What will the starting Defense be? - New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard
NEWS
|
FORUM
|
PHOTOS
|
VIDEOS
|
FULL STATS DATABASE
|
PODCAST
|
RUMOR MILL
Get Social With PatsFans.com
Early Roster Projection
Ryan's Journey Started Early
POST DRAFT PODCAST

Go Back   New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard > PatsFans.com Forums > PatsFans.com - Patriots Fan Forum
Forgot Password? Join PatsFans.com!
Register Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Arcade Mark Forums Read Chat Room

WELCOME TO OUR FORUM HERE AT PATSFANS.COM!
ARE YOU NEW HERE? NOT LOGGED IN? PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT AND LOGIN TO REMOVE THIS WINDOW

Welcome to PatsFans.com. Do you have an account? If not - please take a moment to register for our forum and experience a much smoother experience with fewer ads, along with no longer having to see this notification window. Also learn about how you can receive a free Patriots T-Shirt from the Patriots Official ProShop by CLICKING HERE. Please enjoy your stay here, and Go Pats!

Like Tree6Likes

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-14-2011, 02:56 PM   #1
Second Team and Threatening Starter's Job
 
MrNathanDrake's Avatar
 

Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,285
My Mood: Devilish
Default What will the starting Defense be?

CB: McCourty
CB: Arrington

SS: Meriweather
FS: Chung

OLB: Mayo
MLB: Spikes
OLB: Fletcher

DE: Ellis
DT: Wilfork
DT: Haynesworth
DE: Carter

with Anderson, Wright, and possibly Cunningham to sub in on 3rd downs?
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


Bring on the 2012 Season

Last edited by MrNathanDrake; 08-14-2011 at 02:56 PM..
MrNathanDrake is offline  
FEATURED ADVERTISEMENT
DONATE TO PATSFANS.COM
RECEIVE A FREE PATS T-SHIRT AND SAVE 15% OFF WHEN YOU BUY FROM THE OFFICIAL PROSHOP!

Free T-Shirt & Save 15% Off!
Like Our Site? Please help support our site and server costs by DONATING TO PATSFANS.COM and receive a FREE PATRIOTS T-SHIRT and SAVE 15% off EVERY purchase you make from PatriotsProShop.com. You'll also receive added benefits to your account
including Removing All Ads During Your Experience Here At Our Forum.

NEEDED YEARLY SITE DONATIONS: 345 | CURRENT # OF SUBSCRIBED SUPPORTERS: 98

Updated 07/08/11

Help Us Reach Our Goal!

Old 08-14-2011, 02:58 PM   #2
PatsFans.com Supporter
 
Sciz's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Iowa
Posts: 5,913
My Mood: Yeehaw
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

Bodden over Arrington
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fake Nate Ebner
No big deal...only took me 3 defensive plays to be drafted before Tom Brady
Sciz is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:02 PM   #3
In the Starting Line-up
 

Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 4,850
My Mood: Relaxed
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sciz View Post
Bodden over Arrington
Most definately unless your one of the few that thinks we will put Bodden as a slot back?
Patriot Missile is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:03 PM   #4
Second Team and Threatening Starter's Job
 

Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,437
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

I think the OP has the starting 11 right. I don't think Arrington loses his RCB spot to Bodden, at least for now, and Bodden is the slot corner.
MrNathanDrake likes this.
QB12 is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:09 PM   #5
In the Starting Line-up
 

Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 4,850
My Mood: Relaxed
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

Quote:
Originally Posted by QB12 View Post
I think the OP has the starting 11 right. I don't think Arrington loses his RCB spot to Bodden, at least for now, and Bodden is the slot corner.
I think he will play some slot but he's the starting CB opposite McCourty that Kraft payed all that money for. edit

Last edited by Patriot Missile; 08-14-2011 at 03:10 PM..
Patriot Missile is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:17 PM   #6
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
 
Elijah's Avatar
 

Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Pioneer Valley
Posts: 1,630
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

Bodden over Arrington for sure. I thought Fletcher would either play ILB in a 3-4 or MLB in a 4-3, so not OLB. Maybe Ninkovich is the other OLB?
Elijah is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:18 PM   #7
PatsFans.com Supporter
 
patsinthesnow's Avatar
 

Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 5,424
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

What has Andre Carter done to earn a starting job, much less a roster spot?
patsinthesnow is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:18 PM   #8
Woohoo, I'm a VIP!!!
 
mgcolby's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Redskin Country
Posts: 5,178
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

Kyle Arrington will not start over Bodden. Anyone who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves or simply forgot how good Bodden is. The guy is a top 15 CB in this league, and for as much of a pleasant surprise Arrington was last year, he is not.

I am one of Fletcher's biggest fans, I was sold on him after the job he did against Rice last year. But I think Nink will give him a run for his money.

Also it seemed that Cunningham and Moore were in on early downs and came off on 3rd down. However that ends up playing out over the remainder of the Pre-Season, I don't think the "starter" designation will mean much for the DL. There will be a ton of rotation and situational football that will even out the playing time.
__________________
Hey, Bill you're wasting Brady's prime years......oh wait....
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
mgcolby is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:20 PM   #9
PatsFans.com Supporter
 
Sciz's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Iowa
Posts: 5,913
My Mood: Yeehaw
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

Quote:
Originally Posted by patsinthesnow View Post
What has Andre Carter done to earn a starting job, much less a roster spot?
Started 133 games already in his NFL career, more than all the starting LBs and DBs combined, I'm guessing. Had 11 sacks two seasons ago in a 4-3 before getting only 2.5 last year in a 3-4.

Edit: Darn, I was wrong. Carter has 133. starts. The DBs have 137 among the 4.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fake Nate Ebner
No big deal...only took me 3 defensive plays to be drafted before Tom Brady
Sciz is offline  
Old 08-14-2011, 03:21 PM   #10
In the Starting Line-up
 

Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 4,850
My Mood: Relaxed
Default Re: What will the starting Defense be?

Quote:
Originally Posted by patsinthesnow View Post
What has Andre Carter done to earn a starting job, much less a roster spot?
I was wondering the same thing? I read a article this morning claiming he's doing well in camp but no details whatsoever. Anyone seen this guy in trng camp and can give a run down?
Patriot Missile is offline  
Closed Thread

Bookmarks

Sponsored Links



Thread Tools
Display Modes


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Patriots starting defense Christopher_Price PatsFans.com - Patriots Fan Forum 0 11-30-2008 03:20 PM
Our Starting 12 on Defense mgteich PatsFans.com - Patriots Fan Forum 2 10-17-2005 10:11 PM



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:44 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2

© Copyright 2000-2012. PatsFans.com Is a Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties.
The opinions posted in this forum do not necessarily reflect the opinions of our staff at PatsFans.com or USA Today.
We are not affiliated with the New England Patriots™ or the NFL™. The Photo Used In the header was taken by Ian Logue.

This site is owned and operated by I&K Internet Design Enterprises, LLC