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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.Kind of funny but (i'm a ravens fan) some of our fans are saying the best approach to containing the TE's is to have the LB's try to disrupt them at the line of scrimmage to keep them from getting downfield, give the interior pass rush time to do its thing.
I'm happy your cat has learned something useful.
That's completely understandable, as both approaches have been used throughout the yrs to offset the opponents' game.
I am sure that most defenses have been trying to disrupt our TE's off the line the entire year. That is obviously something they have seen many times before.
Leaving Gronk, Solder (used as a TE3), and Hernandez in to block an extra second or two will indeed limit some of their effectiveness as WR targets, but then again, I am sure that most of our opposition has been attempting to do that all year long.
It will come down to in-game adjustments on some level, but sometimes having that extra second can effectively help through his read progressions. There is still a good likelihood that he will find someone, as they tend to use the majority of shallow and intermediate routes.
This is a case where I believe last yr's playoff loss to the NYJ, and the 2 times they re-played the Jets this year will help...
My cat is completely useless... (No, I don't even have a cat)
You are a very good X and O analyzer. Did you see Brady getting rid of the ball in a much quicker approach on Saturday (at least in the first 2-3 successful drives)? Or did I just imagine this?
As many have already said, the hurry-up is the best tool to protect Brady. For starters, it greatly limits the number of blitzes, stunts, and exotic defenses the Ravens can call, because they have less time to communicate the calls and less ability to use special substitute packages. The more long-term, and I believe more important benefit, is that the pass rushers will tire and be much less effective as the game goes on. The only downside is the risk of running your O-line off their legs. I think the Pats have enough experience with the hurry-up to regulate the pace to match the O-line's conditioning.
Go no-huddle from the get-go and spread them out. What I've noticed is the faster the pace our offense go, the less effective the pass rush gets from defenses. Don't let the defense settle in.
The offense was in hurry up for the most part of the game. You could tell this was coming when Ocho didn't get any meaningful snaps.
I believe we'll be seeing more of the same on Sunday.
I don't remember if it was NFLN or the local MD station, but it talked about Ray Lewis in that 09 playoff game. It went into depth about how Ray Lewis knew all of Brady's playcalls, audibles, and cadences.
I'm sure the Cheatriots sent Lewis an in-depth analysis about the offense, and there was no espionage required to obtain that intel. Lewis being in our huddle and Rice being in the end zone all day meant our demise. That's the only time they've beaten us, even though we were ripe for the picking the game after Randy Moss left and we had no idea who Brady was going to throw to and in the 09 regular season when we were just a bad team.
This. I feel like the no-huddle has been our bread and butter all year. Defenses really don't have an answer.
Ravens are a good Defense but I would not list rushing the passer as one of their strong suits, its Suggs and ????????????????