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The Ringer NFL Show

Ep. 71: Super Bowl Stats of Note, Possible Heroes, and Keys to Victory With Mike Lombardi

The Ringer NFL Show

The Ringer

Sports

4.04.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer's Robert Mays and Danny Kelly preview the Super Bowl and discuss the use of running backs in the passing game (3:15), the importance of play-action in the Falcons offense (12:20), Dan Quinn's history against the Pats (18:20), and a surprising possible MVP (26:30). Then, Mike Lombardi joins the show to discuss Belichick's likely initial game plan (28:45), stopping Julio Jones (34:00), and how the teams' roster usage and formational flexibility will be a key to victory (47:20). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.7

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0:26.4

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4:56.4

Come between here is do we want to use a lot of four wide or empty sets where we motion

5:01.9

Freeman and Coleman out in order to get the Patriots in situations they're not used

5:06.1

to while sacrificing our ability to run the ball because Atlanta wants to run to throw.

5:12.4

They want to use play action, all that kind of stuff.

5:15.4

And if you motion those guys out, if you use a lot of shotgun, you lose that ability

5:19.4

to have that outside zone look, be the basis of your offense to get to your passing game.

5:23.8

So I think them trying to split the difference of those two ideas of let's make sure we

5:27.8

get a ton of receivers on the field to keep New England's linebackers in coverage and

5:32.3

really make them chase the Coleman's and the Freeman's while not sacrificing our ability

5:36.6

to be who we are, which is an outside zone running team that likes throwing play action

5:40.7

off of that.

5:41.7

Yeah.

5:42.7

And that's exactly what it's all about.

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