Tical21
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In a desperation, goal-line pass play, the defenders have to sell out against the quick routes. If the guy you are covering runs an out, you jump it. If the guy you are covering sits down across the goal line, you jump it. There is no time to wait, you just go. If the guy you are covering runs a slant, you have to jump it. This is what I thought Butler's thought process was when he made the play. I thought he saw something quick coming, thought "Oh, burrito!", and jumped it out of desperation and made the pay of a lifetime.
Then it comes out shortly that the Patriots had been prepared for this play. Belichick knew and prepared his team for it. They had seen the formation before and it triggered their diagnosis of the play.
That's what I don't get. We seemingly run pick plays less often than anyone. Furthermore, I don't remember any examples of us running them at the goal line. So how did they know it was coming? Everybody in the world thought it was going to be a run, yet they're claiming they were anticipating the pick play.
The day before a game, teams do a walk through without pads. They always cover situational football, like 2-minute, 3rd down packages, and goal line. I'm certain that we had practiced and prepared to run this play in a crucial situation. We probably practiced it several times to make sure we ran it well. Did we possibly install this play in our goal line package in the two weeks leading up to this game? From this formation? And the Pats have been caught spying on walk-throughs before. And, oh yeah, it was during Super Bowl week.
We almost never run pick routes. (Am I wrong about this? Does anyone know?)
How did they know it was coming?
I'm sorry to bring this up now, it's just been eating away at me for months. How did they know it was coming?
Then it comes out shortly that the Patriots had been prepared for this play. Belichick knew and prepared his team for it. They had seen the formation before and it triggered their diagnosis of the play.
That's what I don't get. We seemingly run pick plays less often than anyone. Furthermore, I don't remember any examples of us running them at the goal line. So how did they know it was coming? Everybody in the world thought it was going to be a run, yet they're claiming they were anticipating the pick play.
The day before a game, teams do a walk through without pads. They always cover situational football, like 2-minute, 3rd down packages, and goal line. I'm certain that we had practiced and prepared to run this play in a crucial situation. We probably practiced it several times to make sure we ran it well. Did we possibly install this play in our goal line package in the two weeks leading up to this game? From this formation? And the Pats have been caught spying on walk-throughs before. And, oh yeah, it was during Super Bowl week.
We almost never run pick routes. (Am I wrong about this? Does anyone know?)
How did they know it was coming?
I'm sorry to bring this up now, it's just been eating away at me for months. How did they know it was coming?