The Patriots Defense Stacks Up With The 2009 Super Bowl Champion Saints

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The Patriots Defense Stacks Up With The 2009 Super Bowl Champion Saints
By: Russ Goldman

The Patriots 2010 defense has similar statistics to a defense that won a championship. Here's how New England's defense compares favorably to the 2009 New Orleans Saints. ...

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[TriplecHamp]

I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.

 

[VectorPrime]

I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.

Best part is that within 2 years this defense WILL be elite.

 

[ausbacker]

I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.

You need three units that execute the game plan well. The Patriots have three units that do so!

 

[RobertWeathers]

Best part is that within 2 years this defense WILL be elite.

I would argue that since Week 9, they have been pretty darn close to elite.

 

[Kontradiction]

I been telling the "the defense sucks!!!1" crowd that and they just shrugged it off. You don't need an elite defense but a complementary one.

Well if we're going to suck our own ****s around here, I was on the "this defense has a ceiling of the 2009 Saints" before the season even started.

 

[alvinnf]

I get the similarities, but what's interesting is how differently those two defenses are built.

 

[alvinnf]

Well if we're going to suck our own ****s around here, I was on the "this defense has a ceiling of the 2009 Saints" before the season even started.

Freud says hello.....

 

[Kontradiction]

Freud says hello.....

Bid him good morrow.

 

[Run DMC]

Kontra, you crack me up.