If we want to be ready for the Gintz, what we need to do is practice denying points and yards ruthlessly when leading. Not ONE yard. Not ONE complete pass. All that "Remember the Titans" stuff... it's a different style, and it's a style we couldn't play with narrow leads against the Gintz two out of two times. Might want to practice with two extra D linemen on the field or something too. Pats play well with a big lead, when you can let them run the clock out on themselves... not so effective when the score is close and the other team gets hot and channels the Pats circa 2001-2004.
Of course, that's just the bleacher babble. BB will coach the game how he coaches the game, and same goes for practices... but there are two things that are obvious. In both those games, those Pats defenses played well most of the game, but melted away at the finish.
And, in both those games, the offense could not live up to its regular-season pedigree... much of that having to do with getting downfield despite a good pass rush.
We can argue about whether God just hated us because of a helmet-trap or a Gronk ankle fail, but it would be nice to set it up so that last flourish doesn't screw us.
Presence of a viable running game can only help, of course. But I'd love to see us have the confidence to use the equivalent of a 2-minute drill on defense for a whole game, as we did on offense against the donks.
Just gathering wool.
