This is a new series I’ll be doing here called Pats Playbook in which I break down specific concepts the New England Patriots run. I’ve already gone over a bit on how New England combats zone coverage here and I’m going to do some more posts on that, but today I want to take a look at what New England does to defeat man coverage.
In order to chart these concepts, I watched every game from the 2018 season and a bunch of games from previous years.
Just to note, these concepts are not owned by New England; most teams in the NFL use these plays.