Patriots film study, playcalls, and scheme breakdowns

[PP2]

Hoss variations

It's not just that other coaches are not willing to call something not within the gameplan concept for the given Sunday but often that their players cannot handle something beyond a simple number of "adjustments." This is the downside of drafting pure talent. There are many complaints here that we've let plenty of talented player "slip" through our hands, but you can be pretty sure that it's because their football IQ just isn't capable of handling something out of left field.

The variations available to McD that he can throw out there at any given day is exponentially deeper than what most teams are capable of employing, what with the concepts, formations, protections, et al. and the mid-game adjustments that are the icing on the cake. We'll go on trying different combinations long after most teams have emptied their bag of tricks, and this has always been my favorite part of the game to watch.

 

[PP2]

This thread has morphed into something pretty interesting. @reamer may I suggest a thread title change to reflect that?

 

[Seacoast Fan]

**** Carson Smith...I vomit every time he takes the mound

I love the Sox....but Difference #438 between baseball players and players who engage in contact sports: Smith hurts himself and goes on the disabled list for .....throwing his glove in anger....LMFAO

 

[borg]

Being petulant myself, I applaud Brady for completing a simple 5 yard pass to a completely open running back during a play designed create space in the flat for the releasing RB.
Pedestal praise should given to the RB for juking his defender out of his socks and then navigating through a minefield of 3 additional defenders to the end zone.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Being petulant myself, I applaud Brady for completing a simple 5 yard pass to a completely open running back during a play designed create space in the flat for the releasing RB.
Pedestal praise should given to the RB for juking his defender out of his socks and then navigating through a minefield of 3 additional defenders to the end zone.

Yeah, the run after catch was awesome. No denying that.

The reason I liked this breakdown so much is that Brady chose to not follow through with an in-progress throw when he realized that the defense had been set up to fool him and that it wasn't a safe throw. Sometimes the best plays look the most routine.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Not Patriots specific, but if you can get past the blatant product placement from the sponsor, Kirk Cousins has a neat little series on YouTube called The Wake Up Call, wherein he helps prepare rookie quarterbacks for what to expect at the pro level. Here's just one episode of him going over a play concept with Kyle Lauletta (who many people here wanted the Patriots to draft), and then explaining how a defense would attack it, how an offense can adjust to the adjustment, and so on and so on. It's a good look at the intricacies of NFL schemes.

 

[slam]

One of things discussed on twitter recently is what makes Brady so great & obviously the picture lead to pre snap but the above is a great example of just how good he is post snap. The manipulating of a pocket, sliding & creating an opening or even a new lil pocket for himself. Just a master all around.

He's the goat & the gap just gets larger each year. If you watch westworld Brady might be the first guy to capture real immortality?

I don't understand what this chart is even supposed to represent. The horizontal axis seems to represent completion percentage as we commonly understand it, but D. Watson is among the QBs that are definitely getting replaced despite the fact that his completion was 61.8% which is middle of the pack. And what does the vertical axis represent? The % that his passes are exactly on the hands? How is that measured?

Edit: I’m thinking the chart must have switched D Watson with Tom Savage, since Savage belongs in the trash QB corner. It still doesn’t match the stats, though. If these are representing PFF’s subjective ratings then it’s pretty worthless.

 

[Tony2046]

Not Patriots specific, but if you can get past the blatant product placement from the sponsor, Kirk Cousins has a neat little series on YouTube called The Wake Up Call, wherein he helps prepare rookie quarterbacks for what to expect at the pro level. Here's just one episode of him going over a play concept with Kyle Lauletta (who many people here wanted the Patriots to draft), and then explaining how a defense would attack it, how an offense can adjust to the adjustment, and so on and so on. It's a good look at the intricacies of NFL schemes.

Thanks.

 

[maineman209]

Easy & Jordan might be an audible?

Don't know about "Jordan", but I just read somewhere that "EASY" is an alert that Brady calls out when he's changing the protection after he's started the snap-cadence with "3-19".

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Don't know about "Jordan", but I just read somewhere that "EASY" is an alert that Brady calls out when he's changing the protection after he's started the snap-cadence with "3-19".

I believe you are right sir. Was kinda leaning that way. Searched twitter but found this from
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I'll just put this right here. You look at some stats & see theres a bunch of young guys w/ legit wheels & quicks. Tom's feet, eyes & presence is 2nd to non along w/ his processing ability pre/snap.

 

[Deus Irae]

I love the Sox....but Difference #438 between baseball players and players who engage in contact sports: Smith hurts himself and goes on the disabled list for .....throwing his glove in anger....LMFAO

The NFL has had players end up IR'd because they jumped in celebration. **** happens.

 

[Jercules]

That is awesome, thank you for that. I always wondered how Hogan got so incredibly open on that play.

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Theres about 10 different names for the "rat" defender. Just think underneath, overhang patrolling the shallow area about 10 yards after where traditional LB will stand. This was also a large issue for us early in the year. You could see the uneasiness & at times confusing trying to execute simple handoffs.

 

[PP2]

I want to take a moment and just point out that "Gronk staying in to block the DE" is a lot harder than it sounds. Not every TE can block an elite DE, but Gronk is one of them, and that he runs and catches like an elite WR is just downright ridiculous. He is a true triple-threat as a split-end.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

Tremendous discipline by Brady & co!

Slow feet however the computer in his head is Cat like quick.

 

[PP2]

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Lots going on here. Always nice to know what you're looking at.

Like the tweet says motion to decode coverage.

Great communication by the OL & Brady, this is something that goes unnoticed but why hes the greatest. No hurry, in control. As soon as the S pulls back Tom recognizes (taps hip saying to me, inside) the A/B gap blitz & both him & Cannon(pointing over) alert White to it & make sure he picks it up. To Whites credit he does but doesn't panic. Checks his immediate area to see the initial threat before eyeing out his man.

Great dig by Hogan. Explodes out of stance, this what you call getting ate up. He's on top of 27 in a hurry. Normally you want to really secure inside leverage & almost push ur man outside before a sharp plant & exploding back inside. Hogan recognizes he won from his release & got this & just gives him a sweet lil swim move to put a stamp on it. Nice route, square, explosive.

Important to note that when you see Brady "staring" down a WR he obviously knows where hes going. In this case bc of the blitz. This was a left to right read, normally I think he'd read the vert route on the right before coming across his reads. I think he did a great job of alerting everyone pre snap though & Gronk knew there was no need to sell the stretch dow the field.

 

[Tony2046]

This a similar in game adjustment which also went to Hogan.

Gruden focuses on Elam but I believe Weddle had been cheating on Edelman's route a few times before the game and the Pats took advantage of it.

 

[HawaiianPatsfan]

No wonder he looked elsewhere lol

it was allen:

 

[PP2]

This is more palatable for those whose eyes just roll back up into their heads whenever there is too much X and O's talk going on. I want to find a way to demonstrate how fortunate we are to have Brady and why what he does is not easily replicated:



And a follow up to the last clip shown above, on Myles Jackson in which he beats himself up for allowing himself to get hypnotized by Brady and get his hips turned the wrong way, allowing for a crucial Amendola catch:

Myles Jack kicking himself over play in AFC title game: 'I got hypnotized by Tom Brady'