If you were Belicheat, how would you prepare?

[Mike in Horseheads]

"Take the team to the Seneca Niagara Casino to get some free booze and free smoke to toughen up the lungs and ears maybe a few "tips" from the blackjack dealer a old friend. Head over to Canada and let the team "sleep it off" on the 5 hour wait to check out who these guys on the bus are at customs. After only losing a few players head to The Canadian Ballet in Ft Erie to get some culture. After some good exercise at the side shows and lots more smoke and drinks head for the Peace Bridge to "sleep it off" waiting for customs. after a few more who can't cross the border (Arron Hernandez said no problem) settle down in the Hotel. Go get them team! We'll meet at the bus at 11am Sunday"

 

Yup... wishful thinking but the hoodie is arrogant...Go Bills!

Edited August 27, 2013 by Mike in Horseheads

[BuffaloBillsMagic1]

Belicheat will try and stop our running game with stuffing the line and utilizing run blitzes, 9 in the box, etc.

[Buffaloed in Pa]

If you were the Patriots, how would your game plan be different if you faced Manuel as opposed to Tuel?

Same as he always does against us. He seems to own us.

[3rdand12]

create deception and overthink it. play the run. bring 3. throw against any corner.

Play action. pistol . hard counts.

deception.

His play calling might be focuse on the QB and the CBs

But..

We are going to kick those bastardos derriers into the folowing Sunday.

Book it . They have no idea what is coming at them I can almost hear Hackett giggling to himself already , while Pettine works out on some hooded jacket dummy with a patriots logo

[Nick the Greek]

Same as he always does against us. He seems to own us.

HA! I was gonna say the same thing. Only 1 loss in 10 years, gotta like those odds.

[BillsFan-4-Ever]

Start Tim Tebow

[Dean Cain]

Tuel throws a good deep ball, play cover 2 and force Tuel to make the short dump off. I don't think the gameplan changes much given Manuel & Tuel can both run. Tuel has a surprising 4.6-4.7 40 time.

[BUNCH OF MULARKEY]

Stop at Darien lake and buy Marcia a water park pass

[Dr. Fong]

I'd order some pizzas, pop in the new Madden, and enjoy my week off.

[iinii]

Call his bookie, load up on the Pats, read something on the best seller list and think about how to get his boss's ring back from Putin.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

First play of bills offense should be a bomb to goodson straight down the sideline. The pats will stack the box and see if spiller can run through a few guys

 

I like it!!! .....except who the fug is this Goodson guy? Can he play?

[Just in Atlanta]

This is a depressing question on multiple levels.

[BigPappy]

If you were the Patriots, how would your game plan be different if you faced Manuel as opposed to Tuel?

 

I ask this question in all serious-nous not to be rude, condescending, or sarcastic; and the question is....Are you kidding me? How do you plan for a team no matter how you look at it is starting a rookie QB, WR's with little or no experience except for stevie and a suspect O'line. If I am Belicheat I tell my guys to take Thursday and Friday off and show up Sunday around 2 or 3 PM and we should be good for a W. I really hope I am wrong and The Bills from PS games 1 and 2 show up, but given the last 48 hours, I just don't see that happening.

 

BigPappy

[D Rock]

Doesn't really matter who is at QB. Pats will be plan accordingly and most likely leave with a 'W'.

[rcatty]

Must have ball control. Keep the ball out of Brady's hands. Run the ball, and develope a good push from our offensive line. Be prepared for exotic blitzes that will attempt to confuse and fluster Tuel. Rely on quick, "west coast offense" type pass plays that are difficult to defend. Our slot receiver must have a good game. Keep an extra back in the backfield for blocking. Avoid hurry up offense and 3 and outs. The latter will fuel Brady, and quickly tire our defense.

On the defensive side, you have to hurry and disrupt Brady. We will need Petine to be sharp with his blizt disguises. As always, when defending Brady his slot and tight end receivers are Bill killers. Slow them on the line.

[tennesseeboy]

Sounds like a plan. We will be kind the Anti-bills for this game. Slow paced. possibly two tight end and using a blocking fullback...slow it down and eat the clock.

[maddenboy]

Must have ball control. Keep the ball out of Brady's hands. Run the ball, and develope a good push from our offensive line. Be prepared for exotic blitzes that will attempt to confuse and fluster Tuel. Rely on quick, "west coast offense" type pass plays that are difficult to defend. Our slot receiver must have a good game. Keep an extra back in the backfield for blocking. Avoid hurry up offense and 3 and outs. The latter will fuel Brady, and quickly tire our defense.

On the defensive side, you have to hurry and disrupt Brady. We will need Petine to be sharp with his blizt disguises. As always, when defending Brady his slot and tight end receivers are Bill killers. Slow them on the line.

 

Lets put Stevie in the slot, then.

 

Woods and TJ outside.

 

Best thing about Tuel is that he prefers to look downfield first. And yes, I know NE has the best secondary in the league (cough), so lets be aggressive. Attack.

[YoloinOhio]

Doesn't really matter who is at QB. Pats will be plan accordingly and most likely leave with a 'W'.

If they run the ball on us, this is true. It makes no difference who we play at QB if are never on offense and behind by 21 points before we finish our first order of nachos.

[Gugny]

Doesn't really matter who is at QB. Pats will be plan accordingly and most likely leave with a 'W'.

This is a phenomenal post. The detail. The granularity. The minutia. Thank you, D Rock.

[Jauronimo]

Whether it be EJ or Tuel, with a rookie QB starting his first game, I expect the Pats will stack the box, focus on stopping CJ, bring blitzes early and often, and force the young QB to hang in the pocket, make quick reads and burn you with the big play.