Interesting how Cover 1/2 and a more vanilla approach worked for us against PM but got us absolutely waxed @NE vs Brady. I don't think we'll see any surprises this weekend, we'll be playing man to man and blitzing the fuck outta Brady, or at least more than @IND.
I noticed that, too. They basically dared the Colts to run, and run they did. That hopeless Colts run on 3rd and 5 saved the day for us.
Our safeties have improved a lot since the last NE game. Leonard broke his leg a couple of days before the MNF game. We played coverage against NE in week 2 in the second half and them them out.
It looked to me like Peyton/their O was looing for the blitz the whole game and it not come. They tried a lot of quick slants and screens to the outside designed to counter our usual blitzes & overloads. Without the ball in the 2nd half they did not have time to make any adjustments. Great game plan.
Peyton Manning is better and he didn't. Rex won't use the same gameplan but I believe that he will be smart enough to have a good gameplan.
I certainly hope so. I don't care what plan they have,if they don't knock Brady around we lose. period.
I think it's going to be harder too but there's no doubt New England is going to keep trying to find those weak spots. How well they do that is one of those big keys of the game, right? I'm sure the Patriots will run it but I really think they continue to pass it as well.
