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Old 01-14-2011, 06:00 PM   #1
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The Patriots Defense Stacks Up With The 2009 Super Bowl Champion Saints
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The Patriots 2010 defense has similar statistics to a defense that won a championship. Here's how New England's defense compares favorably to the 2009 New Orleans Saints. ...
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I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.
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I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.
Best part is that within 2 years this defense WILL be elite.
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I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.
You need three units that execute the game plan well. The Patriots have three units that do so!
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Best part is that within 2 years this defense WILL be elite.
I would argue that since Week 9, they have been pretty darn close to elite.
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I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.
Well if we're going to suck our own dicks around here, I was on the "this defense has a ceiling of the 2009 Saints" before the season even started.
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I get the similarities, but what's interesting is how differently those two defenses are built.
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Well if we're going to suck our own dicks around here, I was on the "this defense has a ceiling of the 2009 Saints" before the season even started.
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Kontra, you crack me up.
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