What is your preferred offensive style?

[Simpelton]

Not intended to do more than simply ask, if you had to pick an offensive identity for the Patriots, and talent wasn't an issue, what style do you prefer. Something more like the Rodgers/Manning style air game? A heavy smashmouth rushing attack with the QB playing second fiddle like we did in 2001? The possession based discipline focused game we played in the early dynasty? Something more fluid like the RPO/Run-and-shoot/triple option that requires a very athletic QB? Or something else?

Simply put, which do you like watching better?

 

[archstanton543]

 

[upstater1]

When Manning adopted the possession game he became lethal and won.

Two years ago Daboll installed the possession game in Buffalo, and Josh Allen became unstoppable.

Daboll left, they went to a more downfield passing game, and they stunk. That OC left, they installed a Daboll guy, and they became good again.

Mahomes went to a possession game this year, and although it wasn't a great as the Tyreek Hill years, they were effective enough to control the game and win.

While the Patriots had a great possession game, they aired it out when Randy Moss was here. When you can get points quickly, do it. But relying on that is fool's gold.

The benefit of a possession game is that you keep the ball away from the other team, and you wear out the opposing defense so that you become much effective in the 2nd half. A good analogy would be body blows early in a boxing match. You also force the defense to cover the entirety of the field and make space to limit turnovers.

 

[turkeyneck]

Give me Fairbanks' Patriots w/ Grogan.

 

[Pats1971]

Not intended to do more than simply ask, if you had to pick an offensive identity for the Patriots, and talent wasn't an issue, what style do you prefer. Something more like the Rodgers/Manning style air game? A heavy smashmouth rushing attack with the QB playing second fiddle like we did in 2001? The possession based discipline focused game we played in the early dynasty? Something more fluid like the RPO/Run-and-shoot/triple option that requires a very athletic QB? Or something else?

Simply put, which do you like watching better?

The offense that has the ability to do many styles for different situations Like we had for years. There is no right style, there is a right style for every game. If you are a run run run team and they stop your run, guess what happens? You have to be flexable enough to change even during a game. Brady and the offense had that ability to do that.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Preference is smashmouth football and a punishing defense

With that said i've never seen more enjoyable units to watch than the 1989 and 1994 49ers. Closest thing to art on a football field.

07 Pats were up there but those 9er teams mixed the run and pass better.

 

[Fixit]

Points.

 

[PatsFan2]

Smashmouth Play Action on First downs.

 

[Simpelton]

The offense that has the ability to do many styles for different situations Like we had for years.

Which is why I declined to limit people to 1 choice. But there's gotta be an style you have the most fun watching when it works.

 

[TB12TheGoat]

2014-2018 Pats was my favorite. absolutely lethal in the playoffs. 2014 AFC divisional-2018 AFC championship game they were really only “stopped” once and that’s because Stork was tipping the snap count. they scored:
35
45
28
27
18
34
36
34
35
24
33
41
37

their 2 lowest scoring games (18 and 24) required Stork tipping the snap count and Gronk getting knocked out of the game in the 1st half

 

[Steve102]

Smashmouth Play Action on First downs.

What? No way. Someone logged in under your name.

 

[PatsFan2]

What? No way. Someone logged in under your name.

 

[Steve102]

I want to morph into whatever the opposing defense can't do.

 

[vicspats]

Tiger Style ..

 

[Stu Pidassle]

The offense that has the ability to do many styles for different situations Like we had for years. There is no right style, there is a right style for every game. If you are a run run run team and they stop your run, guess what happens? You have to be flexable enough to change even during a game. Brady and the offense had that ability to do that.

One dimensional offenses can be stopped in the playoffs when facing good defenses executing gameplans created to take away what the team does best. The other side of the coin is that balanced offenses can game plan against the other teams weaknesses on defense. Pass the ball to score points, run the ball to kill clock and wear out the other teams defense. I used to love it when the Pats got a lead and just fed the ball to Clock Killin' Cory Dillan for the win.

 

[TheRainMaker]

The 1998 Vikings, 1999 Rams and 2007 Patriots.

Loved the late 90's Pats offense when Bledsoe, Martin, Glenn, Jefferson and Coates were all on the field.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Points.

Per Madden more points than the other team.

 

[Brotherblues]

Smash, grind, sling, dawggy, whatever style racks up the points.

 

[Hyped]

**** smashmouth even if it works...

I like bombs away, baby!

Remember week 1 of the 2007 season when Moss out ran 3 DB's for a long bomb? That was freaking awesome!

 

[Steve102]

**** smashmouth even if it works...

I like bombs away, baby!

Remember week 1 of the 2007 season when Moss out ran 3 DB's for a long bomb? That was freaking awesome!