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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.I've seen so much TV at this point, especially this afternoon with Gruden, Ditka, A Pierce, Rice, Schlereth, Bruschi, Dilfer, etc., and then Stephen A. and Skippy, and also Reiss, Cimini and Ohm, that I'm half convinced the Patriots are going to get blown out.
I mean, you have coaches and top player talking about the Patriots losing at all phases of the game, even special teams.
You listen to enough of this stuff and it's convincing. It's like Chinese water torture.
I'm extremely nervous about the game. I just hope bill can coached the defense beyond their capabilities and BOB, Brady, mcdaniels, and bill can have excellent execution on the offensive side of the field.
Have a bad feeling the defense gets torched.....UGH
Have a bad feeling the defense gets torched.....UGH
I really don't. I think this is a great matchup for our defense with BB having 2 weeks to focus on gameplanning. Add to that the fact that Eli has put himself in a position to need to prove he is elite, and we have bingo.
The gameplan I expect BB to put in is a bend don't break plan that forces them to move the length of the field in small chunks. Invite them to run. Keep everything in front and make the read be the short stuff. In other words if they take what the D gives them, they will have to be patient. They won't be. Eli will force the ball into coverage. When we disguise he will expect the intermediate and deep throws to be open presnap, then they won't be after the snap. Will he take the check down? Or will he move around and wait for deeper patterns to come open, giving the pass rush an advantage?
Eli Manning is a decent QB and not much more than that. Scheme will expose that tomorrow.