Game breakdown: Bucs 30, Patriots 28 – Extra Points – Boston.com

Great stuff from Bedard, the most thorough breakdown you’ll find.

I really found it interesting how the Bucs were throwing so much disguised blitzes, ones that the Patriots can be sure to see from teams like the Jets. These can be some of the toughest plays for the o-line to block, so it was almost like Greg Schiano was doing us a favor to get us ready. The Patriots don’t show anything in the preseason so it is a little strange for a team to be advertising their blitz concepts already. So, the line really didn’t do too badly. From Bedard:

This unit was far better than it appeared on television, especially when you consider they had to handle nine blitzes, including four with six rushers and one with seven. Only eight of the 11 total QB pressures (sacks, hurries and knockdowns combined) were on the line.