Re: Key Matchups for Sundays game
I'll play your game. I didn't even know we HAD a game this Sunday
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1. Stop LT. Pretty self explanatory. The offense seemed extraordinarily limited in week 1 witout LT running wild. Stop him, and make Rivers throw and we have a picturesque chance of winning. Get it?
2. Get pressure to Rivers with Wilfork, Warren, and Green. I almost feel like I am offending you with this type of analysis as that its pretty self explanatory. Rivers will be absolutely confused if we can get to him hard and early.
3. My personal favorite: completely and utterly destroy the Chargers morale. This can be accomplished in two ways, either of which I don't know which I would prefer: a) A long, methodical, hard-hitting, in-your-face, 7-10 minute drive where we expose the Chargers defense. This will happen if Maroney is on his game and my-man Morris looks as good as he did against the Jests; and b) First play deep throw to Moss / Stallworth for a huge gain / TD, with the TD obviously being ideal.
4. After that, completely crush the Chargers morale by continual scoring drives. Their defense can't stop our offense and we need to play smart, smash mouth football.
And just to had, I believe the team now has its "no-respect, chip-on-shoulder" attitude. Every media head is saying this Patriots team are cheaters. How pissed would you be? I believe that this is going to bring them closer together as a unit and they are going to
PUNISH the Chargers.
Thoughts encouraged!