How are they going to keep up with a speedy dome team with 2 weeks to rest their wheels in a DOME?" Answer: Ali Rope a Dope. Let them expend their energy and then knock 'em out when they have drained it.
Be Water, My Friend.
“You gotta be like water,” Edelman said later, citing an aphorism of martial artist Bruce Lee that is also a favorite of his quarterback. That was his reaction to the mistake: Don’t dwell on obstacles, but rather adjust to the situation and move around them.
OF COURSE! - There it is. In all its glory.
The life lesson, the New England Patriots took from the ageless teachings (and, of course, Bruce Lee)
Tom Brady’s Bruce Lee-Inspired Playoff Hype Video Is Downright Spine-Tingling
The 31 other teams of the NFL do not live within the same plane of existence as the New England Patriots.
Consider:
1) All week long, we heard from Dan Quinn how the Falcons "already had in the can" their gameplan. Belichick, on the other hand kept talking about not rushing to get the gameplan done, but making sure the team had the concept perfected until moving to the next.
2) The Falcons players kept crowing "We don't change - - we just do what we do!" (Being the "Cup") As we all know, the Patriots uniquely gameplan for the particular opponent (Being the "Water). Super Bowl 49 was won on a defensive set (Goal Line Set with 3 Corners) that they had NEVER shown all season long). Last week, reports were that the Patriots were still installing new plays on the 72 hours before the game. Even earlier during the off-week, the difference was stark etween what the two coaches were saying:
Belichick, Thursday January 26th: "“It’s somewhere between 50 and 100 (percent),” Belichick said when asked how much of the game plan he wants installed before traveling. “Somewhere in there. We’ll be certainly more than halfway there.”
Belichick says you prepare for everything in Super Bowl, especially trick plays
Quinn, Sunday January 29th: "Before the Falcons left Sunday for Houston, Quinn talked about how the installation of the game plan progressed throughout the week. He was asked how much tweaking goes on once the Falcons begin practices in Houston. "Not much," Quinn said. "It's important while we're right here in our environment to get everything ready. We have a real process that we go through to get ready from Wednesday, through Thursday, through Friday. And the players nailed that in terms of our first- and second-down stuff.
"Now when we get down to Texas, there will for sure be minor things that we may tweak here and there. But honestly, it's about going through it again: getting the rules down, getting the information down exactly like we want so we can play at max speed. That's when we're at our best, when that speed comes to life. The more work that you put in, and the more readies you have when you get to that spot, now you're really ready to let it rip because of the fact that you've put the work in."
Falcons shift to finishing-touch phase on Super Bowl game plan
3) Obviously, one aspect of the gameplan was Blount Force Trauma - - however, the adjusted out of that (Water finding another gap/outlet to flow) when that was not getting it done on several levels. I was exceptionally impressed by that Atlanta DL - - they were stout on the run and they were getting after Brady. I turned to my wife and kids in that early 3rd quarter and muttered "Who expected the 2007 NY Giants DL to show up on the other side tonight?" To me it was shocking. To BB and the Pats, it was merely a wall of the cup to be circumvented.
4) The Tortoise almost always beats the Hare: 62 drop backs? Yes, perhaps it was because they got behind so early, but a good bet that it also was part of the thinking this week when people were asking "How are they going to keep up with a speedy dome team with 2 weeks to rest their wheels in a DOME?" Answer: Ali Rope a Dope. Let them expend their energy and then knock 'em out when they have drained it.
Be Water, My Friend.
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