Matt Bowen: breakdown of Falcons & Patriots offenses

These 2 pieces have a lot of illustrations, too many to copy. So here’s are excerpts and links.

Matt Bowen

Illustrating the Falcons’ 15 go-to plays

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18585391/illustrating-atlanta-falcons-go-plays-kyle-shanahan-super-bowl-li-2016-nfl-playoffs

One of the biggest reasons the Atlanta Falcons improved from an 8-8 season in 2015 to the Super Bowl is offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan’s ability to mesh his creative playbook with the high-level talent on the roster.

The Falcons led the league in scoring during the regular season (33.8 points per game) and put up a combined 80 points in their two playoff wins over the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.

Let’s break down Shanahan’s go-to plays: 15 concepts you can look for on Sunday, when the Falcons face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.

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Inside the Patriots’ offensive playbook

Matt Bowen

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18609488/illustrating-new-england-patriots-go-plays-josh-mcdaniels-super-bowl-li-2016-nfl-playoffs

Earlier this week, we broke down Kyle Shanahan’s playbook to illustrate the Atlanta Falcons’ 15 go-to plays: the isolation routes to Julio Jones, deep shots off play-action, bunch formations and the zone running game. A group of concepts that mesh perfectly with high-level talent to form the NFL’s No. 1 offense.

Today, let’s do the same for the New England Patriots’ offense, looking specifically at the game film since Rob Gronkowski went down for the season with an injury. The Patriots feature a mix of short-to-intermediate passing, inside breaking routes, downhill running and empty formations that allow Tom Brady to target favorable matchups. Here are the 15 plays from Patriots’ offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels that you need to be watching for on Sunday night in Super Bowl LI.