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Mythconception?
Thesis: You beat Brady by pressuring “up the middle”.
I believe any form of pressure tends to help the defense more than the offense and broken/extended plays can be highlight darlings and doesn’t always work out for the offense.
The general fan sees Brady is an immobile QB without the ability to run. I wouldn’t say they would be wrong on this account, but I also think he’s more than he used to be. I didn’t go for stats, but by my eye, Brady seemed more mobile last year than he has in previous years. Plus, we all know that Brady tends to work on areas of his game that are perceived as weak and strengthen them. He still has his ability to sidestep pressure as well.
We saw this in the SB (and other games, but SB is probably the best example) that Brady can step up or go sideways to extend a play (and even, on occasion, run for a first down). In this regard he’s no Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, but he’s a better version on Brady.
Unless the pressure is even across the line, we know Brady has “spidey sense” to avoid pressure. Combine this with a slightly faster version and it’s another thing that will have to prepare for and a feature they may not be prepared to handle. I’m not saying this will be a “game plan” for our offense, but certain something that can be there on need (2-4 times per game).
Thesis: Bills don’t give up the “long” ball.
Who cares, we can and usually do score by consistently getting first downs.
Plus Brady can be highly effective getting rid of the ball quickly (2.2 seconds or less). I think the Bills have some good players that can sniff out screens and that might not be much of our game plan today, but an aggressive D can manipulated by an expert like TB (who’s taken it to great defenses). Rex will dig into his bag of tricks to win his SB, so BB will have to have the team prepared.
Thesis: You beat Brady by pressuring “up the middle”.
I believe any form of pressure tends to help the defense more than the offense and broken/extended plays can be highlight darlings and doesn’t always work out for the offense.
The general fan sees Brady is an immobile QB without the ability to run. I wouldn’t say they would be wrong on this account, but I also think he’s more than he used to be. I didn’t go for stats, but by my eye, Brady seemed more mobile last year than he has in previous years. Plus, we all know that Brady tends to work on areas of his game that are perceived as weak and strengthen them. He still has his ability to sidestep pressure as well.
We saw this in the SB (and other games, but SB is probably the best example) that Brady can step up or go sideways to extend a play (and even, on occasion, run for a first down). In this regard he’s no Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, but he’s a better version on Brady.
Unless the pressure is even across the line, we know Brady has “spidey sense” to avoid pressure. Combine this with a slightly faster version and it’s another thing that will have to prepare for and a feature they may not be prepared to handle. I’m not saying this will be a “game plan” for our offense, but certain something that can be there on need (2-4 times per game).
Thesis: Bills don’t give up the “long” ball.
Who cares, we can and usually do score by consistently getting first downs.
Plus Brady can be highly effective getting rid of the ball quickly (2.2 seconds or less). I think the Bills have some good players that can sniff out screens and that might not be much of our game plan today, but an aggressive D can manipulated by an expert like TB (who’s taken it to great defenses). Rex will dig into his bag of tricks to win his SB, so BB will have to have the team prepared.
