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I want to to start a separate thread that deals strictly with the X and O's of the upcoming Belichick vs. Brady duel and just leave the drama, the soap opera, and who did what's, to the pre-game thread.
Brady, in his 22 years in the NFL has pretty much seen everything that a defense has thrown at him- but there are a handful of times that he's been thoroughly confused or caught unprepared- Mangini's amoeba defense, Rex Ryan suddenly throwing out his blitz heavy packages and going strictly pressures/dropbacks, Steelers LeBleu suddenly abandoning his zone principles and playing man to man, and of course there's the infamous "pressure up the middle" packages that Spagnuolo devised, that was and is Brady's kryptonite.
Now if anyone can fool Brady, it's going to be Belichick. We all know his mantra of taking one game at a time, but we all know he's had this game mentally circled on his calendar ever since the NFL schedule was released. The fact that Brady won a superbowl without him has got to be gnawing at his guts and this very probably is the only chance he can ever get at revenge or redemption.
So what will Belichick do? He has an encyclopedia knowledge of the game and of its history. He's more likely, than anyone else, to pull out an arcane defensive formation last seen in the '50's.
One thing is for sure- we'll be bringing plenty of pressure up the middle. Brady loves to be able to step up in the pocket, and for that reason, I don't think we'll have edge rushers be a big part of the package.
Will he also utilize the amoeba defense? One defensive lineman and the rest in perpetual motion- Brady is a veteran but his line is relatively young- they will have a hard time setting protection without a stationary mike.
Or will he go with something completely out of left field? Saw this on twitter and it intrigued me:
Brady, in his 22 years in the NFL has pretty much seen everything that a defense has thrown at him- but there are a handful of times that he's been thoroughly confused or caught unprepared- Mangini's amoeba defense, Rex Ryan suddenly throwing out his blitz heavy packages and going strictly pressures/dropbacks, Steelers LeBleu suddenly abandoning his zone principles and playing man to man, and of course there's the infamous "pressure up the middle" packages that Spagnuolo devised, that was and is Brady's kryptonite.
Now if anyone can fool Brady, it's going to be Belichick. We all know his mantra of taking one game at a time, but we all know he's had this game mentally circled on his calendar ever since the NFL schedule was released. The fact that Brady won a superbowl without him has got to be gnawing at his guts and this very probably is the only chance he can ever get at revenge or redemption.
So what will Belichick do? He has an encyclopedia knowledge of the game and of its history. He's more likely, than anyone else, to pull out an arcane defensive formation last seen in the '50's.
One thing is for sure- we'll be bringing plenty of pressure up the middle. Brady loves to be able to step up in the pocket, and for that reason, I don't think we'll have edge rushers be a big part of the package.
Will he also utilize the amoeba defense? One defensive lineman and the rest in perpetual motion- Brady is a veteran but his line is relatively young- they will have a hard time setting protection without a stationary mike.
Or will he go with something completely out of left field? Saw this on twitter and it intrigued me: