The Patriots have to confuse Matt Ryan with different looks, and – this is key – make him hold the ball. He gets very nervous feet when his first read is gone, and that’s when he makes most of his mistakes, like bad balls. You need to get a push up the middle, because he likes to step up. He has more errant throws when sliding to left or right than stepping up in pocket.
For those who have heard be banging the interior pass rush drum for three years now, it looks like this week will be a true test of it. And it’s not something we’ve seen the Pats do particularly well yet this season.