How Bill Belichick and the Patriots held the Rams to 3 points in the Super Bowl

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In my latest video breakdown, I wanted to see how the Patriots held the Rams to 3 points in the Super Bowl. We’ll cover:
1. Bill Belichick’s game plan
2. Front seven’s performance and how they took away the Rams’ zone running game
3. Coverage trends that Belichick used to counter Sean McVay’s scheme
4. Jared Goff's performance - Was it as bad as people thought it was?
Hope you enjoy the show!
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[@grenadiadrian]

Dismantling a high-powered Rams offense on the biggest stage. Just masterful.

[@YoungLiam74]

A Bill belicheck tradition

[@brazillo19]

And they did it on the road, away from Gellette Stadium.

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

@@brazillo19 well in all fairness, they've gotten all their rings outside of New England haha. One interesting tidbit about SB53, the Pats essentially had home field advantage. Apparently the crowd was mostly Patriot fans, as much of the merchandise sold was pro-Pats gear. Not to mention the Ram's fans (the few 'fans' they have in LA) would have had to travel thousands of miles to attend the Super Bowl, whereas the Pats didn't need to travel very far at all. Plus, as much as people "hate" Brady, Bill, Kraft, and the Pats Dynasty, there is no denying that their unparalleled success and constant contention has transformed them from one of the NFLs ridiculed basement dwellers to become the new "America's Team". Wow okay I wrote way too much, my bad haha TLDR: The Pats basically had home field advantage bc proximity to their home town and also they are the greatest and most popular team.

[@frankburn6312]

@@The.Kyle.Scott. and the Rams just moved to a new market. Folks in St Louis sure aren't routing for them and they're too new in LA

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

@@frankburn6312 yep.

[@Goldensphinx]

A big reason why the rams lost is because of their offensive line, the offensive line got destroyed the entire game and the pats defensive line dominated the line of scrimmage

[@HoustonsRealest]

big time dominated and it wasn’t even close they had no idea how to block twists stunts

[@darienford860]

Pat's had 6 men stack on the line

[@Nefarion90]

Ironically enough, Rams o-line was awarded the best offensive line of the year in NFL Honors.

[@Trepur349]

Which really surprised me. The Rams had a top 5 offensive line and the Pats had a bottom 5 one during the regular season. In the game it looked like the opposite was true.

[@JD-di6md]

If defense could play like this more often they would be 9/9 xD

[@davidsabillon5182]

Can the offensive line get some damn love! MVP was David Andrews, center for the Patriots. They'll never get credit but with out the line, there is no money throw by Brady and back breaking runs to seal the game.

[@ppumpkin3282]

That's like, I'd like to see a breakdown on how they neutrailzed Aaron Donald and Suh.

[@beastmode218]

Shit Thuney manned Donald 1v1 on that throw to Gronk. Love the Patriots "Minute Men" in the trenches

[@wastedingenuity]

Brady often acknowledge his OLine, and he has posted on his ig story about them as well.

[@samking2094]

Pats O-line always gets ignored because people love to make it out to be Brady doing it all on his own when in reality they have the best o-line coach and the most organized O-Line.

[@justincathcart1978]

Andrew's was a goddam beast!

[@andrewwalker9864]

I think one thing Gold left out is how the Patriots used the play clock 15 second mark to their advantage. He was close to seeing it but missed it. Belichick to advantage of Goff's inexperience by changing the defensive play when the play clock hit 15 seconds. When the play clock hits 15 seconds the radios in the helmet turn off. Belichick would show one defense and then switch and hide what he was really doing. Goff was just confused for most of the game. I also think you are a little harsh on the offensive side. It has been caught on tape on the Patriots side the OC slamming down his notepad pad and basically saying none of this is working we need to do something new. The OC would not say that b/c of bad effort on the offense. While I like the breakdown on the passing plays and the run Gold misses the nuance. Belichick is the greatest coach b/c he is a chameleon. He adapts to what he sees. Brady is the GOAT. Brady did what he had to do to win. I commend both teams for the defensive game plans installed. Both confused and frustrated both quarterbacks. Brady figured out more about what was going on than the Rams. Brady has 6 freaking rings. That is not to be remotely possible in the NFL and their idea of parity. I am not a Patriots fan on this. I grew up in Texas and I am a lifelong Cowboys fan, though it is hard being a Cowboys fan with JJ in charge. I grew up watching the Cowboys on Thanksgiving starting when I was 6. No. I recognize greatness and not afraid to admire, respect and honor what these guys have done.

[@Honestly__now]

It has nothing to do with who was in his ear or not and everything to do with last second deception. Looks like man then changes it. It has to do with preparation and the rams were not ready ... neither were the Pats till the end.

[@voobtoob]

@@Honestly__now McVay would tell Goff what the play was and who he should be throwing to... And BB/Flores would send in 2 plays. One to line up as and the other to change to after the 15 sec headphone shutoff. McVay had no answer for it. Goff had no idea what he was looking at and couldn't call protection or change the play after the 15 sec... The D plan of the Patriots was extraordinary and well executed.

[@stevenmentor]

great reply great sportsmanship much respect to this commenter

[@derikright9249]

@@Honestly__now Did you watch the video at all? He specifically mentioned they played man most of the season and playoffs and against the Rams they played mostly zone. How can you prepare for something that they don't normally do. They probably were prepared to go against mostly man coverage and were stunned when it was mostly zone.

[@derikright9249]

@@Honestly__now Also, like everyone is mentioning. It's touch when the defense changes 15 seconds before the snap.

[@patrickpilkington6241]

I’m a Patriots fan but, I LOVED this breakdown and the overall assessment of what this game was. Furthermore; I am thoroughly impressed with this kid’s football knowledge. I don’t even know where one begins to grasp this level of depth, intricacy and nuance for this complex game. I do not pretend to know much of what the intricate detailing of play calling all is or means but, this guy breaks it down perfectly. Well done. I’m officially a subscriber to this channel!

[@justincathcart1978]

Great breakdown of the game. I strongly disagree that it wasn't a great game though. I've been waiting for a long time for a great defensive showdown in the Super Bowl when most games have been whoever has the ball last wins. This was a gift for football diehards who grew up watching the game before the fantasy football Era. Don't get me wrong I do like watching some high scoring game's, but this type of game was long overdue.

[@kz1000ps]

Amen. Leave it to the evil troll genius Belichick to show us the antidote to strong 2018 offenses was a stone age defense. This was basically a repeat of the Giants-Bills Super Bowl except in that game the Giants shut down the Bills passing, whereas in this one it was shut down the run game first and proceed from there.

[@justincathcart1978]

@@kz1000ps old school smash mouth football.

[@kz1000ps]

@@justincathcart1978 Exactly, which is hilarious because for years the Patriots were NOT a physical team and got tagged with that derisive label "finesse." Not any more!

[@justincathcart1978]

@@kz1000ps I hated the "prevent defense" scheme they used to run. They went back to the old ways of rushing the quarterback.

[@kz1000ps]

@@justincathcart1978 the good old "bend don't break" defense and players like Asante Samuel... yep I don't miss those days one bit.

[@paulb2995]

Crazy to think how Shelton now has a SB ring. All those years in Cleveland seem to have paid off.

[@no2deh3rman]

Went from 0-16 to super bowl champ

[@jrad410]

Him and McCourty

[@usopenitentiary]

jrad410 and Gordon

[@s_camp]

Don't remind me. They were pretty mediocre at best with us in CLE. Shelton was a bust, Gordon had been busted to many times, McCourty was just getting old and expensive

[@thedancinglobster]

Sam Campy y’all gave up on Shelton and used him wrong he’s a nose play him at nose not 3 tech and he was still okay at that position. I’m from Cleveland but I’m a patriots fan I’ll agree with you about the other two though.

[@mr.sinister2029]

C'mon now. This was an old school defensive game.

[@gastonmannlicher8077]

The Bears showed the league how to turn the Rams offense into an imploding mess.

[@conni70]

and so far, it's been an imploding mess for the Bears in 2019...

[@ppxnazo7364]

12:25 The worst throw of the game is made even worse, by realizing he had a wide open receiver on the other side.

[@docness7]

YD Millcreek And some blockers.

[@Grandizer8989]

Rams got punched in the nose in the SB. Hardest hitting game I’ve seen the Pats play since first Rams SB

[@davidbrogan606]

I agree, the Pats were vicious but controlled. They played with just the right amount of emotion.

[@itsfiercekc1946]

that play where cooks was in the back of the endzone and jmac was the furtherest away that was a great hit

[@davidbrogan606]

@@itsfiercekc1946 Agreed. Call me strange, but it seemed like God was on the side of the Patriots. As if making a point about how America needs patriots now in these difficult times.

[@marksmith2625]

@@itsfiercekc1946 And what a long run it was to get there!

[@Grandizer8989]

David Brogan when they go to DC we’ll finally have a Patriot in the White House

[@tr5947]

When you see the discipline of the defenders when they switch assignments, that tells you not only about the coaching, but the amount of trust the players have in each other. And there were occasions when guys on the Rams' o-line got absolutely mauled, while the Patriots' o-line played out of this world. This has to be one of the most satisfying wins in their careers for all the coaches.

[@LJ_Alvarado]

If you watch Mic’d up you see that Mcvay would tell Goff who to throw to, which is why he would force the ball to woods/cooks so much...in reality I don’t care, Pats for 7

[@MartinSparkes-BadDragon]

@Flatus Antiquitous Or isn't allowed to. There is a fundamental trust issue with the coach in that case, and it must hurt the QB's development

[@mikehealey1362]

O

[@kilgoretrout321]

It sounds like McVay micromanaged the game and Goff trusted his coach and did as he was told. Honestly McVay just thought it would be way too easy. The fact that he was surprised that the Pats used stuff the Bears and Lions used says it all.

[@beastmode218]

A give Flores some credit, Bill Belichick did

[@kevinsanchez6738]

Dc

[@cooperhilinsky5939]

meaturama defense coach who is now a Miami Dolphin ☹️

[@landendelormier7954]

Kevin S he wasn’t the dc he was an assistant but was the defensive play caller

[@kingsid24]

@Curious cat technically they don't have a dc. This is just a pay thing. Flores was basically the DC without the title because then he won't have to be paid as much

[@1sewalker]

@meaturama Some people are giving Flores credit for the stifling Super Bowl defense. I am sure Flores contributed but it is impossible to know the depth of the contribution without sitting in the meetings. I am fairly certain Belichick was the mastermind of the plan but again, only those privy to the inside information knows for sure. Good for Flores though. The bad news is there is another Patriots inside guy to go against in the season. At least for a year or so.

[@pedroagc]

Cool video. Thanks for showing the J-Mac's PBU in the end zone. I was curious to see how far was he from Cooks.

[@pedroagc]

@Phil Perri thx for the info

[@voobtoob]

@Phil Perri I can't believe it took McDaniels 3 qtrs to figure out how to finally beat the Rams D... If only he had made the change earlier, it would have been a beat down on the Rams. The Rams had no answer for the 2 TE spread formation.

[@hemperorkush6861]

Dude, how about a breakdown of the d- lines and o- lines of the rams and patriots. Show how the best defensive players were out played, out coached , and shown this ain't fantasy football fellas. It's about putting together a team not a pro bowl roster. Hope spending all that extra money was worth it when a team full of cast offs, undrafted free agents, and aging veteran's kicked their asses... Again , an actual team and not a fantasy football team. But I digress... great video as always. Look forward to seeing further breakdowns of this patriots postseason and of course the Superbowl.. cheers boss

[@voobtoob]

"It's about putting together a team not a pro bowl roster. Hope spending all that extra money was worth it when a team full of cast offs, undrafted free agents, and aging veteran's kicked their asses..." Well said!!! BB knows a thing or two about molding a championship team out of players the teams don't want.

[@basedbulgarian511]

Goff had a terrible game, but I think McVay is ultimately to blame. Didn't make any adjustments for his o-line getting destroyed. Should have run high tempo, quick passes, slants, jet sweeps, etc, but instead he doubled down on play-action.

[@nosfarratu]

It's hard to run "tempo" when you aren't converting first downs!!

[@jaideepsingh8233]

He is to blame he didn’t utilize gurley and cj Anderson well and Jared Goff wasn’t ready for the big stage

[@i_i8924]

Ya should have told Goff to just take what he could every play.. if that means throwing to your check down over and over, then fine. Scheme-wise he def could have helped Goff more like u said too.

[@jonihiltunen]

Awesome videos! Can't wait for next season. :)

[@supahsteve69]

Lots to digest and walk through but very well articulated and explained. really enjoy these videos. keep them coming!

[@carnage2380]

This is the first time watching your videos and I truly enjoyed this. Great job on the breakdown of each play. Better than some of the major networks. Keep up the great work. Thank you

[@darienford860]

Rams were simply out coached. They were prepared for the running game both Gurley and Anderson with a 6 man stack on the line

[@darienford860]

@KaMau Mau what does that even mean, some conspiracy? If so you can say the same when they played New Orleans

[@Honestly__now]

@Phil Perri -- All about game planning. The rams werer outcouched in the end by Bellichek. He knew the rams playbook and it stunted the offense. the o-line got beat like a drum on runs and passes from the get go....and Goff missed throws. But he made some solid passes - the first td try was late but the second one to Cooks was a good ball. A SB receiver has to catch that. Thats a pretty routine catch. Se la vie.

[@voobtoob]

@@Honestly__now When Cooks was with the Patriots, he could never high point the ball nor FIGHT for the catch in coverage. He'd have to be completely/mostly open to make the catch without contact. He's a good receiver but any contact with him and it's an incomplete pass. I think that's why the Patriots let him go...

[@georgeratkovich7161]

Of course they were out coached but who did not expect it. Nevertheless, The Rams coach reaches the Super Bowl at age 33. I am a Rams fan, but love Belichick, always have. But I don't think he was anywhere near head coaching a team in the Super Bowl when he was just 33 years old. It was remarkable the Rams were able to keep it close. Rams coach has bright future, and I am sure Belichick would agree.

[@derikright9249]

@Phil Perri Come on that's not fair. Goff had a bad game. However, he didn't even have time to get through hardly one read on that play, but you expected him to get through all of them. The blitz got there damn fast. Of all the plays Goff messed up on, you choose this one to criticize him for??? hmmm. Okay

[@BD-xo7vk]

Rewatching this.. it’s obvious there are players who are open initially.. but it takes a qb with a very quick read and release to make the decision and throw.. someone like Tom Brady

[@FANGTHELASTWOLF]

He didnt score tho

[@derikright9249]

@@FANGTHELASTWOLF You're correct. Brady didn't play great. However, Ben Dizon's statement still stands. I think Brady has earned that throughout his career. One or even a few bad games don't change that. Damn you're slow.

[@sportsmoneykc8124]

Just discovered your channel. Love it. Working my way through all the videos. Thank you for the work.

[@jsr9617]

Great video, awesome to see key plays broken down like that. And without the egos and over-the-top opinions you find on TV!

[@jacksond4164]

Crazy how the Patriots had 4 defensive lineman better than Aaron Donald in the Superbowl

[@davidbrogan606]

No kidding, huh? The Pats seemed to have super powers.

[@hybridous]

Gotta say that Donald and Suh were underwhelming and looked painfully pedestrian in that game. Those guys were inconsequential in the biggest game of their career. Huge let downs.

[@TroyChewning]

@@hybridous easy to gameplan against teams that heavily lean on stars. Why do you think the Eagles were able to get into a scoring match with them? Couldnt gameplan for one or two guys

[@ARTPOPReign]

Donald was triple teamed most of the time Suh needed to win 1 on 1 battles as well as everyone else but they just didnt

[@TroyChewning]

@@ARTPOPReign yes, just got outplayed

[@deeznuts4910]

Anyone else notice Goff’s feet slip out beneath him on the int to Gilmore

[@Danny-pi1xh]

Love how are you rewind the same play a few times. Gives us time to analyze things better. Great video

[@patrickvincent3798]

super video analysis of a football game, my compliments! continue the good work; look forward to more...

[@firstnamelastname9215]

Great game I love a great defensive game especially from the patriots because that defense can be really questionable at times

[@beastmode218]

SAY IT WITH ME SAM!!! Sony Michel is the best running back from the draft!!! What this guy did despite only playing in 2 weeks of training camp, no preseason, and missing the 1st two games of the season recovering from injury was amazing. Hell missed 5 overall games this year but still 7 TDs and 931 YARDS!!! Just imagine what he can do when he can play a full training camp with Brady so he can be used more in the passing game. Sony>Saquan

[@ppumpkin3282]

Yeah, you know sometimes I think missing time helps out in the post season. It's a blessing in disguise. Like Edelman was suspended four games due to PED's, or Brady came back against Atlanta in the Super Bowl, after being suspended four games because of deflategate. These guys have more in the tank at the end of the season. Also benefited Michel, many rookies have a hard time the first year adjusting to the schedule.

[@jposco]

Sony is a beast for sure. Better than Barkley?? Lol.. c'mon man.

[@bigant860]

Agreed!!!!!!! He is definitely gonna be a BIG factor this season!!!!!

[@miguelcastillo9589]

Sony is #1 rookie for postseason RB

[@tjk9263]

Barkley is a much better pass catcher than Sony. Sony needs to work on that in the offseason. Way too many times he dropped passes when he was wide open. If you can get yhe defense guessing as to whether Sony is going out for a pass or is going to run...he will be that much more dangerous

[@TheBigCheese233]

Was expecting exactly such a video after seeing the SB. You delivered! THX a lot!

[@wnbafanaticforlife1]

Was waiting on this. thank you.

[@sh0tgUn_sYko]

"During the 2018 season, The Rams offense was stoppable."

[@GovSchnitzel]

Devin Bankett OK, I’m not crazy. Pretty funny that the first line contains an obvious flaw

[@stevenpringle9555]

Belichick is a genius.

[@vincentanguoni8938]

It's all about him...goat!!!

[@TRYCLOPS1]

Been waiting for this video. Thanks!

[@juniorandpattymacarthur9752]

Thank you for the breakdown.....

[@ppumpkin3282]

Great video! I get you saying offense made a lot of mistakes, but weren't these forced by the defense? Pressure causes errant throws and other problems. Why I would like to see is a breakdown on how the Patriots beat the Ram's heavy defensive line. They had two all pro pass rushers and the rest weren't slouches either.

[@mariocicconi9449]

P Pumpkin part of how they beat the D line was brady getting the ball out quick, running trap plays, and having a fullback on run plays!

[@tjk9263]

The Pats oline was the best in the NFL. Rams oline was overrated

[@SupaTraxHD]

Lets not ignore the fact the Pats had 1td all game (Brady 0tds) and gave up their only sack of post season this game. Rams defense did their job the offense just couldn't match it.

[@GamingSaurusRexYTube]

D X i like to consider that pass to gronk brady’s 1 touhdown of the game lol. they pretty much just punched it in after that

[@TarisHenrique]

The Rams showed throughout the season being a very disciplined team, with good play and an excellent OL. The Patriots worked on that, with a dominant DL, 5 man rushes and Twists and Stunts. Goff is a good QB, but so far unable to improvise, practically does not play outside the pocket and when under pressure does not yield. In other words the Rams arrived in the SB by having a pressure with Aaron Donald and by having an excellent OL, that maintained the Goff with Pocket free.

[@MartinSparkes-BadDragon]

"Goff is a good QB, but so far unable to improvise" - I would contend that he is not allowed to improvise.

[@voobtoob]

@@MartinSparkes-BadDragon Goff could not read the defense nor change into a more appropriate play. Nor did he know what the defense was changing into after 15 secs. McVay handcuffed him by sending in the plays and also telling him who to look for AND where...

[@barfingonall4s]

This was a great-composed video and fantastic analysis. Better than assistant coaches on at least 16 teams.

[@CraigSmithII]

DK if I commented on here once but if I didn't I will say that Belichick's defensive gameplans are MASTERFUL. Look at what he did with the 90 Giants Super Bowl run in the playoffs: Vs. Bears. He ran a 4-3 Over front that Ditka wasn't expecting & won 31-3 Vs. the 49ers. Ran a base Nickel Defense, won 15-13 Vs.Buffalo Told his defense to let Thurman Thomas get his 100yds rushing & not to let Andre Reed & James Lofton get any touches. He ran a 3--3-5 & mix of Dime & NIckel. Giants won 20-19

[@InstinktzBTW]

Both defenses deserve a video for their performances

[@DavidNitzscheBell]

The first play that you diagram......you forgot to mention the biggest reason the play resulted in only 2 yards gained......The RB tripped over his own man's foot.

[@cynematek]

In a video broken down by former NFL QB JT O'Sullivan on his yt channel "qb school" he points out on that run that gurley clearly tripped on trey flower's left foot. That was a big missed penalty.

[@kingsid24]

@@cynematek how is tripping on someones foot a penalty?

[@derikright9249]

@@cynematek It's not a penalty to trip over a defenders foot unless the defender purposely trips him. That trip did not look intentional.

[@Brzy11]

I love these breakdowns. Nice job.

[@christopherchamberland7321]

Thank you Kianu that was a great break down

[@Uknowizzy23]

Bill used Vic Fangios Bears Defensive Scheme this game

[@leegionxavier]

🐨My Superbowl pick was Rams 12 Patriot 49, so I wasn't surprised to see the Rams held under 13 points but I was surprised that it took Tom Brady and company three quarters to figure out Wade Phillips' defensive scheme and were held under 40 points! 🐨

[@brettreason484]

Sounds like a ten year old bandwagon any Pats fan knows every SB is a one score game (this one was 3-3 with 7 minutes left). Not surprised Rams defense was legit.

[@updogsinclair5755]

I love your content and my Rams so I’ve been waiting all this time to watch the video. Got better with age

[@thaddeusmontoya8532]

Great breakdown of the game, thanks!

[@oqihouqiop]

we can't underrate how badly goff choked. that was horrible

[@radjedi2010]

Would love a breakdown of Brady. Huge Pats fan but there seemed to be some decline this year in his reads and occasionally his accuracy. Not sure if that's just perception since I'm not someone who can analyze film. He just seemed a little different this year.

[@As-yi9r]

radjedi2010 what if I told you that he had a better season this year then he did in 2013-14 seasons? There are a lot of reasons for the pats offensive “struggles” this season and I’d argue none of which is due to Brady being in decline. I’m even hesitant to say they struggled when they were the 5th best offense in the league this season. The patriots offense went through a lot of turnover, injuries, and suspensions before and throughout the season. Losing Amendola, lewis, cooks, and solder in the off-season were big hits to the offense. Then to start the season edelmen was suspended, Sony was banged up and didn’t go through training camp, Jeremy hill and Rex burkhead ended up on IR. The starting left tackle drafted was placed on IR so they had to trade for Trent brown. Gronk was battling though injuries, missed games, and when returned still struggle for a bit. Josh Gordon was here and then he wasn’t. And then people seem to forget that Brady was playing through an Mcl sprain after the titans game. So that offense went though a lot before the season even started. Which is why I think it’s unreasonable for people to expect Brady to have the same production he did last year. Once they lost Gordon the Patriots understood that they needed to be a run first type of offense. NE were in the red zone a lot this season, but why pass it when you have Sony Michel in the backfield? It’s the smarter and safer option. This is why they win. Not about individual stats. If you watch the film Brady is still capable of making every throw he has in the past.

[@putzdini23]

@@As-yi9r every time I see "what if I told you" it immediately turns into a 30 for 30 lmao

[@voobtoob]

@@As-yi9r Amen!...

[@bilking1514]

Love your work. Thank you.

[@s_camp]

Can't wait for draft reviews! Love this channel!

[@Freeplayone]

Thats just why the Pats are so good every year. Belichick is a god when it comes to cameplaning and Brady is one because he executes it very well and stays cool as fuck.

[@brettreason484]

On mic'd up he literally told his teammates he wouldn't make a single mistake the rest of the game after that INT (debatable if he didn't but the bravado is real).

[@badgyrl310]

The Rams got embarrassed and as a Saints fan, I'm happy about it. 😁😂 Is it petty? Hell yes. Do I give a damn? Absolutely not. 💅

[@jameshersom2536]

I still want a pats saints Superbowl.

[@FANGTHELASTWOLF]

But the saints early in the season should have lost 5 games but it caught up with them. Watch football

[@DreamGirlsWPB]

Good stuff Sammy, really good stuff.

[@edwardoorjitham7714]

Nice analysis! Thank you!

[@horationelson1840]

Honest Question: how do you know what the plays they are running are called? Do you have access to the rams playbook, or do they call them the same thing throughout all of football, or did you just make them up to talk about specific plays for your channel?

[@jaredtheurer]

Play calls in general are not super unique across the league. Also, he mentions that particular play is one the Rams often use, so I wouldn't be surprised if he heard it on a mic'd up or some other NFL production. Watch Peyton Manning's Detail series and he tells you lots of calls that are used all around the league for the same thing.

[@chaodck]

Rarely he talks about specific plays (mainly the first one of the game, that's a big recognizable Rams playbook money play). He rather talks about concepts, which are shared by most teams in the league.

[@lildroptop4178]

he uses 22 film

[@olliepontone5695]

Youve got a sub. Great stuff, agree. I'm a Rams fan Cooks should have caught that. We will be back and win it next season if Kupp is fit.

[@brettreason484]

What about your old O-Line, lack of draft picks and cap space, and depth at RB? Honest questions.. I like the Bears in the NFC (if they grab Hunt).

[@bobjeff6899]

Brett Reason Maybe in the playoffs the Rams will fail, but they have an easy path to 1st seed. They have one of the easiest schedules in the league next year. But draft picks are super important, Patriots have 12 in the next draft, while the premier NFC teams(Rams and Saints) have barely any. I agree with you, Bears are likely to do better in the playoffs then this year.

[@inosurrender8327]

Bob Jeff if they can improve offensively then I think so.

[@ShakaZ3D]

This was a beautiful Superbowl defensively. As a Patriots fan it's rare that you would see a defensive effort like this where everything seems to work on the defensive side. I was waiting for this exact video to drop

[@jerico80]

The most beautiful thing I see is notice how the linebackers and dbs keep their bodies square to the line of scrimmage while shuffling side to side. They never turn and take off running. Man when youre technically sound, its amazing to watch. Youre taught this from peewee but you see linebackers and safeties take off running all the time.

[@papapickett7267]

Brady gets glory but Bellichick won this game.

[@huntemall219]

If it wasn't for Belichick, we wouldn't even know who Brady was.

[@caspiankanai9721]

@@huntemall219 I'm glad someone else said what I've been thinking for years regarding Brady. Btw you can't forget Drew Bledsoe's injury being a major catalyst as well.

[@FANGTHELASTWOLF]

Brady didnt score tho.

[@mytakeon4373]

Ive heard the Pats ordered an extra SB ring....to give it to the real SB MVP 😂😂😂😂 Rams QB😂😂😂 wihtout him NE couldnt hhave won this lame ass 13-3 game...and Baby Jesus #12 gets handed to him another 🚶🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ SB win by inly managing 13 points....but all these internet coaches have the reason why they won the game...🤣😂🤣 X’s and O’s...go ahead and post a highlights video of Gooff entire game and ill show you a QB who gave up 3 minutes into the game...Rams were playing with 10 man on tje field

[@mattyb1030]

They held them to 3 points because the Rams QB looked like the usual BILLS QB lol

[@dominiquerosemond5682]

He didn't look like Josh Allen out there

[@tjk9263]

Goff was a little boy lost in the woods out there. Belichick's scheme had him not knowing what the hell he was looking at. I blame the oline for this. They got Goff killed in this game. He was hurried 16 times, sacked 5 times and knocked down 8 times.....that is an ass whoopin

[@Nickya-od9bu]

Tjk 92 also doesn’t help that it was his first time in the superbowl. He was clearly nervous and not thinking straight

[@G4MBIT]

Belichick has a knack for confusing and destroying young QBs

[@jacksond4164]

The thing is LA played soft teams all year and when they played a physical team they had no clue what to do

[@Scott64a]

This game was really awesome because we saw FULL BACKS!!!! We also saw a lot of other plays that haven't seen in a long time defensively, DESPITE the various rule changes that have favored offensive games. Think about that for a second... In an era of crazy offensive action, the very nature of the game shows up here: defense STILL wins championships -even against an excellent offensive team. Pats coaching goes way beyond Belichick and Brady. The play books are deep... and they somehow manage to change their look and whole vibe from game to game. That's something that other teams can't counter fully, even if the offense doesn't perform as well as they should. Keeping the Rams to a field goal?!?!?!? That's masterful.

[@matthewbijas5412]

Great work!

[@brainstorm4207]

New England is the best team of all time. No one else comes close. Green Bay, Pittsburgh, and Dallas can all have fun fighting for second place and that silver medal. We are talking all time, not one good season here or there. PATS ARE #1

[@Mdg897]

When I was a kid they were the joke of the NFL. This is nuts

[@danieltrainor1261]

@@Mdg897 They have more than made up for lost time and their peak is the most impressive in NFL history.

[@tait406]

loc power couldn’t be more wrong, Brady worked for every single one of those rings without cheating people are just mad he’s good

[@jamesperry8661]

loc power Yeah because the Ideal gas law doesn’t exist does it. And on spygate wasn’t it legal back then to tape signals. They weren’t wrong because of the action it was the place. It is comparable to eating in a classroom. You aren’t wrong because you did it, it was the location.

[@brettreason484]

Bandwagon fan vs troll hater, the usual for a comment section. Don't worry haters TB will retire soon and BB will be exposed for the 5-11 GM/coach he always was before Brady.

[@valenzuelaeph]

A clinic out by Dr. BB

[@migz5720]

I love this breakdown I’m don’t know the most about football so it really helped me understand on certain plays where I was confused

[@brnjaminlassi8531]

awesome analysis !

[@kameronjones6633]

“Reynolds would have been realistically destroyed anyways”😂😂

[@Jay__994]

Good video but I think Brian Flores was the one calling those defensive plays

[@TheLocalLt]

Jason The GOAT yes he called the individual plays but Belichick installs them

[@redvany]

@@TheLocalLt Exactly!!

[@shipwrek4533]

The defense showing something knowing how McKay calls the plays up till he's cut off and then switching to their actual defense was belichick. Flores does call plays but belichick installs the game plan.......also Ernie Adams researches the tendencies of the other teams offenses in situations and they base shit off that as well.

[@neiladlington950]

I think you're right but at the same time Bill is in the next room ready to give directives, advice and reassurance but most importantly, his approval or non-approval of the final game plan.

[@Jay__994]

neil adlington alright makes sense

[@RichBeatz20]

what I've been waiting for!!!

[@genjid4916]

This video is clear and concise. I like that

[@jamesgarcia3922]

this video love to give those people say the SBLlll is boring and worst SB ever

[@adamstetler8838]

How Jared Goff and the Rams held the Rams to 3 points in the Super Bowl

[@theguywhoasked5591]

*YUP*

[@TheMrBmurray]

Great video as always Sam. A few things I'd like to add. Belichick after the game credited the defensive gameplan to Matt Patricia. When the Lions played the Rams earlier this season, Patricia put together a gameplan that held the Rams offense for most of the game. It was after this game that Chicago and Philly took notice and imitated what Patricia did to defeat the Rams. Since Bill has the connection, it is not so far fetched that he took Patricia's blueprint and refined it. With Goff and McVay, both of them are still young. Both of them were befuddled by this ever changing defense Belichick threw at them. Everyone points out the wide opened receivers Goff missed, and I credit that to the defense. With the disguised coverages confusing him, the defenders able to hit him often, not to mention the fact their offense is clearly not working. Goff was not used to this, Goff was panicking. There wasn't much McVay could do, the guy had never coached in a Super Bowl before. I attribute this to immaturity (with a little neglect) vs experience of 9+ Super Bowls. It was a very similar story for Brady and the PATS getting stifled as well. But unlike Goff, Brady was able to sneak a trip to the endzone.

[@devinbrines]

Been waiting for this

[@okijima15]

6 men pass rush Definitely dismantled the QB Rams should done the same to Tom Brady for not even room for short pass or running game No brainer

[@TheTeremaster]

Except blitzing Brady heralds the same results as blitzing Rodgers: passing TDs.

[@Bennysol]

Often times the patriots were faking a 6 man rush. And Goff took the bait on every play. He looked pressured on every play even when there was no pressure. Belichick knew a young inexperienced quarterback would have trouble indentifiying real or fake pressure.

[@jrad410]

Except Brady can read defenses and no one could cover both gronk and Edelman one on one that long

[@voobtoob]

@@Bennysol Patriots installed the 6-1 front. Goff and McVay had no idea how to read it and adjust to it. Sometimes rush 6, sometimes rush 3... Sometimes played man to man, sometimes played zone. Showed real coverage after mics shut off. McVay was outcoached big time on the biggest stage. I think it was one of BB best defensive games ever.

[@TheNon91]

Rams filled with bunch of rookies, even their coach. And beside they don't deserve to be at SB 😂

[@carloalberto4132]

we all know the saints got robbed

[@smobilson1359]

Carlo Alberto and the chiefs

[@briangoodie3420]

Saints would've got their ass whooped worse.

[@theguywhoasked5591]

Some Bilson how

[@smobilson1359]

A JAR OF MAYONNAISE Too many calls that were to close to call like. On the kickoff there as no way that you could’ve overturned that

[@keithgreenwade2398]

Dude! Great analysis :)

[@lienlawmaven7967]

Great analysis!

[@MrKoolAidHD]

Short answer Goff isn't good

[@runesword9748]

more like offensive line forgot how to play the game in the biggest game of the year.

[@mistysowards7365]

Goff will be fine.

[@robh23a1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@inosurrender8327]

So Cal I’m a pats fan but the guy is berely 24. He’s improved every year but he just couldn’t perform great on Sunday. I think he’ll be better

[@voobtoob]

He needs to learn to read defenses and make adjustments on his own... Otherwise it's back to what happened in the SB. Goff was fed the play call and who to throw to and where to look for him. Goff was hand fed. After being exposed in the SB, he needs to grow more... Less hand holding.

[@ericmarks6322]

I bet he is still hearing footsteps.

[@davidgroth26]

You are very good. Enjoyable. Good job.

[@bmac7922]

Great job

[@kt420ish]

Can someone call John Madden so we can get some circles and arrows drawn in this video. You lost me on the first minute

[@jnordne2]

Now here's a guy...

[@michaeltheo3875]

madden??? most OVERRATED ANNOUNCER of all time!!!!!! sucked as a coach too!!!!

[@deeznuts4910]

Who else ready for NFL draft vids?

[@RCmack]

Patriots need a world class speedy wide receiver, one that can stretch the field, and open up more running lanes for Sony Michel, Rex Burkhead, and their other RBs.

[@deeznuts4910]

R McElhaney Well they already have Phillip Dorset who runs a 4.29 but he hasn’t done much for them. If they get Josh Gordon back, he will give them a deep threat and a weapon on the outside. If they don’t they could get DK Metcalf in the draft who is very similar to Gordon.

[@37Dionysos]

Great job!

[@NVTGOLD]

Great Video

[@jacksond4164]

I guess the Rams couldnt handle the best defense in the league🤷‍♂️

[@voobtoob]

@Pumpin George I'm guessing that BB and Matt Patricia might have had a conversation before the SB... "So Matt, what did you see against the Rams? And how do you think we can hold them to field goal?"

[@glennriviere6574]

Clearly, show that the Rams did not belong in the Super Bowl.

[@derikright9249]

What are you talking about. Rams were still a great team. Even if they don't get lucky cause of a call against the Saints they would've lost against the Saints in a very close game. They were still a top 4 team in the league. But now, according to you, it's CLEAR they didn't belong. Give me a fucking break.

[@kevlescia1824]

@@derikright9249 they didn't belong and it showed in this game. Saints would of put up some points

[@derikright9249]

@@kevlescia1824 Yeah a team that went down to the wire in the NFC championship game didn't belong.. Yeah, that makes sense. You either have a bias or you're ignorant to say a team like the Rams didn't belong. Did you ever think that just maybe the Pats had a great game plan and played great? Probably never crossed your mind did it?

[@kevlescia1824]

@@derikright9249 the Rams were handed a chance at a Superbowl. Never said they didn't deserse top 4. Saints and Pat's were the best teams and belonged in the Superbowl. Not saying the Saints would of won but it would of been a lot better of a game wit the 2 of the very best QBs (of all time) playing against each other. If a team has to be handed a win to be in the Superbowl, then they don't belong there. Really that simple

[@derikright9249]

@@kevlescia1824 The Rams had a call go their way. I'll give you that. However, it wasn't handed to them. The Saints still had plenty of other opportunities to win the game, including in overtime. Even without the call, the game could have went anyway with how close it was. It's not that simple like you say. Teams who are not as good throughout the majority of the season end up making the SuperBowl all the time, for reasons such as, upsets, going on a hot streak, injuries, bad calls, etc. So, do all these teams not deserve to go, as well? How about the Giants in 07, did they deserve to be in the Superbowl? They barely made the playoffs that year and went on a little run. Also, they ended up getting lucky, due to their playoff schedule( they had great matchups against those teams). How about a team that gets lucky because the other team is injured? Do they deserve to go? How about the Patriots getting lucky against the Chiefs because D-Ford lined up outside? Did they deserve to go? How about the Vikings against the Saints on the final play? Did they deserve to go to the NFC championship game? You can sit here and make any excuse you want for why a team doesn't deserve to advance to a certain game. It's childish and unsportsmanlike. When a game is as close as the Rams and Saints it tells me that both of them would have been deserving if they won. A game that close can be played 99 times and one team could win 45 and the other 44. That is how close in talent these two teams were. Also, you can't sit there and say Saints and Pats would have been a better game, because guess what, you don't have a fucking clue. Maybe you like the matchup more, but this doesn't mean the game would have been better. That game could have been 10-0, 52-7- or 24-27. The point is that you have no fucking idea. To sit there and act like you know Saints vs Pats would have been better is ignorant and naïve. Does this make sense?

[@DMDvideo10]

On the INT by Gilmour, You comment that Cooks should have use his strength to take that pass in and I agree. However, one of the knocks on Cooks with the Pats last year was he didn't make adjustments on passes typically over running and not coming back to the ball, also he didn't fight for the ball when the opportunity was there, therefore letting defensive players intercept or knock passes down. So unless the pass is close to perfect and there's minimum contact Cooks doesn't make plays like that... Edelman and Gronk typically do...

[@reddemon52]

In one of the super bowl highlights you can hear the rams coach say it's the 85 bears defense. The Patriots head coach just added a twist to it but it was the buddy Ryan 4 6 defense

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

Am I the only one that thinks the Rams are overrated? Imagine if all you need to get to the NFC championship is beat the Cowboys. You then should've lost the conference game, and then you score 3 points in the big one. Never saw the Rams as a contender; pretty amazing they were #2 seed. I don't think they had a bad game, they were punching above their weight and were not ready for this. They were smoked out in the Wildcard last season, and before that the last remarkable thing they did was go to the SB in 2001, where they lost, to the Patriots. They need time to grow.

[@MartinSparkes-BadDragon]

A big fault with the conference system. Just like in Baseball where you have Yankees and Redsox in same division. you can wind up with the best teams in one half of the competition. A better solution would be to seed the conferences based on last seasons performances, but that will never happen.

[@MrWzeljunior]

Better yet have a seedless playoffs like in the NCAA tournament. Only account for home field advantage and first round byes. Nvm that's stupid 😔

[@SupaTraxHD]

No one gonna talk about how Brady had only a slightly better game than Goff? Brady fumbled had 0 tds and was getting frustrated, Pats O line, RB and defense need all the praise that Brady is getting

[@Chr1sBrown]

He shouldn't get a lot of praises, but he moved the chains when it mattered, 1 run td, 2 FG, 1 missed FG. Going up against Suh and A. Donald is no easy task either.

[@markjordan7800]

rams fan lol

[@SupaTraxHD]

@@markjordan7800 what does that have to do with what I said? Did I say anything that was wrong? Brady has been getting so much attention about how he killed the Rams but in reality he didn't Bellicheck and the Pats shut them down

[@jrad410]

D X the pats moved the ball during the game, just a missed fg or a failed conversion stopped them. But when it came down to it, he drove them down the field for the td.

[@fomalhauto]

@@Chr1sBrown I agree also...a great throw to Gronk leading to a great catch at the 2 yard line that set up the go ahead Michel touchdown run

[@mikehoops87]

0:20 I saw this live, when Roberts smacks that guard. I got hype! Lol

[@voobtoob]

Nice breakdown. Good to see someone with a brain who understands what happened in the SB. Do more of these...

[@mrsyg2029]

Sean Mcvay is the most overrated coach in the NFL.

[@ARMOREDSAINT23]

MR SYG not really he made the rams playoff contenders in his first year and took them to the Super Bowl his second. That’s not overrated. The most overrated coach is either Bill O’Brien or Mike Tomlin

[@brianwalkey1124]

MR SYG I actually think Sean Payton is a much more overrated coach.

[@mrsyg2029]

@@brianwalkey1124 At least Payton has a championship and years upon years of success. Now compare that to McVay. (Not a fan of either team btw)

[@brianwalkey1124]

MR SYG I’m not a fan either but the saints have had a lot of years of mediocrity in between the championship to the present. I’m not trying to argue it’s just my opinion. I just think he isn’t as good as people make him out to be

[@justincathcart1978]

No he's not. He just went up against the greatest coach and QB combo of all time. He's only 33 years old. Way too early to lable him.

[@davidrodriguez9766]

I been searching for this video the day after finally it’s here

[@JustinSusan]

Great video

[@whatnow9288]

Real good channel!