The intelligence of Patriot players and staff

[nabwong]

Patriots use smarts as key intangible - The Boston Globe

Not sure if this has been posted but I was thinking how seamless it looked over the past 3 weeks as the Pats changed their style of play. These players are amazing to cram all that knowledge in such a short period of time. Kudos to the coaches also for presenting that information so that it is more easily digestible.

Also, most of our penalties it seems are of the physical nature. Holding, PI etc. Not the ones from mental deterioration like false starts, etc.

 

[ViperGTS]

Patriots use smarts as key intangible - The Boston Globe

Not sure if this has been posted but I was thinking how seamless it looked over the past 3 weeks as the Pats changed their style of play. These players are amazing to cram all that knowledge in such a short period of time. Kudos to the coaches also for presenting that information so that it is more easily digestible.

Also, most of our penalties it seems are of the physical nature. Holding, PI etc. Not the ones from mental deterioration like false starts, etc.

Most of the Pats penalties are game flow driven or directed by the NFL. They commit a fair share of actual penalties but they are mostly in line with the penalty output they had against Houston.

When there is a spike in that output, then it's the league or few missed calls.