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The best answer to my original question was given in the Stephen White's February 6 article for SB Nation: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/2/...-brady-marshawn-lynch-bad-calls-blown-chances . White, based on the all-22 (which wasn't available when I first made my post), wrote:
Avril's injury was big because he is by far the best pure speed rusher on that team. His get off and quickness forces tackles to bail out when trying to block him, which also gives Michael Bennett more room to operate inside against the right guard. With Avril out, right tackle Nate Solder was at the least able to stay closer to right guard Ryan Wendell which slowed down Bennett's rush and gave Brady the time needed to get hot in the second half.
...and...don't forget, "they cheated"I don't know but let's all bash the Pats and blame the win on all these things that happened to the poor Seahawks.,...it's only 10 days out, it's about time the game really sucked, Brady sucks, Belichick sucks, the defense sucks and it's all luck.
right tackle Nate Solder was at the least able to stay closer to right guard Ryan Wendell
It seemed like through most of the game Brady had only a couple of seconds to throw the ball before he was about to be tackled. But in the last quarter, suddenly he seemed to have a reasonable amount of time.
What happened? Something on the offensive line to give Brady more time, or did Seattle change its defense?
(And how come Boult was able to run in the first quarter a bit but got stopped for the rest of the game?)
Also Brady started stepping up, way up, in the pocket to buy time.
The best answer to my original question was given in the Stephen White's February 6 article for SB Nation: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/2/...-brady-marshawn-lynch-bad-calls-blown-chances . White, based on the all-22 (which wasn't available when I first made my post), wrote:
Avril's injury was big because he is by far the best pure speed rusher on that team. His get off and quickness forces tackles to bail out when trying to block him, which also gives Michael Bennett more room to operate inside against the right guard. With Avril out, right tackle Nate Solder was at the least able to stay closer to right guard Ryan Wendell which slowed down Bennett's rush and gave Brady the time needed to get hot in the second half.
Saw those tweets as well but also remembered at the end of the 1st half Collinsworth said Avril was a total non factor.Saw this the other day:
Nico Tomacelli @HypnotiqNico · Feb 7
@AlbertBreer Brady w/Avril on field:15-23 passing, 106 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT, 24.8 QBR. No Avril on field:22-27, 214 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT, 97.7 QBR
Not that I feel bad for them. Seemed like the media were openly advocating the 'Hawks D injuring Pats O players in the run-up to the game. Lot of crap about how Chancellor would take out Gronk.