Trey Bantz
this is what i was talking about earlier:
Spoiler Alert: Bill Belichick knows what he's doing: New England was leading the Dolphins 31–3 midway through the third quarter and looked to be on the way to a blowout. Then the Dolphins scored 21-straight points and had a chance to tie the game before an interception with two seconds remaining ended the comeback attempt. A lot of Patriots fans will (and have) criticized the defensive approach after taking a big lead (The Pats played a lot of soft zone), but Bill Belichick does not mind giving up 15-yard receptions as long as they take time off the clock. The last thing he wants his team to do is give up a quick-strike touchdown, so he’s going to take the cautious approach every time. It usually works, and it did on Sunday.
and it's not taking anything away from Tanne. he made his reads, found the softs spots in the zone, and made his throws. can't ask for much more than that. but we always do this with a big lead. it's frustrating as hell to watch (and i don't necessarily agree with the philosophy), but typically it works. today got REALLY tight at the end, obviously. but if we had Jimmy or TB12 back there, would have been cruise control since we'd be able to move the ball on offense a bit more.