Atylla made a good point that I wanted to reiterate.
He said that Miami was built to combat NE's strengths, ie: getting pressure on Brady. NE has a very special ability to change up their offense, and they've destroyed both Miami and the Colts when they've gone run heavy. They can obviously shred you in the short passing game and hitting Gronk over the top.
This is going to be an interesting litmus test for us, and it could be a barometer for the entire season. Miami looks to have a DL that has historically given us problems with pressure up the middle and good edge pressure. Can we impose our will on the ground against Miami, and if not ,do we go to a quicker passing game like the last half of last year ?
I respect the hell out of NE's game plan, and I really wish we would emulate it more. If a team loads up to stop us, instead of just beating against that brick wall, we shred them throug the air, get our 10 point lead, then be able to bludgeon them on the ground. Especially against a team like Miami that has a weak secondary. NE historically attacks a team's weaknesses. Pete historcially likes to impose his brand of football on the other team. Both work, but with our skill position players and solid defense, we can actually do both.
He said that Miami was built to combat NE's strengths, ie: getting pressure on Brady. NE has a very special ability to change up their offense, and they've destroyed both Miami and the Colts when they've gone run heavy. They can obviously shred you in the short passing game and hitting Gronk over the top.
This is going to be an interesting litmus test for us, and it could be a barometer for the entire season. Miami looks to have a DL that has historically given us problems with pressure up the middle and good edge pressure. Can we impose our will on the ground against Miami, and if not ,do we go to a quicker passing game like the last half of last year ?
I respect the hell out of NE's game plan, and I really wish we would emulate it more. If a team loads up to stop us, instead of just beating against that brick wall, we shred them throug the air, get our 10 point lead, then be able to bludgeon them on the ground. Especially against a team like Miami that has a weak secondary. NE historically attacks a team's weaknesses. Pete historcially likes to impose his brand of football on the other team. Both work, but with our skill position players and solid defense, we can actually do both.