IcyPatriot

For the entire time he was out there all I watched was Richard Seymour. I saw everything I needed to see ... even though it was just a pre-season game he was tying up 2 blockers and he was pursuing the plays away from him like the Seymour before he was injured. To me it's all about Seymour and the rest of the DL ... because all the defensive creativity starts with the play of IMO the best DL in the league.

fgssand

Give me a healthy RS this year along with Warren & Wilfork, Wright & Green and we will have the most dominant DL in the NFL.

In turn they will boost the effectiveness of LB & DB's.

All of which will lead us to the best defense we have had for a few years (and last year wasn't too shabby either).

I am really feeling great about this team this year unlike so many of the pessimists around here.

Really guys....this team is stacked.

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JMarr

I agree about Seymour--if he's back it's huge for the entire defense. But if you flipped the equation around and said that, say Hobbs or Faulk looked terrible last night, therefore they are going to suck-ass this year, you'd get flamed by alot of the oldtimers around here.

HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

We say this every single year and this D-line has not lived up to its potential. They are not the best but I would say their in the top 5. Ty Warren and Wilfork were great last year but Seymour was actually the weak link. It's a big question mark whether Seymour can return to pre-injury form. With the secondary the Pats have, their going to need the Richard Seymour of old.

PATRIOTSFANINPA

I hope Seymour can revert back to form because its crucial that he does since the secondary needs pressure up front to make their job easier.

I still think Julius Peppers and Will Smith are the best DL in the league,Hopefully Seymour can equal those guys in production this year.

IcyPatriot

I thought the DL played very well last night for a pe-season game. Yampa was running but that was because of the lack of creativity with the LB's which is standard fare for a Belichick pre-season.

We'll get a little taste this coming Friday for a quater of so ... and it's going to taste good.
If Seymour is indeed back Vrable, AD and Crable could all be double digit in sacks this year.
Optimistic , probably but so what .. it's the pre-season and I can talk all the crap I want.

DarrylS

I agree Seymour was extremely noticable..

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fgssand

Your right....my hope is this is the first year RS/Wilfork & Warren play healthy together.

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upstater1

Wilfork has enough incentive.

363839

Actually, I saw 2 guys block him and when he got by them, there was a third guy there.