Brady6
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I was looking at some numbers and I notice that since the start of 2012 the Patriots are 15-0 when they have a running back rush for 75 or more yards. These are the games:
Ridley (11 games)
9/9/12 – 21 carries, 125 yards, 1 touchdown
9/30/12 – 22 carries, 106 yards, 2 touchdowns
10/7/12 – 28 carries, 151 yards, 1 touchdown
10/28/12 – 15 carries, 127 yards, 1 touchdown
11/11/12 – 22 carries, 98 yards, 1 touchdown
11/22/12 – 21 carries, 97 yards, 1 touchdown
12/23/12 – 18 carries 84 yards
1/13/13 – 15 carries, 82 yards, 1 touchdown
10/13/13 – 20 carries, 96 yards, 2 touchdowns
10/27/13 – 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 touchdown
11/3/13 – 26 carries, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns
Vereen (1 game)
9/8/13 – 14 carries, 101 yards
Blount (3 games)
12/22/13 – 16 carries, 76 yards, 2 touchdowns
12/29/13 – 24 carries, 189 yards, 2 touchdowns
1/11/14 – 24 carries, 166 yards, 4 touchdowns
I think the Patriots are often too inconsistent with the running game, and they rotate their backs too much to allow the runner to establish any momentum. I know that many were a fan of Blount, I was not, and it had very little to do with Blount, it was more about the detrimental impact it had on Ridley. We traded for Blount on the heels of Ridley having one of the best seasons of a Patriots RB ever, this did a number on Ridley’s confidence, and he ended up over bulking to attempt to be in the same size range as Blount, along with poor decision-making and ball security issues.
Now that is all in the past, but this team needs to rebuild Ridley, and we need to have a commitment to the run, otherwise Brady is going to take hits and eventually end up leaving the field on a cart. He cannot drop back to pass 50+ times on a weekly basis with that half ass offensive line in front of him. In addition, the best way to get an offensive line playing well is to get them blocking in the running game, it sets a physical tone, along with some of the linemen like Wendell who excel in the run game so it helps their confidence.
Ridley (11 games)
9/9/12 – 21 carries, 125 yards, 1 touchdown
9/30/12 – 22 carries, 106 yards, 2 touchdowns
10/7/12 – 28 carries, 151 yards, 1 touchdown
10/28/12 – 15 carries, 127 yards, 1 touchdown
11/11/12 – 22 carries, 98 yards, 1 touchdown
11/22/12 – 21 carries, 97 yards, 1 touchdown
12/23/12 – 18 carries 84 yards
1/13/13 – 15 carries, 82 yards, 1 touchdown
10/13/13 – 20 carries, 96 yards, 2 touchdowns
10/27/13 – 14 carries, 79 yards, 1 touchdown
11/3/13 – 26 carries, 115 yards, 2 touchdowns
Vereen (1 game)
9/8/13 – 14 carries, 101 yards
Blount (3 games)
12/22/13 – 16 carries, 76 yards, 2 touchdowns
12/29/13 – 24 carries, 189 yards, 2 touchdowns
1/11/14 – 24 carries, 166 yards, 4 touchdowns
I think the Patriots are often too inconsistent with the running game, and they rotate their backs too much to allow the runner to establish any momentum. I know that many were a fan of Blount, I was not, and it had very little to do with Blount, it was more about the detrimental impact it had on Ridley. We traded for Blount on the heels of Ridley having one of the best seasons of a Patriots RB ever, this did a number on Ridley’s confidence, and he ended up over bulking to attempt to be in the same size range as Blount, along with poor decision-making and ball security issues.
Now that is all in the past, but this team needs to rebuild Ridley, and we need to have a commitment to the run, otherwise Brady is going to take hits and eventually end up leaving the field on a cart. He cannot drop back to pass 50+ times on a weekly basis with that half ass offensive line in front of him. In addition, the best way to get an offensive line playing well is to get them blocking in the running game, it sets a physical tone, along with some of the linemen like Wendell who excel in the run game so it helps their confidence.