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Second Defensive series: Following the Moss fumble.
1st and 10 KC 16: offset I right, 2 WR, TE flanked left. Base 3-4, CBs 10 yds deep. Rodney walked down in the box behind Vrabel. TE motion L-R flank. Pitch right to the up back (that rookie scatback Charles who was so quick). Vrabel beat the flanker inside and turned the RB back inside. Ty was initially doubled by the RG/RT, held his ground and was able to throw off the RT when the RG released to block Mayo. Rodney was outside the tackle, he may have overplayed it a bit, it’s hard to say with the way Vrabel charged into the backfield - if Vrabes hadn’t turned the RB Rodney would have been the outside contain, so it may have been a coordinated effort with Rodney taking Vrabes containment and Vrabes being a disrupter. Ty was able to force the RB into Mayo who was riding the RG with his right arm and had his left free to hook the runner as Ty forced him over. 7 yds.
2nd and 3: offset I right, 2 TE right, WR left. Base 3-4, Hobbs 3 yds off the WR, Adalius off the line and a couple steps outside, Rodney in the box behind Vrabes and L.Sanders in tight just outside him. Hobbs back off the LOS, Gonzalez motion R-L flank with Rodney trailing, Adalius moved back down on the LOS off the motion. Run up the middle off a leftward look - the blocking went ‘left,’ then LJ followed his FB up the middle. Sey was doubled by the LG/LT, Wilfork was combo-ed by the C/RG, with the RG releasing for Mayo. Ty rode the RT to the left to help keep the gaps tight, but was unable to get off the block this time. Bru took on the FB in the hole and was driven into Ty. Mayo fought off the C and met LJ who fell forward for the 1st down. 6 yds.
1st and 10: offset I right, 2 WR left, TE right. Base 3-4, Vrabes and Adalius have switched sides. Hobbs is 7 yds deep, Vrabes is 3 yds deep over slot, L.Sanders is in tight outside Adalius at 5 yds deep. Up-back motion left sliding behind the left side - Vrabes comes down and in between the LT/Slot off the motion. Pitch left. Vrabes is cut by the Up-back, but is back on his feet before the RB can get outside. Mayo was blocked by the LT. Sey drove the LG three yds into the backfield and blew up the play. Wilfork was Combo-ed by the C chipping him on the way to hunt Bru and the RG whom he beat into the backfield further disrupting the run. Bru ole’d the C, but lost LJ behind the clutter long enough to overrun the play as LJ hit the brakes and cut backside. Ty beat the RT as they slid to the left and further disrupted LJ’s effort to head upfield, he tried to beat Wilfork but was forced into the back of the TE where Adalius was holding the edge (with L.Sanders backstopping him) and brought down by a posse of Vince, Mayo, Rodney, and eventually Bru when LJ hadn’t gone down yet. LJ would have gained 6 yds, but he worked awful hard for them - the play was nullified by offensive holding (it looks like the FB may have tackled Vrabes after he got to his feet).
1st and 20: 2 WR, 2 TE right. 3-3 nickel, CBs 5-8 yds off the LOS - it looks like the Pats have J. Sanders playing deep, with Rodney and Meriweather down at LB depth slot wide. TE flank motion R-L pulls Meriweather down to the LOS and sends Rodney deeper. Stretch play right. Vrabes bit on something, taking a step inside allowing the RT and RG to pull and get outside him. Sey and Vince were sucked into the backfield and left behind the play. Bru tried to slice through the trash, but got bottled up behind Vrabel. L.Sanders fought the block of the WR to turn the RB back inside where he and Rodney combined to make the tackle. 11 yds.
2nd and 9: offset I right, 2 TE right, WR left. Base 3-4, Hobbs 5 yds deep, L.Sanders in tight and Rodney down in the box. Looks like an inside zone with a “wham” TE lead - Sey, Vince, and Ty ate up the blockers, Mayo took on the lead TE, and Bru was there to cut LJ’s legs out. 4 yds.
3rd and 5: 4 WR, trips right - 2 in the slot and one wide, RB right, shotgun. 3-3 nickel, Hobbs & Rodney press. Wide right motion to trips bunch right - Hobbs backs off on the motion. Rodney blitzed and Adalius blitzed from the defensive left with the 3 DL, Vrabes dropped into coverage on the right. Croyle got the ball off to Gonzalez before Rodney got him. Gonzo was in a seam between Meriweather and Mayo for the first down. 7 yds.
1st and 10: offset I left, 2 TE right, WR left. Base 3-4, Rodney in the box outside Vrabes - he has L.Sanders playing shallow centerfield, Jarvis in for Sey. TE flank motion R-L. Inside zone run. Jarvis doubled by LT/C, Vince is sealed left by the RG, Mayo fills the RG slot and is blocked by the RT after he Combo-ed Ty with the TE, the LG pulls and is submarined by Vrabes, Bru slides outside the scrum formed by Ty, Mayo, and Vince to take on the FB. Together they close off the right side allowing Vrabes to wrap up LJ’s legs as Bru stuffs him high, then the calvary flies in for their piece. No gain.
2nd and 10: offset I right, 2 WR, TE left. Base 3-4. Wheel route to LJ in the left flat picks up a first before Hobbs can ride him OOB. Hobbs is shown getting up and walking back to the field, then is shown a few seconds later on the bench working his left leg. 12 yds.
1st and 10: offset I left, 2 WR right, TE left. Base 3-4, O’Neal in for Hobbs in tight, Vrabes off over slot creeps back up before the snap. Run, left side. The LT pulls to block Adalius, Jarvis waltzs with the TE, Bru meets the FB in the LG slot, Vince doubled by LG/C, Ty stands up the RG to close the cut back lane. Those five plugged things up and Adalius beat the LT inside to meet LJ as he hunted for a hole. 2 yds.
2nd and 8: offset I right, 2 WR, TE right. Base 3-4, Vrabes and Adalius flipped sides, O’Neal press, L.Sanders 7 yds deep. Up-back motion R-L. Pass batted down. Off play action, Croyle attempted to hit his up-back in the left flat, but Vrabes was watching for that and checked his rush to play volleyball. No gain.
3rd and 8: 4 WR, trips spread right, RB left, shotgun. 3-3 nickel. Vrabel beat the RT off the snap and forced a hurried rifle shot from Croyle to his RB in the left flat that bounced off his hands incomplete.
4th and 8: Punt, downed at the NE 2.
Analysis/Comments:
KC doesn’t seem to have much faith in their pass blocking against this defense, Croyle was looking for short routes and quick releases in most cases.
That quick scatback Charles did the most damage on this series where the play didn’t break down into a scramble drill - that seemed to be the only time LJ picked up anything more than his height falling forward.
Vrabes was making some plays.
The DL was eating blockers nicely.
L.Sanders & Mayo continue to look good.
Two Pats' turnovers, two stops by the defense for zero points.
1st and 10 KC 16: offset I right, 2 WR, TE flanked left. Base 3-4, CBs 10 yds deep. Rodney walked down in the box behind Vrabel. TE motion L-R flank. Pitch right to the up back (that rookie scatback Charles who was so quick). Vrabel beat the flanker inside and turned the RB back inside. Ty was initially doubled by the RG/RT, held his ground and was able to throw off the RT when the RG released to block Mayo. Rodney was outside the tackle, he may have overplayed it a bit, it’s hard to say with the way Vrabel charged into the backfield - if Vrabes hadn’t turned the RB Rodney would have been the outside contain, so it may have been a coordinated effort with Rodney taking Vrabes containment and Vrabes being a disrupter. Ty was able to force the RB into Mayo who was riding the RG with his right arm and had his left free to hook the runner as Ty forced him over. 7 yds.
2nd and 3: offset I right, 2 TE right, WR left. Base 3-4, Hobbs 3 yds off the WR, Adalius off the line and a couple steps outside, Rodney in the box behind Vrabes and L.Sanders in tight just outside him. Hobbs back off the LOS, Gonzalez motion R-L flank with Rodney trailing, Adalius moved back down on the LOS off the motion. Run up the middle off a leftward look - the blocking went ‘left,’ then LJ followed his FB up the middle. Sey was doubled by the LG/LT, Wilfork was combo-ed by the C/RG, with the RG releasing for Mayo. Ty rode the RT to the left to help keep the gaps tight, but was unable to get off the block this time. Bru took on the FB in the hole and was driven into Ty. Mayo fought off the C and met LJ who fell forward for the 1st down. 6 yds.
1st and 10: offset I right, 2 WR left, TE right. Base 3-4, Vrabes and Adalius have switched sides. Hobbs is 7 yds deep, Vrabes is 3 yds deep over slot, L.Sanders is in tight outside Adalius at 5 yds deep. Up-back motion left sliding behind the left side - Vrabes comes down and in between the LT/Slot off the motion. Pitch left. Vrabes is cut by the Up-back, but is back on his feet before the RB can get outside. Mayo was blocked by the LT. Sey drove the LG three yds into the backfield and blew up the play. Wilfork was Combo-ed by the C chipping him on the way to hunt Bru and the RG whom he beat into the backfield further disrupting the run. Bru ole’d the C, but lost LJ behind the clutter long enough to overrun the play as LJ hit the brakes and cut backside. Ty beat the RT as they slid to the left and further disrupted LJ’s effort to head upfield, he tried to beat Wilfork but was forced into the back of the TE where Adalius was holding the edge (with L.Sanders backstopping him) and brought down by a posse of Vince, Mayo, Rodney, and eventually Bru when LJ hadn’t gone down yet. LJ would have gained 6 yds, but he worked awful hard for them - the play was nullified by offensive holding (it looks like the FB may have tackled Vrabes after he got to his feet).
1st and 20: 2 WR, 2 TE right. 3-3 nickel, CBs 5-8 yds off the LOS - it looks like the Pats have J. Sanders playing deep, with Rodney and Meriweather down at LB depth slot wide. TE flank motion R-L pulls Meriweather down to the LOS and sends Rodney deeper. Stretch play right. Vrabes bit on something, taking a step inside allowing the RT and RG to pull and get outside him. Sey and Vince were sucked into the backfield and left behind the play. Bru tried to slice through the trash, but got bottled up behind Vrabel. L.Sanders fought the block of the WR to turn the RB back inside where he and Rodney combined to make the tackle. 11 yds.
2nd and 9: offset I right, 2 TE right, WR left. Base 3-4, Hobbs 5 yds deep, L.Sanders in tight and Rodney down in the box. Looks like an inside zone with a “wham” TE lead - Sey, Vince, and Ty ate up the blockers, Mayo took on the lead TE, and Bru was there to cut LJ’s legs out. 4 yds.
3rd and 5: 4 WR, trips right - 2 in the slot and one wide, RB right, shotgun. 3-3 nickel, Hobbs & Rodney press. Wide right motion to trips bunch right - Hobbs backs off on the motion. Rodney blitzed and Adalius blitzed from the defensive left with the 3 DL, Vrabes dropped into coverage on the right. Croyle got the ball off to Gonzalez before Rodney got him. Gonzo was in a seam between Meriweather and Mayo for the first down. 7 yds.
1st and 10: offset I left, 2 TE right, WR left. Base 3-4, Rodney in the box outside Vrabes - he has L.Sanders playing shallow centerfield, Jarvis in for Sey. TE flank motion R-L. Inside zone run. Jarvis doubled by LT/C, Vince is sealed left by the RG, Mayo fills the RG slot and is blocked by the RT after he Combo-ed Ty with the TE, the LG pulls and is submarined by Vrabes, Bru slides outside the scrum formed by Ty, Mayo, and Vince to take on the FB. Together they close off the right side allowing Vrabes to wrap up LJ’s legs as Bru stuffs him high, then the calvary flies in for their piece. No gain.
2nd and 10: offset I right, 2 WR, TE left. Base 3-4. Wheel route to LJ in the left flat picks up a first before Hobbs can ride him OOB. Hobbs is shown getting up and walking back to the field, then is shown a few seconds later on the bench working his left leg. 12 yds.
1st and 10: offset I left, 2 WR right, TE left. Base 3-4, O’Neal in for Hobbs in tight, Vrabes off over slot creeps back up before the snap. Run, left side. The LT pulls to block Adalius, Jarvis waltzs with the TE, Bru meets the FB in the LG slot, Vince doubled by LG/C, Ty stands up the RG to close the cut back lane. Those five plugged things up and Adalius beat the LT inside to meet LJ as he hunted for a hole. 2 yds.
2nd and 8: offset I right, 2 WR, TE right. Base 3-4, Vrabes and Adalius flipped sides, O’Neal press, L.Sanders 7 yds deep. Up-back motion R-L. Pass batted down. Off play action, Croyle attempted to hit his up-back in the left flat, but Vrabes was watching for that and checked his rush to play volleyball. No gain.
3rd and 8: 4 WR, trips spread right, RB left, shotgun. 3-3 nickel. Vrabel beat the RT off the snap and forced a hurried rifle shot from Croyle to his RB in the left flat that bounced off his hands incomplete.
4th and 8: Punt, downed at the NE 2.
Analysis/Comments:
KC doesn’t seem to have much faith in their pass blocking against this defense, Croyle was looking for short routes and quick releases in most cases.
That quick scatback Charles did the most damage on this series where the play didn’t break down into a scramble drill - that seemed to be the only time LJ picked up anything more than his height falling forward.
Vrabes was making some plays.
The DL was eating blockers nicely.
L.Sanders & Mayo continue to look good.
Two Pats' turnovers, two stops by the defense for zero points.
