Watch for the Turnaround Scheme
The Patriots ran the ball nine times when Monday night's game was "competitive." Why? Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniel knew that running on the Vikings would be a fool's errand. They weren't going to expend all their energy for minimal reward. So they whipped it all over the lot.
Sunday night, the Patriots find a favorable matchup for their rushing attack against the Colts. Indy's 31st in the league against the run and allowed 227 on Sunday to Denver.
Anticipate the Patriots handing it off more than 30 times Sunday night, maybe more. The goal is to move the ball, yes, but also to milk the clock and keep Peyton Manning where you want him. Watching from the sidelines.
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Ron Borges says in today's Boston Globe that the Vikings just aren't that good. Of course before the game, Borges, Boston talk radio, and every media blowhard jockeying for meal money was exclaiming this was going to be a "true test" and that the Pat's were finally "playing somebody." I'm guessing when they knock off Indy next week, we'll learn that the Colts "really aren't a very good defensive team" so racking up 30 points against them is "no real accomplishment."
Will any St. Anselm Hawks football players be drafted by the Patriots next year?
I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of play action passes and screens to go along with running and a balanced attack.
I was a bit surprised when Ron Borges referred to the current Patriots era as the "Belichick Dynasty". Strange admission from him.