Maybe Belichick is a great coach because he isn't afraid to learn new stuff. Patriots streamline play calling, speed up offense Here is the indepth article. I know some of you guys like stuff about the inner workings of the NFL. Pretty in depth.http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...s-power-one/nHTapuVnBOwfFlffwTrN6J/story.html The Patriots’ fast-paced offense gave the Broncos fits on Sunday. And simplifying the play calling was a big part of it. New England used one-word play calls for much of the game against Denver, taking what is ordinarily a mouthful that includes the formation, blocking scheme, direction on running plays or routes on passing plays and the snap count, and allowing the coaching staff and quarterback Tom Brady to communicate it all in an instant. Greg A. Bedard of the Boston Globe has a thorough look at how the Patriots’ offense ran on Sunday, and Patriots coach Bill Belichick says that his first season working in the NFL, under Baltimore Colts coach Ted Marchibroda in 1975, taught him how streamlined play calling can be advantageous for a fast-paced offense. “You learn to make words that are easy to say, one syllable and distinct,” Belichick said. “At the Colts, all our strong-side patterns were score, strike, sting, smash. And the weak-side patterns were whirl, whisk, wheel. And it was one word, usually one syllable, told everybody what to do [snaps finger].” Belichick also said he talked to Oregon coach Chip Kelly, who runs the fastest offense in college football, and Kelly gave him some tips about how to get 11 players all to know their assignments after hearing just one word. “I was interested to hear how he did it,” Belichick said. “I would say he expanded it to a different level and it was very interesting to understand what he was doing. Certainly I’ve learned a lot from talking to Chip about his experiences with it and how he does it and his procedure and all that.” Kelly, who turned down the Buccaneers job this year, runs an offense unlike anything currently used in the NFL. But Belichick knows there are concepts in Kelly’s offense that can be applied to the pro game. And the Broncos found out the hard way.
The Scary thing is my 10 year olds team does this. Granted thier playbook is very limited lol, but its simply a number and get to the line. After seeing all the problems both the jets and texans had in gettign plays in and to the line last night I would not be shocked to see more and more of this type of thinking in the NFL.
Agreed, it seems pretty basic to me and I'm surprised more teams don't already do something like this.
Good article. I wonder how long it will be until this really catches on in the NFL. I've never seen a pro team run the ball so much out of a no-huddle as the Patriots did on Sunday against Denver... it's pretty effective. Defenders were visibly gassed and could not keep up with it. If it does catch on, I bet that in 20 more years, 300 pound guys are going to be running 4.5s.
How much do you want to bet next game the Patriots make it obvious their calling "Whirl" and its a strong side pattern next week. I think there has to be a motive for Bill explaining how he did something instead of just saying he did it. The above is me thinking Bill is an evil genius
This is exactly why Belichick is a great coach. Surprisingly, there are very few real thinkers among NFL coaches. A few others are good managers and/or motivators, or have alot of talented players, but are pretty conventional beyond that.
