Comments on: Random Perspective On: The 2012 New England Patriots http://www.footballperspective.com/random-perspective-on-the-2012-new-england-patriots/ NFL History and Stats Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Warren Peace http://www.footballperspective.com/random-perspective-on-the-2012-new-england-patriots/#comment-757 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:24:08 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=1345#comment-757 In reply to Warren Peace.

So I think that the decrease in running back targets (and the increase in targets to tight ends) was absolutely a schematic change, and I think they are going to try to do the same thing again this year, until Ryan or somebody stops them. I don’t think there is any chance of them throwing 19% of their passes to Lloyd. Take 10% from him and give it to the tight ends, and we’re closer to what should actualyl happen.

]]> By: Warren Peace http://www.footballperspective.com/random-perspective-on-the-2012-new-england-patriots/#comment-756 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:19:46 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=1345#comment-756 There’s an article in Chris Brown’s The Essential Smart Football that makes the case that the Patriots 2011 offense was designed specifically in response to Rex Ryan’s Jet’s defense. They had been clobbering Brady, so the Pats went out and got two tight ends who create matchup problems, thus regaining control and making the Jets react to them.

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