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01-22-2018, 08:56 AM #1
The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
Yes, great coaching and Elite GOAT QB play will win you games.
But every year, despite getting NO RESPECT, Edleman, Amendola, Hogan.... Someone makes an absolutely breath taking play to help the patriots win.
0/100 times our WR/ TE would make that last TD catch if We threw it in the same exact place. 3-18, 4-18... No problem, You know your Stud WR is going to be open by 5 yards.
We saw it from the Jaguars as well. Lee, Hurns et all made plays in the clutch
Coaches put you in position to win, but you still need playmakers. Playing "drain the clock and hope you come up with a miracle" isnt conductive in the NFL anymore.
Screw comp picks, find playmakers, spend for FA, stop screwing up the cap and play modern footballBurn it down
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Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
You mean you didn't see the way Brady elevated Amendola to catch that ball in the endzone by perfectly placing the ball 36 inches over his head?
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01-22-2018, 09:06 AM #3Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
Honestly, as I watched the post season games this year, I kept thinking of this board and other Ravens forums. Every time a WR leaped in the air and made a great grab, or a tightly contested catch, I thought to myself "a Ravens WR wouldn't have caught that and Ravens fans would blame Flacco for the the receiver having to jump or extend or whatever". The exact same passes people complain about Joe making are made by literally every QB, but most QBs have WRs that makes plays.
Can you imagine how fans would talk if Joe threw a pass like the game winner to Diggs vs the Saints? No Ravens WR would have caught that. Not one
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01-22-2018, 09:27 AM #4
Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
Burn it down
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01-22-2018, 09:33 AM #5Veteran Poster
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Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
It's not even all about the QB or the WRs to me. When I'm watching those games, I just marvel at the brilliant play calling and play design. Guys are schemed open; all the QB has to do throw the ball to receiver, and the receiver has to position himself correctly. The coaches take the players they have and put them in positions to succeed. "Oh, you're a one-trick pony, speedster? Ok, why don't you run a go route." "Oh, the last few drives haven't gone that well? Ok, why don't we run some naked boots, get our QB out of the pocket to shake things up a bit.
Ravens are behind the times offensively...This franchise is circling the toilet bowl of mediocrity waiting to be flushed.
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01-22-2018, 09:38 AM #6
Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
The scheme part is right, the eagles and pats have excellent coaches playcalling (so did Jax).
But there are still moments where the playmakers are simply making bad throws into touchdowns, and taking TFL's and turning them into 9 yard gains.
We're missing both
But the idea that Brady is out there throwing to a bunch of nobodies with no talent has always been a misrepresentationBurn it down
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Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
What really kills me is that they could have had Alshon on a 1 year deal like the Eagles did. Hell, they could have had Torrey who while I don't think is anything special by any means was making plays last night and is likely better than anyone we had. Both guys who were out there on the open market while we signed a run defender to a 50M contract and spent our paltry offensive allocation on Danny Woodhead.
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01-22-2018, 09:39 AM #8
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01-22-2018, 09:41 AM #9Legendary RSR Poster
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01-22-2018, 09:41 AM #10
Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
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01-22-2018, 09:51 AM #11Veteran Poster
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Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
Playmakers are important no doubt, but you can mitigate the lack of playmakers with proper design and play calling. The reason that the WCO exists today was to make up for the lack of offensive talent.
NE is a great example of scheming "nobodies" into guys that can make plays. Look at their players. No guy is doing what they're not good at or is put in a position that does not fit his strengths.
I mean look at the Ravens. When they had Boldin/Pitta/Jacoby/Torrey they wanted to run the AC. Now, they have BP/Wallace/Maclin/Campy/no real TE, they want to run a neutered version of the WCO? Tf?This franchise is circling the toilet bowl of mediocrity waiting to be flushed.
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01-22-2018, 10:07 AM #12
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Re: The patriots and other Playoff teams have proven you need playmakers
that was all tom brady and bilicheck.
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