Originally posted by Joecool:
I hope Kyle has figured out how his offense was literally shut down for a quarter and a half by the Patriots. Although, Kyle is very tactical, his offense hasn't exactly been magical before last season. I've always been skeptical about offenses that heavily rely upon playaction (Kyle's and other very old school offenses) as opposed to those that rely heavily upon matchups (Walsh and Belacheat). Coaches who know how to set up and expose matchups are the ones whose offenses can excel in any game. Coaches who heavily rely on deception and PA eventually get figured out and the opponent stops getting fooled, which was what happened in the Super Bowl.
That's a tad bit misguided. It wasn't the X's and O's that lost that game...it was a critical injury to Freeman which Bellicheat exposed. Once their 3rd down back had to play every down and pass protect, they were screwed. They keyed in on him. He got virtually no yards rushing putting them in long yardage and blitzed at him forcing the fumble. And then penalties piled on big time putting themselves in predictable situations.
When Kyle said he rewatched the tape to review his own play calling, he wouldn't change anything...I believe him.
Key injury at a critical time, inexperienced player, penalties, turnovers, etc.
Kudos to Bellicheat for immediately seeing a weakness and attacking it.
