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Globe story today:
Will Patriots keep the blitz coming? - The Boston Globe
Earlier in the week, there was also an ESPN story about the Patriots turning their D loose:
Wilfork: Game plan let us be aggressive - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
I thought this might be of interest on this board because there's always a lot of talk about read-and-react vs. turn-them -loose. The Patriots tend to be the former but this week they were the latter.
I'm curious about what some of the better X-and-O folks here have to say about this change. A one-off thing to suit the plan v the Steelers (my guess) or something we'll see more of? The players sure seemed to respond well to it.
Will Patriots keep the blitz coming? - The Boston Globe
The Patriots blitzed Roethlisberger 22 times, with 21 coming before New England took a 29-10 lead midway through the fourth quarter on James Sanders’s 32-yard interception return for a touchdown.
New England hadn’t blitzed that many times in a game since it closed the 2006 season with a 40-23 victory against the Titans, according to Stats LLC.
Earlier in the week, there was also an ESPN story about the Patriots turning their D loose:
Wilfork: Game plan let us be aggressive - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
"When we got this game plan, it was like, 'Man, I love it. I love it,'" Wilfork said. "Like I said, it allowed us to play physical and play aggressive. And that's how we played."
I thought this might be of interest on this board because there's always a lot of talk about read-and-react vs. turn-them -loose. The Patriots tend to be the former but this week they were the latter.
I'm curious about what some of the better X-and-O folks here have to say about this change. A one-off thing to suit the plan v the Steelers (my guess) or something we'll see more of? The players sure seemed to respond well to it.