Tipping off the defense

[Acantha]

Unfortunately, due to my digust, I immediately deleted my recording of the game last night so this isn't going to be as specific as I would like it be, but:

 

There was a play last night that Edwards lined up, did his audible at the line, and the Pats defense all started shouting, "IT'S A RUN! IT'S A RUN". Sure enough, it was.

 

This had me thinking:

1. Are the audibles too simplistic? Are defenses going to be figuring them out before the end of the game? What about when we face them a second time?

 

2. Edwards really should have adjusted the call there.

 

Did anybody else hear this? If there's already a thread about it, please link me to it. With the hundreds of posts since the game, it's tough to search through.

[Doc]

What did they gain on the play?

[Stussy109]

I mentioned it in a crappy thread i started, but I think every time gunshy Edwards audibled, it checked out of a pass play to a run Play. I picked up on it by the start of the 2nd half. It became obvious and you could also read it in TO's fce when he would get the audible.

[Acantha]

What did they gain on the play?

I found it.

 

3 quarter 1-10-NE 28 (4:21) (No Huddle) 22-F.Jackson left tackle to NE 32 for -4 yards (31-B.Meriweather).

 

Edwards gets to the line and makes a call, then looks like he audibles out. Someone clearly shouts "it's a run" twice,and you see the LB's scoot up and attack.

 

EDIT: BTW, this play proves once again that Shouman is a huge liability when blocking.

[Doc]

That HAS to change. I remember in the first Bills-Dallas SB where Kelly was always snap the ball on 2 and Dallas picked-up on it and that's how they shut down the offense and knocked Kelly out.

[bowery4]

Well then it isn't that different than last year when any run play was a 5 second huddle and any pass 10-12 at least.