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The 4 man TE set is really just a goal line option but if they could find an athletic TE that could block and a RB equally good running inside or catching passes out of the backfield, then it becomes very interesting. Brady isn't very accurate throwing downfield right now, particularly throwing to smurfs, so the 4 TE with a couple of quicker receiving options would really play to his strengths. It would be tough to take Edelman off the field for any length of time though.
The 4 man TE set is really just a goal line option but if they could find an athletic TE that could block and a RB equally good running inside or catching passes out of the backfield, then it becomes very interesting. Brady isn't very accurate throwing downfield right now, particularly throwing to smurfs, so the 4 TE with a couple of quicker receiving options would really play to his strengths. It would be tough to take Edelman off the field for any length of time though.
Do you think we need a different back then one we already have on the roster? For me, Lewis/Cadet and Blount will create plenty of headaches for other teams. I think if they are running Blount in those situations, its really just telling other teams to try and stop you. With the Oline we have, they could pull Mason all day and create a mismatch every time. With Cadet/Lewis, they arent power runners at all, but quick dives, or screens against goaline defenses would be really hard to stop. Lewis only having to break one tackle seems like a pretty good recipe for success in space.
I do agree that its not an attack you can really use for sustained periods of time, especially with the other weapons on offence we have, but i would be surprised to see it used in 3rd and shorts or 4th and 1 situations either. It would also have to do with specific matchups like the colts or broncos that dont have a ton of size up front to handle it.
Agreed. It's strictly a red zone option- that's where it's best used, and IMO the best part of it is not just that it's a 4 TE set, but in that the 4th TE essentially doubles as a FB, you also have the threat of a power run out of the I formation, either reg or offset, so as a defense you must commit to the box, and even if Brady checks to the spread you must leave enough in the box. It's essentially a pick your poison.
So many possible combinations you can get out of this . I guarantee we'll see this again in Buffalo, but with a wrinkle to it.
http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story...riots-defense-measure-bills-ground-pound-gameThe Patriots had been working on that all spring/summer and there's more where that came from. A lot more.