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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The early 2000 Pats used to play more 4-3 or even 5-2 looks. With Brace as another quality DT and with less proven starting linebackers, perhaps we will be seeing less 3-4 formations this year and more 4-3, 5-2, and also nickel packages?
How about more Nickel with the dominant front 4, 2 stud LB's, and 5 d-backs since our depth in the back is a strength now?
Aside from confirming what nickel means, what do you think about them using it more? It plays to their strengths on the D-line and in the secondary.
Aside from confirming what nickel means, what do you think about them using it more? It plays to their strengths on the D-line and in the secondary.
Are Wilfork and the other d-linemen capable of playing 4-3?
I believe that we already use the nickel as much as anyone in the league. But, yes, I believe that we should use the nickel more considering the fact that we now have a competent secondary.
How about more Nickel with the dominant front 4, 2 stud LB's, and 5 d-backs since our depth in the back is a strength now?
Competent secondary? Is this REALLY a fact? - Based on what?
I didn't know the team has played a game yet?
I still worry about a player coming from an 0-16 team who may find things difficult to adjust to a winning atmosphere and a very complex defense so quickly and we have no idea what Springs has left in the tank and whether he can adjust from so many years on one team to another - This secondary is far from solid until we actually see these guys in action - Is it better than last year? - Well it can't be much worse but then again nothing to base it on in April.
How about more Nickel with the dominant front 4, 2 stud LB's, and 5 d-backs since our depth in the back is a strength now?
I guess we shouldn't post anything about the quality of our team until the day after the Super Bowl each year.
What do you think we are going to do for the next four months other than to speculate, without facts, on the quality of the team and its players.
BASED ON WHAT
Wheatley and Wilhite have one more year of experience and looked good in preseason.
Bodden is a quality corner.
Springs is a quality corner who Belichick chose to pay $4.55M to play this year.
Butler was so good that when he was drafted, Hobbs was fired by Belichick.
( yes, fired. We could have gotten more for him if we waited for his contract to end)
BOTTOM LINE
Last year we had one competent corner. This year, we have 2-5.
As with the situation at LB, if Belichick thought that we didn't have a competent secondary, he would have kept Hobbs for the year.