Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt hoped New England’s offense would grow to be the most effective display screen workforce within the league.
Given the Patriots entered the season with questions on their offensive line and a operating again room of succesful pass-catchers, Van Pelt’s wishes made loads of sense. The short-developing display screen recreation, in principle, would assist the Patriots transfer the ball by means of the air and counteract the opposing move rush.
Nicely, the Patriots will not be the most effective display screen workforce by means of three weeks.
The Patriots tried eight screens in three video games, per Professional Soccer Focus. They’ve accomplished six passes on these eight dropbacks and gained 61 yards. New England surprisingly grades higher on all different passing ideas, together with play motion.
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The largest win for the display screen recreation got here towards the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2. Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett threw a sidearm move to tight finish Hunter Henry, who gained 35 yards on the explosive play.
For many who aren’t mathematicians, which means New England’s different 5 completions on display screen passes totaled 26 yards (5.2 yards per completion).
Rhamondre Stevenson was blown up on a display screen towards the Cincinnati Bengals after middle David Andrews could not get out to dam linebacker Germaine Pratt. The Patriots would have had one other explosive play towards the Seahawks on a display screen to Stevenson, who had Michael Jordan, Layden Robinson and Andrews out in entrance of him. Nevertheless, Seattle defensive sort out Johnathan Hankins learn it completely and prompted Brissett to change his throw with the pocket collapsing.
Van Pelt known as a display screen to DeMario Douglas towards the New York Jets in Week 3 — a great way to get Douglas concerned — however the shifty receiver needed to work all the best way again throughout the sector simply to achieve one yard.
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New England to date has did not ship on the performs Van Pelt had excessive hopes for. However given the Patriots have an eye-popping 368 passing yards (!) — not eye-popping in a great way — maybe a heavier dose of mentioned performs may assist? Particularly contemplating the Patriots rank among the many worst within the league in pass-blocking metrics.
Issues will not get any simpler for the Patriots as New England travels to the San Francisco 49ers for a Week 4 recreation at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday.
