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D-cleater · 10-19-2009, 01:34 PM

I think Butler gets a chance to start moving forward, and no better teams to build confidence against than TN and TB. Butler should be getting more confident with the defense now - I for one would like to see at least one BB-picked second round corner, even a rookie, get on the field and show what he can do, regardless of what we are paying Springs/Bodden.

Synovia · 10-19-2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ochmed Jones

I think an equally amazing fact at the CB position is that Wilhite appears to have passed Wheatley on the depth chart.

Why? He passed him the second Wheatley got hurt in about week 6 last year. He's been above Wheatley on the depth chart pretty much their entire careers.

AzPatsFan · 10-19-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by letekro

Tenn. doesn't have gamebreakers like Marshall and Royal. Pressing crappy receivers is the way to go...even if you miss the jam, they're not able to take it to the house. I think this strategy, like all Pats gameplans, was opponent-specific.

Its a delightful to see the wisdom of other Pats posters.

I would note that the Pats Defense, is now the sixth rated Defense in the league, in yardage and as low as fourth in Points Allowed. PA is actually better than that, as two of the top three have had byes and played one fewer game, so the Pats are really second.

There is a genuine benefit to "Bend but don't Break" and Bill Belichick has the Lombardi's to prove it. Meanwhile the league has caught up to Wrecks blitzes, catalogued them and countered; and even the lowly Bills without a QB can beat them. Its shades of Pete Carroll's DC second half of the season defensive collapses, after everyone knew the blitzes, and they didn't work any more...

The Jests have fewer sacks then we do. That's alright for a "Read and React" Defense, but horrible for an all out blitzing Defense.