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Reply to "Nice article on our RBs & LaFleur's scheme use, from their perspective"

NE may have averaged 30 att/game, but they didn't run it 30 times every game. NE runs heavily against teams that can be run on, they pass heavily against teams that can be passed on. 1/3 of the games they ran the ball <25 times, 1/3 of the games they ran the ball >35 times. Belichick isn't locked into a delusion that you have to do anything but hammer your opponents weaknesses with everything you have. If you can't defend the run, he's going to run it 47 times like he did against Buffalo. If you can't defend the pass, he's going to throw it 43 times like he did against Indianapolis. Both instances the balance was way off. Take advantage of the situational football, spread the ball around to all of your playmakers, and don't get trapped in the idea that you have to play one scheme or one style of football on any given week. That's what MF needs to do to be successful. 

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