Maybe, perhaps, after this comes out, the masses of idiot haters will start to understand that there is NO magic formula that BB has developed. It's not the so call "illegal" taping. It's not deflated footballs. It's not ANY set of advantages that's different than any other organization has available to them.
It's really quite simple. So simple in fact the mediots, haters, and other assorted morons, can't grasp it. The
New England Patriots simply WORK harder, and smarter than their peers. And by consistently doing so, his teams are BETTER coached, BETTER prepared, MORE focused, and make FEWER mistakes than any other team in the league.
People tend to forget that the league has gotten what they want. Parity EXISTS in the NFL. Any team is capable of beating any other team on a given Sunday (Thursday, Monday and Saturday) The margin of error is razor thin in every game, so IF your team is better prepared, better coached and more focused, that can make the difference.
We've been lucky to have been able to see the fruits of this program, though sometime even we fail to fully appreciate it.
The key play of the season was a perfect example of what all that work means. We saw it so well in the trailer. The HC kept his head and got what he wanted from the other side. All the assistants had their men ready for a situational defense that they hadn't used ONCE the entire year. All the players knew their assignments, and exactly what to expect based on the formation they saw.
If the play was a run, by formation the Pats had a 9 men in the box and Seattle had only 7 men to attack them (one of the reasons that a pass ACTUALLY was the right call vs that particular D vs THAT offensive formation). 50% of the time that pass is completed. 48% of the time it's simply incomplete. There was about the same chance that Lynch would have fumbled the ball as there was for Butler to pick it.
It pissed me off sometimes when people (especially the "experts"
who should know better) focus too much on the play selection and not enough on the EXECUTION of Butler and Browner in making that pick happened. Seattle didn't "give" the Pats that game; the Pats TOOK it from them. But I'm rambling off topic here. Let me get back to it.
The Pats always are in the top 100 in most of the key stats like scoring D, turnover ratio, red zone D, red zone O, and scoring O; even in those years where they aren't top 10 in a lot the more sexy stats, especially individual ones. I'm REALLY hoping that when fans see this NFL films production, they will better understand that NONE it is done with "blue skies and mirrors". It's simple hard work by BOTH the players and coaches, and great leadership and direction from BB and his staff.
Maybe THAT's why BB allowed such a close look from NFL films at this particular time?