Saturday, January 13, 2007

Beauty in the differences

Watching the two teams that won today, Indy and New Orleans, it is a study in contrast. Both of them make their money with very explosive offenses but they do it differently.

The Colts run the same personal on just about every play. They might substitute their halfbacks but that is about it. They use a TE who can also play a 3rd WR and their other TE can also play FB. Basically they use the same personal for like 80% of their plays. They run those 80% of plays from like four or five different looks and that is it.

The Saints are very different than that. They use like 10 different skill players, 1 RB, 2 RB, 3RB, 4B (it helps when you have two RB who can split out wide), 3TE, 4WR, 5WR, it is just crazy. They have four running backs to bring, three different TE, and five WR. Even with all of the different personal they run a variety of different formations and looks.

These differences yet similar success is what I really like about NFL football. Well I'm 1-1 for picks today yet both teams I wanted to win won. Tomorrow I will go 1-1 again if both teams I want to win would win. Go Bears and Patriots!

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