Great game plaing by the coaches

[ciscoholgate]

Yesterday I saw some things that they changed to get a W. One of the most noticable things was lining up Vontae on Moss for most of the game. We always hear how the CBs never switch sides, but for this game, they lined up our BEST CB on Moss all day. They also gave Vontae the appropiate help and didn't let Moss tear us up like usual.

I know Welker had a huge game, but sometimes you have to pick your poison and I much rather have Welker get 160 yards and no TDs than Moss having 100+ and 2 TDs like he has done many times before to us.

That play by Aiken was very discouraging to me. It was about as close to offensive PI as you can get. If you go back and watch that play, you can see Aiken put his left hand on Sean's left shoulder just as he is preparing to jump and holds him down. I still think Sean should have made that play, but it was very close to being PI by Aiken.

All year I have seen NE's secondary get torched and I am glad the coaches finally decided to attack a team's weakness rather than trying to run on a very good run stuffing team. They must have worked on this all week and I really liked the unbalanced line they showed in the game on passing plays. I really think it caught the Pats off gaurd a little and it showed because Henne had all day to throw.

I know these coaches have taken a lot of heat recently (including from me), but they deserve recognition for a great game called against the Pats. Sparano had our guys ready to go and I think his "suggestions" to Henning about the play calls really made a difference. the loss to Buffalo was a tough one, but any team in any week can beat another and that has happened quite a bit this year. If you're still flamed about the loss to Buffalo, just think how the Steelers fans feel after their Super Bowl winning coach lost to the likes of Oakland and Kansas City.

Here's to another great coached game this coming week and for the rest of the year! Go PHINS! :up:

 

[Dajesus]

I agree it was great. Losing the wild cat was also huge part of a great game plan.

I do have to complaints about the game plan though. First was how little Wake was used. JT seems to have a hit a wall, and we have not really seen him since the 2nd Jets game. Anderson and Wake need to be used a lot more.

I was also swearing at the TV in the 4th quarter for completely forgetting the run. Most of all with 5 minutes left when we had to punt. Luckily the defense came up big and forced a 3 and out, but that could have cost us the game. We had the Pats d dead tired, and set them up by passing on 1st down all game. I would have liked to see Ricky getting the ball on 1st down late in the game.

At the end of the day though it worked out. I have been a fan for 25 years, and this Pats game and the 1st Jets game this year have been two of the most exciting regular season games I have seen. I thought I wasted $300 on Sunday ticket when we were 0-3. No matter what happens from here on out they made this a great season since the 0-3 start, and captivated me enough to drop another $150 on a Davis and Henne jersey.

 

[ciscoholgate]

I agree it was great. Losing the wild cat was also huge part of a great game plan.

I do have to complaints about the game plan though. First was how little Wake was used. JT seems to have a hit a wall, and we have not really seen him since the 2nd Jets game. Anderson and Wake need to be used a lot more.

I was also swearing at the TV in the 4th quarter for completely forgetting the run. Most of all with 5 minutes left when we had to punt. Luckily the defense came up big and forced a 3 and out, but that could have cost us the game. We had the Pats d dead tired, and set them up by passing on 1st down all game. I would have liked to see Ricky getting the ball on 1st down late in the game.

At the end of the day though it worked out. I have been a fan for 25 years, and this Pats game and the 1st Jets game this year have been two of the most exciting regular season games I have seen. I thought I wasted $300 on Sunday ticket when we were 0-3. No matter what happens from here on out they made this a great season since the 0-3 start, and captivated me enough to drop another $150 on a Davis and Henne jersey.

I think Wake has been amazing this year. The guys has some great skills as a pass rusher. I do expect to see him on the field more as the season winds down. He gets to the QB on almost every play.

I agree, JT and JP are not what they once were. That said, they still play well enough to provide good pass rush once in awhile and more importantly have been solid versus the run. The only concern I have about Wake playing full time is if he can shed a 320+ lb RT and set and edge. When he can do this, he will be a starter.

I'm gonna get me a Chad Henne jersey this offseason. Christman made my wallet shrink getting stuff for my wife and son.