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“It’s nothing special,” Belichick said. “You can’t play them all outside, so somebody has to move inside. Deaderick is more of an inside player than Andre and Mark.”
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It is no coincidence that since Deaderick has started to play that the pass rush has improved exponentially. We saw the pass rush on Sunday, but the Pats pressured Eli Manning 21 times the previous week. Even against Roethlisberger, they were pressuring him quite a bit.
Deaderick has been an unsung hero the last few weeks. He has made a pretty good impact on this team.
That sure sounds like "Those were the 4 guys we most wanted on the field."
Nice praise for Deaderick if that's really what it means.
It means he wanted maximum pass rushing ability on the field. Deaderick is a big DE with pass rushing ability. Move him to tackle and put Anderson at end and you have a pass rushing tackle with at least some ability to stop the run. Deaderick has also played well, definitely a bargain.
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For the first time, they used a four-man front that included defensive ends Andre Carter and Mark Anderson and defensive tackles Brandon Deaderick and Vince Wilfork. It was a pass-rushing fit that that essentially dared the Jets to run the ball, and New York failed to adjust.
Wilfork and Carter have been the Patriots' two irreplaceable defensive linemen this season, both against the run and pass. Anderson has been used in pass-rush situations, but he hasn't been as strong against the run, which has limited his playing time. And Deaderick had only played at defensive end -- typically on the left side, opposite of Carter -- until Sunday's 37-16 victory against the Jets.
Deaderick had played well in his first two games against the Steelers and Giants, and he had been solid against the run from his spot at defensive end. However, he's smaller than most interior players, so he wasn't as strong against the run from his spot at defensive tackle against the Jets. The Patriots tried not to greatly expose themselves to the Jets' running attack by making sure Deaderick and Anderson never lined up next to one another.
If Deaderick can stay healthy and his rumored maturity issues are over, he might end up being one of the best pick in terms of value and production from last year's draft. Hard to put him over Gronk or Hernandez since both are well outperforming their draft status, but he might be up there.
Personally, I always liked the pick and wondered why he dropped so low in the draft.
I'll always have a soft spot for Pryor after that hit he put on Favre last year. So many great games to be had this year, but I'm already psyched about NEXT year, too.
On Deaderick: had high hopes for him last year as a classic BB bargain: fell in the draft due in part to a bizarre shooting incident (he did nothing wrong, he was a victim). Then last year ended with some sort of team suspension or something, didn't it? Anyway, I like what I'm seeing since he came back.
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Re: Deaderick, especially vs. the Jets
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I'll always have a soft spot for Pryor after that hit he put on Favre last year. So many great games to be had this year, but I'm already psyched about NEXT year, too.
On Deaderick: had high hopes for him last year as a classic BB bargain: fell in the draft due in part to a bizarre shooting incident (he did nothing wrong, he was a victim). Then last year ended with some sort of team suspension or something, didn't it? Anyway, I like what I'm seeing since he came back.
The rumor was that the kid was skipping meetings. A no-no on the Patriots.
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