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Episode 41 of The Scho Show is here for your listening pleasure. In this episode, Mark Schofield breaks down four plays from Sunday afternoon’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles. These plays highlight how the New England Patriots’ defense was able to take away what Carson Wentz wanted to do on offense. From Kyle Van Noy taking away a wheel route, to Ja’Whaun Bentley sinking under a route to Zach Ertz, and through the secondary just taking away options, the New England defense was on point.
In the first half of the show these four plays are discussed in detail:
In the first half of the show I break down four examples of NE limiting the Philly passing game. Here is the first play, with KVN running step-for-step on a wheel route to the RB: pic.twitter.com/g4hlMd1tSU
— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) November 20, 2019
On the next play the Patriots bracket the TE, and Wentz has to go to a subsequent read, with Matthews working against Gilmore. A matchup New England was probably happy with: pic.twitter.com/ns2dYuJOqM
— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) November 20, 2019
Here is the sack/fumble before halftime. Wentz looks to Ertz first but Bentley does a good job getting into the throwing lane. Wentz pulls the ball down, and... pic.twitter.com/D3hIi9h2Vj
— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) November 20, 2019
Finally a 3rd and 8 from late Q3. Gilmore on Ertz, DMC in a robber technique, and really no good options for the QB: pic.twitter.com/3QiWj0GOU8
— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) November 20, 2019
Then, the Roman senator himself, Michael J. Kist, returns to do a post-mortem on the show. He talks about things from the Eagles’ perspective and shares outsider insight on Tom Brady, the state of the Patriots’ offense and where New England might be headed.
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