Bob_the_Destroyer
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Belichick is maybe the best coach ever at scouting and game planning, On defense, he usually focuses on taking away two or three key things from the opposing offense.
What do you anticipate the Patriots will do on defense?
IMO, the New England defense will likely:
1. Stack the box against the Seahawk run, including the read option. When Belichick stacks against the run, he really commits to it.
2. Use Jamie Collins to spy/shadow Russell Wilson. Collins is an athletic 25 year old linebacker with 4.5 speed. He had 116 tackles this past season. Collins might be the fastest and most athletic player we have seen assigned to stop Wilson from running,
3. Try to take away Doug Baldwin with Revis blanketing him the entire game. Revis is a cerebral player and will know all of Baldwin's and all of Wilson's tendencies - as much as any CB Baldwin and Wilson have ever faced (except Sherman in practice.). Losing Paul Richarson leaves us very thin. Kearse, Luke Willson, Ricardo Lockette are our other receivers. The Patriots would love to force us into using Lockette and Willson as our main receivers. Kearse is going to need a big game. Marshawn will need to catch some passes. Baldwin is cerebral too and will have to figure out ways to trick Revis.
Having said all that, *if* the Seahawks utilize Wilson's mobility, running and deception as key weapons in their offensive game plan, both he and Lynch should have huge games and the Seahawks should win. If Collins shadows Wilson, it should open something else up. I am not sure, however, that they will let Wilson loose early in the game, choosing instead to play very conservatively on offense hoping for a low scoring , low turnover risk, defensive battle.
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What do you anticipate the Patriots will do on defense?
IMO, the New England defense will likely:
1. Stack the box against the Seahawk run, including the read option. When Belichick stacks against the run, he really commits to it.
2. Use Jamie Collins to spy/shadow Russell Wilson. Collins is an athletic 25 year old linebacker with 4.5 speed. He had 116 tackles this past season. Collins might be the fastest and most athletic player we have seen assigned to stop Wilson from running,
3. Try to take away Doug Baldwin with Revis blanketing him the entire game. Revis is a cerebral player and will know all of Baldwin's and all of Wilson's tendencies - as much as any CB Baldwin and Wilson have ever faced (except Sherman in practice.). Losing Paul Richarson leaves us very thin. Kearse, Luke Willson, Ricardo Lockette are our other receivers. The Patriots would love to force us into using Lockette and Willson as our main receivers. Kearse is going to need a big game. Marshawn will need to catch some passes. Baldwin is cerebral too and will have to figure out ways to trick Revis.
Having said all that, *if* the Seahawks utilize Wilson's mobility, running and deception as key weapons in their offensive game plan, both he and Lynch should have huge games and the Seahawks should win. If Collins shadows Wilson, it should open something else up. I am not sure, however, that they will let Wilson loose early in the game, choosing instead to play very conservatively on offense hoping for a low scoring , low turnover risk, defensive battle.
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