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[The Dynasty]

That was not a 6 man blitz, it was a rush with inside ILB blitz, one fake and one real.

They had 6 guys going after Brady, count them.

 

[Patspsycho]

They had 6 guys going away Brady, count them.

It was a rush. Only the ILB's blitzed.

 

[Metaphors]

1) He had a clean throwing lane. One ILB was already in his face

Are you disagreeing with yourself? The Colts had a middle blitz that they were showing pre-snap. Throwing to the slot would require Brady to throw into the blitz. He could probably get the ball off but if the DT/ILB jumped up there was too great a chance for a tipped ball...and bad things can happen when a ball is tipped into the air.

2) The Colts outguessed the Pats because they pressed man-to-man, and nobody played deep. No deep safety, no cushion. They were anticipating short routes which is what ensued. If we even had one or two WR on go patterns, the Colts would have been screwed.

What would you expect them to do? Play cover-2? They played press man. Brady identified the mismatch (RB vs. Safety). Delivered the ball ontime against the blitz. Faulk catches the ball 3 yards downfield on 4th and 2.

 

[Patspsycho]

Are you disagreeing with yourself? The Colts had a middle blitz that they were showing pre-snap. Throwing to the slot would require Brady to throw into the blitz. He could probably get the ball off but if the DT/ILB jumped up there was too great a chance for a tipped ball...and bad things can happen when a ball is tipped into the air.

When you go into a blitz, your intention is to pressure the QB, you are basically in a running stance, not hovering and reading the QB's eyes in anticipation of batting down the pass. Who knows? Even blind squirrels can find acorns every now and then- and he could have stuck his arms up and got a hand on the ball, but even then, it takes time to get your arms up in a running stance and by the time you do that the ball has gone by.

What would you expect them to do? Play cover-2? They played press man. Brady identified the mismatch (RB vs. Safety). Delivered the ball ontime against the blitz. Faulk catches the ball 3 yards downfield on 4th and 2.

Not sure I understand what you are saying here. I am saying that the Colts did exactly the right thing by calling a 6 man press with inside blitz. This gave Brady very little time to execute.