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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.Another Curran article that I'm not overly impressed with. What did he expect to happen? Belichick and his coaches have never given out information before, and they're not going to start now.
What is so elusive? The players are making mistakes. Coaches are trying to teach them not to make mistakes but aren't doing the best job of it.
Just read BB's explanations in this article......his D philosophy is clearly stated...."Manage the Damage." While the best D's in the league try to stop offenses, a Patriots D tries to "Manage the Damage"......aka...Hope the other team shoots itself in the foot. The Pats are very lucky that very few quality QBs are on their schedule
I agree with the sentiment of the other posters. I think Curran is one of the better writers but this was a lazy article. Of course the lack of success by the secondary falls on Patricia and ultimately BB. And the canned, automaton like answers given to the media by BB and staff have nothing to do with it (it actually is a positive to say little to the media, always). Get over it Curran, this is how BB runs the organization (regarding media comments).
I am one who recognizes us Patriot fans have been VERY fortunate to have BB at the helm of the Patriots yet recognize he and his staff have fallen down on the responsibility of fielding an effective secondary. The Patriots have allowed QBs who are considered the mopes of the NFL to put up big numbers last year (the year before that wasn't pretty) and it hasn't changed this year. The Patriots have had a string of questionable secondary selections (draft and FA). The Patriots lack of a consistent pass rush certainly hasn't helped. And it appears that the technique practiced by the Patriots hasn't jived with the players they have chosen to keep/play.
IMHO these are the items that Curran could speak to....items that dig into the nuts and bolts of the secondary's trouble.
The good news is?? With a routinely ineffective secondary in 2011, the Patriots were a play or two from being SB champs. Let's see if that kind of magic can happen again this year (in lieu of what seems like the impossible dream! An effective secondary).
Just read BB's explanations in this article......his D philosophy is clearly stated...."Manage the Damage." While the best D's in the league try to stop offenses, a Patriots D tries to "Manage the Damage"......aka...Hope the other team shoots itself in the foot. The Pats are very lucky that very few quality QBs are on their schedule
Another Curran article that I'm not overly impressed with. What did he expect to happen? Belichick and his coaches have never given out information before, and they're not going to start now.
Makes sense to me on a couple of levels.I think that Tommy Boy steals his best stuff from Mary
Everything Bill does is based on percentages. He'd love to have a talented stand alone secondary, but it's been a long time. It is what it is, which is why getting the offense back into a more consistent ryhthm and eliminating mistakes (by players and coaches including bizarro seemingly agenda driven personnel decisions) that are leaving points all over the field actually has to be job 1.
but two of those are rookies and none of them are in the defensive backfield. There's no Rodney Harrison, no Ty Law, no Asante Samuel, or even a James Sanders. This year's draft is supposed to be excellent for safeties. If the Patriots can draft the right one, we could see a very dramatic improvement in overall defensive play.
I still have no idea why they cut Sanders. They guy wasn't the fasts/most athletic, but he knew where everyone needed to be and could QB the backfield. More than anything that is what it seems they are lacking right now.
I still have no idea why they cut Sanders. They guy wasn't the fasts/most athletic, but he knew where everyone needed to be and could QB the backfield. More than anything that is what it seems they are lacking right now.
It was a mistake, just as the Meriweather cut was a mistake. They weren't necessarily mistakes based upon the players themselves. They were mistakes because of what was replacing them.
Even Ty Law had to change his approach or preference to playing his position and play it Bill's way. And Ty was an elite talent. He had to do what Bill determined was in the best interest of the unit overall schematically and go from there. It worked (he still got to make his plays) so he was OK with it.