How to beat the Patriots.

[Fan01]

Tom Brady and the Patriots have the rep of being unbeatable.  Of Brady being smarter than any defense and along with Belicheat figuring out how to stomp a mudhole in the opposition.

 

I want to know specifically how we're going to beat them and why.

 

Here is my take.

 

1.  Pressure.  Brady does not do well with pressure up the middle especially.  We just happen to have a few guys that can collapse that pocket like there is no tomorrow.  Star is going to be key for this game and I love how they move CJ and the Kraken around on that line to get more pressure up the middle.  Look at teams that beat up on the Pats.  The Giants when their D-line was lights out.  The Jets earlier this season.

 

2.  Confuse Brady.  Brady is really good at reading a defense so we have to keep changing it up and I've seen us do that quite a bit.  I've seen a number of times where DE will drop into coverage when a LB blitzes or a safety.  We've got the talent to switch it up.  DE that can drop into pass coverage and not get their lunch eaten.   We don't have to get exotic we just have to get Brady to take that extra second and not give him the chance to figure out where to go with ball presnap.

 

3.  Control the clock and run the ball.  Can you guess who leads the NFL in time of possession?  Yep, we do.  Brady says on the bench and we pound their line with the run.  Anyone wanna guess who's 30th in the league in run defense?  Yep, the Pats.  Add in some Cam runs and make them account for him and it's going to get ugly.  Tolbert is going to hurt somebody (again) or D-lo is going to snap some tired defender's ankles.  

 

 

I think this is what it will take the be in the game and have a chance to win.  What makes me feel very confident is that this years Panthers are built for those things, especially 1 and 3.  

 

 

 

[Kevin Greene]

Watch Super Bowl XLII and XLVI.

 

We have the Defensive Line to do that.

 

Victory.

[teeray]

Just take care of the ball and force them to drive the length of the field and we will have a good chance to win.

[carolina-chuck]

(1) Pressure

(2) Confuse QB

(3) Control the clock

 

Yea, that's what we've been doing the whole season.

[Khaki Lackey]

Step 1: score more points than them

Step 2:

Step 3: victory

Step 4: profits

[MrBubba]

Double gronk

Play tight on wr, no five yard cushions

[DeeJay]

That's easy

 

Just show tom that picture of him in that silly halloween outfit

 

then tickle him.

[SurvivalSloth]

Sounds good to me.
 

Only thing that I would add is not making stupid mistakes on special teams like we did with that punt last week. NE is a team that can capitalize on a turnover like that. 

[Dash Global]

Those are ways to beat every QB and team.....

[bigskypanthersguy]

Quietly, I've been debating the possibility if next year is Steve and Tom's last season, since both are falling off the cliff.   Certainly hope not for #89's sake, but he's fallen pretty far from where he was and he'll always be my favorite Panther, but...you can't out-run Father Time or Death.

[SevenSixes]

I was watching NFL Matchup today and they specifically singled out #59 and showed when the TE he's guarding turns his head, Luke does it as well resulting in picks and breakups. I think Gronkz is going to have a tough night. Brady isn't going to have the time that he had during the Steeler game to pick us apart down field. 

 

I'll be interested to see how Ron and Sean defend the Pats three tight end sets, but I have faith in Thomas "the Terminator" Davis, and AJ "The Hebrew Hammer" Klein (forgive me if he isn't jewish, it's just too funny). Ron had the reputation of defeating Payton while he was at the Chargers, I'm expecting some of the same against Brody... 

[Archimedes]

1) Don't let them film your practice.

[FattyFatFat]

With a fuging baseball bat .

[CRA]

I don't think you confuse Brady...

I think you run and keep him off the field

When he is on the field.....you got to whip his OL and get to him before he is able to do what he wants.