Because some folks didn't agree with my initial assessment above. Here are the points allowed by drives where the biggest adjustments should be made.
The first few drives of the game: When you see how what they are trying to do on offense.
Halftime: You now have an entire half of play
and 12 minutes to make adjustments.
In fact, the stats indicate that the other teams make better adjustments to how NE is game planning for them early in the game.
Nearly 70%,
69.2% of the time the other team comes away with points on the first drive of the 2nd half.
Three times...I'll repeat three times this season they stopped the opposing team from scoring points on their first possession of the 2nd half. Three! One against a fellow rookie HC and another that got fired last Friday. For not having the wherewithal to instruct your QB to spike the ball
or call a timeout trailing, in a three-point game with 32 seconds left on the clock....in field goal range....
after....completing a pass for a 1st down.
It's not coaching? ********
| Week | | 1H 1st Drive | 1H 2nd drive | 1H 3rd drive | 2H 1st Drive | |
| 1 | Cincy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Sea | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 3 | NYJ | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| 4 | SF | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
| 5 | Mia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Hou | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1H 3rd = MFG |
| 7 | Jax | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 | NYJ | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| 9 | Ten | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Chi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 12 | Mia | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 13 | Ind | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1H 2nd = INT |
| Points | | 27 | 45 | 56 | 43 | |
| Points by Drive PCT | | 38.5% | 53.8% | 61.5% | 69.2% | |
