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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.Probably because it feels like the D of the last season or two is back to those glory years. Watching a lot of scoring is great but seeing the defense of the team you support dominating opponents is delightful.#8 in points allowed? I'm surprised by that. They were only responsible for 14 against the Eagles, so it shouldn't be the Eagles game that did it (unless the metrics stupidly apply ST and pick sixes against the defense). I'm guessing it was the Donks game. They were #1 or #2 just before the Denver game if I recall.
The offense is great, don't get me wrong, but I'm back to how I was in 2003-2004; more excited to see the D take the field than the O. Nothing against the O, but seeing this group come together has been a treat. With Hightower coming back at some point and eventually McCourty, this D is going to be lethal in the playoffs. Everyone fears Pittsburgh, but I like our D's chances against them.
By the way, two things stand out about this D by my untrained eyes: open field tackling. Even if it's just a shoestring tackle sometimes, it seems pretty rare for an opposing player to beat one of our defenders in the open field. The other thing is how our ends are setting the edge. Outside runs are almost a no go now.
The QB pressures are ridiculous too and are helping our sceondary as well.
Butler's closing speed...
Ryan's awareness....
Sheard!!
Ok, need to go get a towel...
Yep. This Texans team last night would have put up 21-24 on the 2010 and 2011 defenses. Especially if they couldn't get their hands on turnovers.Probably because it feels like the D of the last season or two is back to those glory years. Watching a lot of scoring is great but seeing the defense of the team you support dominating opponents is delightful.
I'm pretty confident that it will and it will be even better with Mayo's improved mobility and once Collins putting the weight back on.I would hope that our run defense gets better when hightower comes back.
When McCourty went out I thought, "Oh crap, here we go."
(unless the metrics stupidly apply ST and pick sixes against the defense)
They do
I wonder how they would fair against our offense. Brady would be getting bit a lot. Think Ryan could fair well vs Dola.
#6 overall defense according to NFL.com this morning
The DL is so deep, it's ridiculous. The Patriots can collapse the pocket and put heat on the quarterback from anywhere. They can get it done at both the 3 and 5 tech and their blitz packages have gotten more and more exotic as the season has gone on. Jamie Collins blitzing the A and B gaps has been lethal. Combine that with the fact that the secondary is holding their own and the defense is actually playing better than a lot of us thought they would in preseason. If the team gets some horses back healthy on both sides of the ball in the coming weeks, the Pats should be able to roll through the AFC.
The DL is so deep, it's ridiculous. The Patriots can collapse the pocket and put heat on the quarterback from anywhere. They can get it done at both the 3 and 5 tech and their blitz packages have gotten more and more exotic as the season has gone on. Jamie Collins blitzing the A and B gaps has been lethal. Combine that with the fact that the secondary is holding their own and the defense is actually playing better than a lot of us thought they would in preseason. If the team gets some horses back healthy on both sides of the ball in the coming weeks, the Pats should be able to roll through the AFC.