Quote:We tried that one time in the Del Rio era.   We rushed 3 guys and dropped 8 into coverage, and the ball never hit the ground.  Brady was 26 out of 28 against us that day.  

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=280112017

 

So... no.  

 

I remember that game well.  And it was frustrating to watch...

 

But I wouldn't poo poo the idea of just rushing 4 and playing man to man, with double teams on Gronk.  I honestly think, with Poz and Telvin, we could reduce those short yardage gains to 3-5 yards and stall out thier drives.

 

Getting the ball out in 2 seconds...  Pressure will never get there in time.  He'll just nickel and dime us down the field if we blitz.  Best to cover well and hope our front 4 can get a push up the middle...

 

That's how I'd do it.   Yes, blitzing is important as well, I'm not saying abandon the blitz.  I just think we should press the WRs, double up Gronk, and spy the RBs...  Brady is a Checkdown master, but it's still just checkdowns, we really should be keying on that.

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