The Official B!tch about the secondary/pass coverage thread

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Defense?......what is that?

[Miktik]

Sometimes I wonder if Belichick has never recovered from rules changes that favor the receiver. Bill's agressive secondary style that he used to beat the Colts/Rams all those earlier years doesn't fly now and I'm not sure he has been able to adapt besides loading up on offense. I'm still not quite sure if it's a teaching issue or talent issue in either case it's on Bill.

[KontradictioN]

Originally Posted by Miktik

Sometimes I wonder if Belichick has never recovered from rules changes that favor the receiver. Bill's agressive secondary style that he used to beat the Colts/Rams all those earlier years doesn't fly now and I'm not sure he has been able to adapt besides loading up on offense. I'm still not quite sure if it's a teaching issue or talent issue in either case it's on Bill.

It's a talent issue, no doubt. That said, it's a coaching issue, too, because it was the coaching staff that made the moves, the consequences of which we are still seeing out there to this day.

[PatsFan2]

That Ras-I Dowling pick is begining to sting we could have had two or three other impact players instead of him. Dowling have not live up to his Draft position.

[upstater1]

Originally Posted by blackglass3

And, we had Dom Capers here to be the DB coach for a season and Belichick didn't like the way he was coaching them and essentially fired him. WHILE KEEPING DEAN PEES. It is mind boggling sometimes.

And sometimes I wonder how much DC'ing Dean Pees really did, and how much of it was Belichick going into the turtle shell. Pees Ravens D looks A-OK to me (although that might change with the injuries from yesterday).

Except none of that happened. What happened is that Capers had bigger jobs waiting for him.

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

Originally Posted by aluminum seats

It's mind-boggling to me that you would categorically say that. If the Pats had a Dante-with-the-O-line coach for the secondary, you think "only a fool" believes that would change things?

The OL has not been anything near a weak spot as the secondary is

The Pats simply have failed at drafting or picking up a talented player at Safety or Corner for many years now

[upstater1]

I'm listening to WEEI and Mut & Merloni right now on the secondar; they say that Belichick is one of the better coaches in the league, but then they compare him to Norv Turner.

Had to turn it off.

Are Mut & Merloni really this bad?

[PATRIOTSFANINPA]

What is sad is even if the team has 2 good games against the Jets and Rams,Is it really going to change the problems or more likely,just delay them until the next solid team arrives?

This team appears once again to be able to beat the Sisters Of The Poor and fall to good teams.

[JackBauer]

Originally Posted by KontradictioN

All that said, I think I could forgive the bad talent evaluation should Ed Reed land in our laps off the free agent market at season's end.

Ed Reed is one of my favorite players of all time, but I really don't think we should be relying on a 35-year-old safety to be our savior.

[reflexblue]

Originally Posted by PatsFan2

That Ras-I Dowling pick is begining to sting we could have had two or three other impact players instead of him. Dowling have not live up to his Draft position.

that goes for a lot of the DBs taken in the last five -six years. You could write a book on "where are they now" theres been so many busts