I'm not sure exactly what you want me to say here. NOTHING that Bruschi says here is inaccurate or doesn't make sense. What he has suggested is merely the "blueprint" common sense method of trying to slow down the Pats offense. So here is my rebuttal, for what its worth.l
Don't you think that pretty much every team hasn't tried to do what Brushi suggested all ready. If it were as easy as Bruschi says, how come they averaged 35 ppg on 5 of the top 8 defenses in the league over 7 games. Some of those defenses had better personnel than the Ravens.
Do you really think that several teams this year haven't tried to take Welker out of the game with double teams, physical play, and man to man coverage with help? This is especially true since for most of the season the Pats haven't had the luxury of having both their TE's on the field at the same time. Then how come Welker wound up with his 120 catches and 1300 yds
Everyone who is good enough to coach in the NFL is a great coach. They aren't stupid. They know what to do. They can match all their X's with our O's. But the problem is that it is REALLY hard to execute that great game plan given our system and the talent of the players who run it.
Really, at this point, the only one who can really consistently stop this offense are the Pats themselves with turnovers, penalties, drops, and poor execution. I think back to Jets loss. How much was that due to Rex's Brilliance and how much was due to Brady's impatience, turnovers and him trying to force balls to receivers when he had open guys elsewhere. Since then Brady has pretty much figured out how to deal with that style, and has put up 30 plus on the Jets virtually every time he plays them.
Bottom Line, NYC, what Tedy said isn't wrong, its just a lot harder to do, than to say it. Better defenses than the Ravens have tried and failed.
