New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel knows the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense can pose a lot of problems.
The Patriots are set to go on the road to play Tampa Bay on Sunday in a measuring stick game for New England. Heading into the Week 10 game, Vrabel knows the Patriots’ defense has to be ready to go up against this potent Buccaneers’ defense.
“A lot of stuff before the snap we’ll have to be great with,” Vrabel [said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC3Yb6ac2p4) at his press conference on Wednesday. “Just the motions and the shifts. And again, give them credit, they’ve got guys going in different spots, jet motions and fly motions getting guys open because defenses are having issues with their eyes, they’re looking at this tight end, the other one’s releasing, and he’s wide open.
“Baker can extend plays or even manufacture the keepers to both sides. It’s not like he’s just moving the pocket one direction. If you give him a clean look, he’s going to be able to function extremely well. And then they’ve got backs that can really hurt you. It’s downtown to get it to one of these backs and then it’s an open field tackle drill. They’ve created X plays that way and they’re hard to tackle.”
The Buccaneers are averaging 24.6 points per game, and despite the injuries to key receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay’s offense has been able to have a lot of success.
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Although Tampa Bay has some injury concerns, Vrabel is preparing as if everyone but Evans will be playing on Sunday.
“I would imagine we’re planning on – I mean, other than I would say probably Mike Evans – but I mean, I think that the plays have remained consistent, and we’ll just have to continue to prepare as everybody’s going to be there,” Vrabel added.
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The Patriots are 2.5-point underdogs against the Buccaneers on Sunday.
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