Critical fail plays defense vs Patriots

[xwalker]

What are the rules about legal vs. illegal picks?

The Receiver can't intentionally get in the path of the DB.

 

[31smackdown]

The Phil Simms commentary is really just as annoying on those 2 Gronk plays. He basically calls out the pick play and the Gronk shove then lays more praise on NE and even says the Gronk did not commit offensive pass interference when he clearly shoves Jones out of the way.

I agree that they need to do some switching or play hard through the contact instead of dodging the picks. The problem with switch and zone is that someone will eventually confuse their assignment because that's also worked into NE's design. I like the man concept, but they need to get their hands on them off the line and slow down or throw off the pick timing.

 

[Iago33]

The predictability is a problem for the running game. It is almost always a run on 1st down. I recall once where they passed on 1st down and it then seemed obvious that they would run on 2nd down.

We ran on first down an inordinate percentage last year, too.

 

[Idgit]

What are the rules about legal vs. illegal picks?

Receiver has to be playing the ball, whatever that means. Probably a football move, relative to the ball, or something.