Is Belichick Really a Defensive Genius?
by dmstorm22 on Nov 16, 2009 3:22 PM EST
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Colts Ones (now, Manning is amazing, so maybe he is just better)
- 2003 - Pats lead 31-10, give up 24 points in roughly 20 minutes, need Goal-Line stand to win
- 2006 - Pats lead 21-6, give up 32 second half points to lose
- 2009 - Pats lead 31-14 after second play of fourth quarter, defense gets scalpled to the tune of 21 points
Other examples
- 2001 - Against mediocre offensive Pittsburgh team, Pats give up 14 second half-points in Title game
- 2001 - In the Super Bowl, they blow 17-3 lead
- 2003 - In the Super Bowl, they blow 21-10 fourth quarter lead against the Panthers, and need last minute field goal to win
- 2004 - In Title Game, gives up 24 second half points to make a once 24-3 game interesting.
- 2007 - In the Super Bowl, they give up 14 fourth quarter points, allowing Giants to drive the field in the last two minutes to win game.
Now, sure he has also coached some brilliant defensive performances in his career, like holding the '04 Colts to 3, and making Peyton have nightmares in '03. But, the list of second-half defensive breakdowns are staggering.
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The 2003 AFC title game is an aberration
and the reason for that is simply the amount of pass interference that went on that was NEVER called…
I really do not care if the Colts would have won that game or not, because the bottom line is that the Patriots got away with bloody murder the whole game and it was not called.
Argue it all anyone likes, there is visual evidence and it was overlooked…
by DevilsReject on Nov 16, 2009 3:42 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Fitness...
is probably the problem. It’s pretty exhausting out there. Look at the Dolphins game this year. The Colts were getting eaten for breakfast, then the Dolphins began to wear down.
The scheme only holds up as long as the player’s legs. I’m guessing it’s the main reason the Colt’s have a hard time with DTs—like Quinn Pitcock ahnging it up after a year and Cory Simon—the Colts destroy them and if they can’t keep up, they quit or are cut.
Defensive genius?
Are you kidding me. He’s a buffoon, pure and simple.
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