Comments on: Introducing The Turning Point http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/ New England Patriots Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:51:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3539 Dave Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:52:39 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3539 "You guys and Mike Reiss are about the only things worth reading these days - thank you for existing." AMEN TO THAT DON!!! Tyler GREAT stuff and can't wait to read more of this! If possible I would love to see Rudi's idea incorporated into this. Thanks! Dave “You guys and Mike Reiss are about the only things worth reading these days – thank you for existing.”

AMEN TO THAT DON!!! Tyler GREAT stuff and can’t wait to read more of this! If possible I would love to see Rudi’s idea incorporated into this. Thanks!

Dave

]]> By: ben http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3535 ben Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:36:51 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3535 Top notch. Top notch.

]]> By: Rudi http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3534 Rudi Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:44:18 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3534 Awesome stuff Tyler. I love the formation info. I'm sure you'll have even more insight when the bullets start flying for real, but one suggestion I have is to add some focus on the personnel groups along with the formations. Playing a "vanilla" defense is one thing, but if you've got 4 DBs playing against a spread with 3 WRs then there's going to be a hole somewhere matchupwise no matter how exotic the scheme is. These Pats teams have been great at staying out of those types of situtions, or turning them to their advantage, but that of course gets missed in realtime when announcers ...aw, I'm too tired to think of a good shot at that incredibly crappy NFLN crew. Makes me long for the days of Kermit the Gumbel with his sidekick the pez dispenser. More to the current point, if the Pats did stick with the base 3-4 personnel there would be an argument that it wasn't just the multiple looks that confused them. There could also be some element of a slower LB having more cover responsibility on a quicker WR type than you'd expect during the regular season. Awesome stuff Tyler. I love the formation info. I’m sure you’ll have even more insight when the bullets start flying for real, but one suggestion I have is to add some focus on the personnel groups along with the formations. Playing a “vanilla” defense is one thing, but if you’ve got 4 DBs playing against a spread with 3 WRs then there’s going to be a hole somewhere matchupwise no matter how exotic the scheme is. These Pats teams have been great at staying out of those types of situtions, or turning them to their advantage, but that of course gets missed in realtime when announcers …aw, I’m too tired to think of a good shot at that incredibly crappy NFLN crew. Makes me long for the days of Kermit the Gumbel with his sidekick the pez dispenser.

More to the current point, if the Pats did stick with the base 3-4 personnel there would be an argument that it wasn’t just the multiple looks that confused them. There could also be some element of a slower LB having more cover responsibility on a quicker WR type than you’d expect during the regular season.

]]> By: Scott http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3533 Scott Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:03:50 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3533 Don, thanks for saying that. It means a lot to us to hear that kind of thing. Don, thanks for saying that. It means a lot to us to hear that kind of thing.

]]> By: LL http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 LL Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:01:28 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3532 This post sucks. I need stoooorrrryyyyliiinnneesss. Maybe next time instead of insightful commentary and analysis that is unmatched across the intertubes, you can complain about how little BB says in his press conferences. Try again. This post sucks. I need stoooorrrryyyyliiinnneesss.

Maybe next time instead of insightful commentary and analysis that is unmatched across the intertubes, you can complain about how little BB says in his press conferences.

Try again.

]]> By: Jason http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3530 Jason Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:47:39 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3530 Madden 09 is great. They made huge improvements from 08. A lot of the "gamers" don't love it because they made it more realistic so you can't just run streaks, heave it up there and burn the DBs for a TD every time. Madden 09 is great. They made huge improvements from 08. A lot of the “gamers” don’t love it because they made it more realistic so you can’t just run streaks, heave it up there and burn the DBs for a TD every time.

]]> By: Don http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3529 Don Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:44:35 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3529 Great stuff - much better than all the hand-wringing and "first-one-to-sound-the-death-knell-of-a-once-great-franchise" competition going in the msm. You guys and Mike Reiss are about the only things worth reading these days - thank you for existing. Great stuff – much better than all the hand-wringing and “first-one-to-sound-the-death-knell-of-a-once-great-franchise” competition going in the msm.

You guys and Mike Reiss are about the only things worth reading these days – thank you for existing.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 Tyler Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:09:00 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3528 Ha thanks fellas; if you have suggestions or see a mistake please give us some feedback. Jason I actually haven't tried '09 yet; how do you like it? We still have fun with '08 for the Wii whipping the remote around in Party Mode, etc. Have actually been playing Front Office Football a lot lately: http://www.solecismic.com/fof/index.php Ha thanks fellas; if you have suggestions or see a mistake please give us some feedback. Jason I actually haven’t tried ‘09 yet; how do you like it? We still have fun with ‘08 for the Wii whipping the remote around in Party Mode, etc. Have actually been playing Front Office Football a lot lately:
http://www.solecismic.com/fof/index.php

]]> By: Jason http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3527 Jason Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:39:58 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3527 Awesome. I loved it. And like Nate mentioned, I think the links to the formations will be really helpful. I know all the formations but it really helps highlight the small differences that show up. Hey Tyler, how are you liking Madden 09? Awesome. I loved it. And like Nate mentioned, I think the links to the formations will be really helpful. I know all the formations but it really helps highlight the small differences that show up.

Hey Tyler, how are you liking Madden 09?

]]> By: Scott http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/08/introducing-the-turning-point/comment-page-1/#comment-3526 Scott Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:31:35 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/?p=807#comment-3526 Just kidding, of course. Like Nate, I think I'm going to learn a lot from Tyler's column this year. Just kidding, of course. Like Nate, I think I’m going to learn a lot from Tyler’s column this year.

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