Part of the reason Belicheck was able to execute his plan is that without Kupp, the Rams really don't have a go-to guy in the passing game.
The other thing is that Belicheck figured out and banked on the fact that their techniques, the power, and aggressiveness of his D-line would physically dominate the Rams O-Line and that's EXACTLY what happened. BTW, whoever named the Rams O-Line as the best, didn't watch very much film.
Bottom line, the Pats figured they could win the battle vs the Rams O-line and they did handily...and as a result...they were winning the physical battles up front and if you do that the Offensive scheme almost doesn't matter.....and when you add a sophisticated blitz and pass defense scheme against a group that was missing it's go to WR...it was a real struggle for the Rams offense. It was great coaching by the Pats.
Compare the Rams to the Chiefs....there was no Tyreek or Kelce for the Rams...there was no Mahomes...it was an easier task for the Pats to defend the Rams.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2019 06:22AM by RamBill.
