Intriguing commentary on Patriots new offensive scheme

[40yrpatsfan]

Mac throws a very nice deep ball from the pocket. He's not gonna throw a 40-yard laser while running, but he can launch a 60-yard bomb on the money from the pocket.

 

[RobertWeathers]

That doesn't seem like very prudent team-building to me...

Yes it is. WTF is a TE3 going to do on the gameday roster?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Brady took his shots deep.

Sure and opponents did not respect the deep ball until he had a deep threat.

Brady threw into fierce wind. The game vs Indy where Manning struggled and lost. In other words Brady is no noodle arm.

That has nothing to do with the deep ball. If you want to talk about prerequisites like fundamentals/throwing mechanics and arm strength then fine.

Dinking and dunking will get you so far. It worked great in the Spread, but everyone has figured out how to defend that scheme.

Really?

Have a legit threat throwing deep to keep 9 in the box from smothering your offense.

I don't agree. I would agree if you said an All-Pro WR who can beat a defense at the intermediate level and drew 2x teams on a consistent basis.

 

[captain stone]

Yes it is. WTF is a TE3 going to do on the gameday roster?

TE3 doesn't have to be on the game-day roster... But without a FB anywhere in the building, there should be an NFL-caliber TE3 in it, at the very least to account for injuries... And no, having Sokol & Wydermyer on the PS does Not count...

 

[TheRainMaker]

Mac needs boundary WR's with the occasional threat they could slip past DB's deep. And when he does take deep shots, they need to get there quicker as they stay out of frame on TV way too long (long hang time). Until then, defenses will welcome Mac throwing all day.

Parker certainly helps and Thornton could eventually help as well.

 

[jimnance]

Bend but don’t break is not a philosophy, it’s a result.

Defenses that are aggressive give up big plays. The break rather than bend.
Meaning they will go all out to stifle every play at the expense of giving up big ones when they don’t. Defenses that prioritize limiting big plays bend, meaning they will sacrifice all out on a play in order to not allow the big play.
Both defenses intend to stop the other offense. A good aggressive defense gets away with their aggression and allows more, but not too many big plays.
A good conservative defense allows more but not too many first downs.

Bend but don’t break refers to a defense that isn’t great at executing in - territory and into +territory but us very good on their side of the field. That defense neither doesn’t care about stopping teams in their - territory, not becomes better on their side of the field because if it.
It’s not a plan, it’s a result.

Yup. But it's actually both. Kinda semantics. Point is,it's designed to stop big plays. But his D's get more aggressive once the offense crosses the 50 for obvious reasons and getting even more aggresive as the offense approaches the red zone. The results speak for themselves. Very few teams have had the defensive success Pats have since 2000.

 

[Ring 6]

Yup. But it's actually both. Kinda semantics. Point is,it's designed to stop big plays. But his D's get more aggressive once the offense crosses the 50 for obvious reasons and getting even more aggresive as the offense approaches the red zone. The results speak for themselves. Very few teams have had the defensive success Pats have since 2000.

Any way you slice it the top 3 have been NE, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

 

[RobertWeathers]

TE3 doesn't have to be on the game-day roster... But without a FB anywhere in the building, there should be an NFL-caliber TE3 in it, at the very least to account for injuries... And no, having Sokol & Wydermyer on the PS does Not count...

Having that ilk of player in PS absolutely counts. If it doesn't why have a PS in the first place? A player gets hurt during the game, you play through it and activate the TE3 for the following week.