Tight Ends:
* Aaron Hernandez -- 15 targets/13 catches (86.6 percent) - 221 yards
* Rob Gronkowski -- 6 targets/5 catches (83.3 percent) - 58 yards
When Brady throws to them: 18-for-21 - 279 yards - 2TD's 0 INT's
The Underneath Recievers:
* Julian Edelman -- 5 targets/4 catches (80.0 percent) - 14 yards
* Brandon Tate -- 9 targets/7 catches (77.7 percent) - 96 yards
* Wes Welker -- 24 targets/18 catches (75.0 percent) - 147 yards
When Brady throws to them: 29-for-38 - 257 yards - 3 TD's 0 INT's
Combining the rookie tight ends with the underneath guys who work the middle:
47-for-59 - 536 yards - 5 TD's 0 INT's ..
It's insane how there's always at least one of these guys wide ass open whenever you pause the film.
Brady's only been sacked 2 times the entire year - the one time the Jets got him was costly because he turned it over.
And about that one sack ....
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Watching the “all 22” coaches’ film, Dilfer was also able to see that Hernandez was wide open right before Jason Taylor’s late strip-sack of Brady, which sealed the win. “If he looked to Hernandez, the sack never would have happened,” Dilfer said. “He looks at Welker first. When they bracket Welker, his eyes should go right over the safety to Hernandez as second read. For some reason, Tom goes Welker-Moss, and gets hit backside. If he goes Welker-Hernandez, he throws it, it’s a touchdown. I watched it 10 times. Hernandez just smokes his guy off the line of scrimmage. Moss was blanketed.”
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It's really simple ... just play small ball and keep carving defenses up and using the wide open middle of the field to make those easy as pie throws.
In order to actually cover these guys - they'll have to leave Moss one on one with no deep safety help .. at that point - force it up all you want.
This passing game is a well oiled machine when Brady is off his fix and is just worried about hitting the wide open man.
And now we have little Danny Woodhead to run the ball in the spread!! Danny!! This is an offense right here.