OFFENSE - PROTECT BRADY
We will need an extra blocker, making 6 OL's. Of course, we could run a 2 TE set. In any case, I wouldn't expect us to use a lot of 3 and 4 WR sets, unless absolutely necessary, and then from the shotgun. More hurry-up might help.
I’d prefer to spread them out than to leave in 6 blockers. Are you suggesting our base offense should be 6 ol?
DEFENSE
It's a lot of man to man. Otherwise, PITT will have 200 years on the ground. The DL needs the help against the run.
I don’t understand. It is easier to stop the run from a zone concept than man. DL is the key against the run, not help.
I actually think we are going to see a game won before it’s played, by the coaching staff and gameplan. I expect Matty P to break tendencies and have a varied gameplan that throws the book at them. (Of course the score can change this). I think we will see more zone that usual. Bell in the passing game is interesting. They have used him a ton the last 3 games but before that he averaged only 4.9 catches for 30.8 yards per game, hardly a huge part of the offense. However, Pitt always throws to the RBs a lot against us. I expect to see Chung very often following bell wherever he goes. Chung may be a LB this week at least for half the snaps or so.
I think we will bring heavy blitzes at the right time, just often enough to surprise them but often enough to make some big plays.
I’m expecting 4 DL on virtually every snap (I hope) with the big guys out there a lot. A dL if Flowers, Brown, Guy, Wise/butler playing 2 gap on early downs will slow down bells running style.
Offensively we will run the ball better, and there should be lots of opportunities for the backs out of the backfield but make no mistake this will be a game where Brady feast in the middle of field on dep an intermediate passes.
Brady will look like the GOAT today and film review will show Patrick Chung was the hero on defense.
Won’t pick a score because garbage time is unpredictable but the patriots will win pretty comfortably.
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