Mazz22
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The media has to report on what is happening today. So far it’s been rough and looks disjointed. Most of them are saying to give it time but have concerns because Mac is in his second year and he has new coaches.I think this is something the media either doesn't know or doesn't care about. That every play the Pats run won't be a stretch run play action. There will be plenty of the plays we've run for years, and plenty of head-banging up the middle runs. Right now the O is practicing the new plays and it's easy for the D to focus on that.
We've got two fast outside receivers now and if the opposing D focuses too much on movement at the line of scrimmage, once in a while the D will get burned by a Thornton or Agholor getting behind them. It might only be once or twice a game, but how many long TDs will it take before the defense sticks a couple of safeties back there. my guess is one.
It's so mind boggling, all the hand-wringing that changing systems isn't seamless and it actually takes a lot of work to accomplish this.
This is exactly it. Like people (drivers or offensive tackles) are plug-n-play.
I mean it’s been 2+ decades and Bill is changing things up. Of course they are going to report on every detail.
I was listening to the radio today and a local guy was on, forget who, but he said the Oline is really talented but they want to get off the line and smash someone. This offense requires a lot of foot work so he was wondering if the guys up front are a good fit for the system. I think that is fair but again it’s very early and these guys are still trying to learn.