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Brady to Brown · 10-13-2008, 07:49 PM

27 times is the number of times Rivers dropped back to pass.

0 is the number of times a Patriot player touched him.

Manning, Cutler, Farve and others are licking their chops.

DefenseRules · 10-13-2008, 07:53 PM

Yet people continue to focus on Cassel's short comings.

I think that the defense is a much bigger area of concern right now.

Brady to Brown · 10-13-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DefenseRules

Yet people continue to focus on Cassel's short comings.

I think that the defense is a much bigger area of concern right now.

I had hoped when Brady went down that we might win low scoring games.

Not with this defense. Our front 7 did not touch Rivers last night

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 10-13-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DefenseRules

Yet people continue to focus on Cassel's short comings.

I think that the defense is a much bigger area of concern right now.

The offense does not get a pass. It's pretty horrendous!

DefenseRules · 10-13-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Brady to Brown

I had hoped when Brady went down that we might win low scoring games.

Not with this defense. Our front 7 did not touch Rivers last night

It drove me crazy all night. We didn't even touch the guy, NOT ONCE. Unbelievable. What happened to that great Patriots defense? Is it a thing of the past? I still can't believe that these guys can't play better than that.

PatriotNMP43 · 10-13-2008, 08:02 PM

The style of defense is not working anymore, hold your ground and hope for an INT only works for Favre and O'Sullivan, a good QB tears up our D every time. Lets face it, Brady was the whole team, he kept the D off the field and well rested, now the D is being exposed because the Offense isn't all world anymore.

DefenseRules · 10-13-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by THEARCHIVES

The offense does not get a pass. It's pretty horrendous!

NO the offense wasn't good, but the defensive performance that I've seen so far this season, has been very disappointing. I expected much more from them. ESPECIALLY, with a healthy Seymour.

Brady to Brown · 10-13-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DefenseRules

It drove me crazy all night. We didn't even touch the guy, NOT ONCE. Unbelievable. What happened to that great Patriots defense. It is a thing of the past. I still can't believe that these guys can't play better than that.

Many want to talk about Cassel.

I want to talk about our front 7. Many have the Patriots front 7 rated as one of the best in the league.

3 - 4, 4 - 3, it did not matter. We could not get anywhere near Rivers.

And where is Capers in this? Why no pressure from Merriweather, Harrison or Sanders?

Dojo Chargerfan · 10-13-2008, 08:06 PM

the blitzes were very bland. It gave the appearance that the Charger oline dominated the entire game, which was the case but I can't even recall a hurry. The Oline was ready for everything the Pat D threw at the Oline, period. So mentally the Chargers dominated, and when you have the mental aspect and KNOW where the blitz is coming from then you dominate physically.

jcdavey · 10-13-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Brady to Brown

27 times is the number of times Rivers dropped back to pass.

0 is the number of times a Patriot player touched him.

Manning, Cutler, Farve and others are licking their chops.

interesting stat

rivers is #1 in the nfl in qb rating, even though he's been sacked 8 times

cutler is #11 in rating, having only been sacked twice

twice!

man......that is nuts