Durango53
09-26-2005, 04:30 PM
One defensive coach whose team has played the Patriots this season believes he's solved the mystery of who's calling the plays in New England. ''[Tom] Brady is running everything at the line of scrimmage," said the defensive assistant, who asked for anonymity. ''In our game, he ran about 70 percent of their offense at the line of scrimmage. ''They give him a bag full of plays and then they let him handle it. That doesn't mean their coaches don't have an influence. They still have to come up with the game plan and the plays they want to run in different situations. ''But in our game it was Brady who was calling things at the line, and why not? It's tough to get him in many rush schemes he doesn't recognize or a protection that makes him vulnerable. He's got more experience in that offense than most of the coaches coaching him. ''[Bill] Belichick doesn't even have a headset on, so how's he calling the plays? Smoke signals? If you think a 28-year-old kid [quarterback coach Josh McDaniels] is doing it, you don't understand much about Belichick. ''In our game, Brady came to the line with several play options given to him, I assume, by the game plan or from the sidelines. But it was Brady who was running things when he got over the ball. It seems to be working."
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/09/25/time_running_out_on_dillon?mode=PF
Love to see the QB calling his own plays.....
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/09/25/time_running_out_on_dillon?mode=PF
Love to see the QB calling his own plays.....