My call is Special Teams.
1st Playoff Game - Defense
2nd Playoff Game - Offense
At New England, I am going with Special Teams come up big against New England.
2 Turnovers will happened in the game.
Brady throws 1 pick.
How jacksonville responds to the 21 and 22 personel
They have allowed 9+ ypa and 100+ passer rating
This is basically formations without 3 wr
SF ran 70% or so of thier plays out of those formations
I think Telvin Smith and Myles Jack will be huge factors.
The Pats throw a lot of short stuff. Whether closing down the passing lanes, assisting in covering Gronk, covering RBs out of the backfield or pursuing from inside out to tackle receivers catching bubble screens, these guys have to be active and create a turnover or two and minimize gains.
(01-18-2018, 05:35 PM)Bullseye Wrote: [ -> ]I think Telvin Smith and Myles Jack will be huge factors.
The Pats throw a lot of short stuff. Whether closing down the passing lanes, assisting in covering Gronk, covering RBs out of the backfield or pursuing from inside out to tackle receivers catching bubble screens, these guys have to be active and create a turnover or two and minimize gains.
This right here and a thousand times this.
I think many are sleeping on New England's defense vs Bortles. There are a lot of no-names and they aren't the most talented defense but Belichick and Patricia do an excellent job scheming the talent they have and putting them in positions to be successful. They are especially good at keep teams out of the end zone and making them settle for FG's.
In all likelihood, Brady and the offense probably score some points. The offense will need to find a way to keep up.
(01-18-2018, 11:43 PM)BuffaloRush Wrote: [ -> ]I think many are sleeping on New England's defense vs Bortles. There are a lot of no-names and they aren't the most talented defense but Belichick and Patricia do an excellent job scheming the talent they have and putting them in positions to be successful. They are especially good at keep teams out of the end zone and making them settle for FG's.
In all likelihood, Brady and the offense probably score some points. The offense will need to find a way to keep up.
I think this is accurate.
I know this defense is not as talented as they Seymour/Wilfork/Law/Milloy defenses of the early aught years.