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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.If it's windy at field level, then I'd say this will have an effect on the deep ball, fg's and kick offs.
We may get to see more from our rushing attack.
You're right. Whatever shot the Ravens had at having an offense just evaporated.
It's largely irrelevant to me. We're better downfield but who do you want throwing quick, short passes ? Boller or Brady. Whichever type of game we need to play Brady is better at every type of throw.Our deep threat sets up our short game. 25+ MPH winds are NOT good for us against a team with a strong front 7.
"According to the Elias Sports Bureau, among current N.F.L. stadiums, the highest field-goal percentage since 2000 is at Ford Field (87.4) in Detroit, then the Louisiana Superdome (87.1) in New Orleans and the Edward Jones Dome (85.7) in St. Louis - all climate-controlled paradises. The highest percentage at an open-air stadium since 2000 is at M&T Bank Stadium, the home of the Baltimore Ravens (fourth over all at 84.6 percent), which benefits from a relatively temperate climate."
Our deep threat sets up our short game. 25+ MPH winds are NOT good for us against a team with a strong front 7.
Just be sure to whine in the direction the Pats are moving.we're driving up for the game, so the weather being an equalizer will definitely apply if I join my wife in whining like a little beeeyotch at how cold it is.
NE is 11th in the league at offensive ypc. They are first in the league at run offense according to footballoutsiders.
Baltimore is 19th in the league at ypc and are 28th in footballoutsides' rush offense ranking.
Even if passing became completely impossible NE is still better offensively.
I will gladly eat crow if this game is tougher than I think, but everything points towards a game that NE has control over the final 30 minutes.
If it's windy at field level, then I'd say this will have an effect on the deep ball, fg's ....
Good point, but let's not get too fine. Remember that Heinz field is notoriously bad for field goals, and yet, Jeff Reed is a good kicker. The problem is that he's never kicked one more than 50 yards. So, my point was that when the field goal percentage at a particular stadium is good, it has to do with a combination of a good kicker, a decent field surface, and a field that is impervious to high wind conditions. M&T Bank Stadium has all of these. Heinz Field has only Reed. Since field goal kicks travel at a higher altitude than passes, any field with wind conditions that impact the passing game will tend to have a lower field goal success rate. There will not be a problem with passing due to high winds in the M&T Bank Stadium area on Monday night.That may be true but it's also an example of how stats can be misused and skewed easily. Half of all the FG attempts were made by the home team kicker ( Matt Stover) a guy who is extremely accurate. He's not been below 85% since 2001 so an accurate home team kicker can increase the successful percentages and is more a reflection of the teams kicking game, in this case, very good, versus the park itself......
The same logic explains Ford field with Jason Hanson being accurate and affecting the numbers....