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Reiss breaks down gap control

Email|Link|Comments (3) Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff December 4, 2008 06:23 AM

FOXBOROUGH -- The Globe's Mike Reiss breaks down gap control in the Patriots' defense and illustrates why the team struggled to stop the run to the right side -- particularly with the absence of defensive lineman Ty Warren -- in Sunday's 33-10 loss to the Steelers.

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Mike, I'm loving these X's and O's videos, but have a question for you. What's the answer to this? How could we have defended this play differently, in your opinion?

Posted by Ben December 4, 08 08:16 PM

Hi Ben. This was one where Wright and Vrabel could have won their individual assignments. It looked to me like the linebackers, Guyton and Mayo, also got caught up inside and perhaps one of them missed an assignment.
--Mike

Posted by Mike Reiss December 4, 08 11:22 PM

These are great resources! Please have a place on the Globe website where we can see all your videos on formations. They help us understand football in general and the Patriots in particular.

Posted by David Elliott December 5, 08 01:23 PM

DO NOT HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON MORE THAN ONCE!

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