Clayton says Brady won't see much Blitzing
Schaeffer
the Rams to beat the Pats by 22 (42-20) in SBXXXVI.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/preview02/columns/clayton_john/1423799.html
excerpted from article:
Brady had only 32 pass plays out of 264 completions that went longer than 20
yards, only 11 in the final five regular-season victories. The more
coordinators study the Patriots, the more they realize that blitzing them is
inadvisable. So teams likely won't blitz Brady much this season.<SNIP>
<SNIP>"I think Charlie Weis is one of the best; he has great schemes,"
Thomas (Miami LB Zach Thomas) said. "You can't let your guys up front go.
You just have to be patient. When Charlie was with the Jets, it was so tough
to watch and practice because they will run the same plays but they would do
them from so many different formations. You don't get tendencies."
So if you can't blitz the quarterback, you have to be physical against the
receivers. Brady will throw in front of zones in front of defenders. Those
defenders have to hit the receivers and try to force turnovers.<SNIP>
The respect dealt in this article didn't simply seem like lip-service. It
would appear that the receiving corps is going to be getting a little more
attention though.
Schaeffer
Jupiter
so they hope.)
I'm sure Weiss knows this though. Have you noticed that he and BB are
always a few moves ahead of what the opposition is going to do? I liken
them to really good chess players. They are not static. Whatever the other
guy game plans for us better be really creative and not based upon last
year's tendencies! ~J