Who starts opposite of Revis against Miami?

robertweathers said:

Considering Wallace had 6 catches for 105 yds receiving and a 39yd TD last year in MIA, putting Revis on him would not be a bad decision either.

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I probably agree with you after a second thought, putting Revis on anyone is a great decision. ..

I do wish we had Browner to cover Clay this week.

Agreed 100%...Clay scares the hell outta me. Hes in for a big year.

May see a combo of Collins, Chung, Harmon, etc on him.

Only targeted twice in the 2nd game in MIA...assume Talib was covering him..?

robertweathers said:

Agreed 100%...Clay scares the hell outta me. Hes in for a big year.

May see a combo of Collins, Chung, Harmon, etc on him.

Only targeted twice in the 2nd game in MIA...assume Talib was covering him..?

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I actually think Wilson is the best option to cover the TEs in Browner absence (with the exception of Revis of course).

BlueThunder said:

Clay at TE is tough....Collins will have his hands full....

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Clay isn't your traditional TE though, He's got most of the qualities but he's more of an H back. He's been a non factor against us and I don't see that changing. He's not the type of TE to be getting catches down the seem or on post corners but he will kill you with YAC on short patterns, especially uncovered in the flat where he will leak out pretty often on play action.

Brady6 said:

I actually think Wilson is the best option to cover the TEs in Browner absence (with the exception of Revis of course).

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Perhaps. As long as he and Chung are not asked to provide help over the top they should be somewhat effective on receivers at midrange.

Reporter: "Coach, who can we expect to see at CB across from Revis this week?"
BB: "I've got Revis to play CB."
Reporter: "Yes, and who might you pair with him?"
BB: "No one. Like I said, Revis is playing CB. I don't need another one. Why do you think I'm collecting all these D Linemen?"

I voted for Butler, but I think Ryan will be the number 2 CB on Sunday. Ryan has shown up in practice quite a bit. Remember, covering in preseason is a lot different than covering during the regular season. Game planning, watching tape on the receivers...that makes a big difference in effectiveness.

Dennard is still coming off an injury, I do not think he is quite full throttle yet.

Bruins29 said:

Good problems to have here.

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Indeed. I've never seen a group of corners this deep in the BB era with the Pats.

I honestly think all three of Butler, Dennard, and Ryan will get significant snaps. I don't think it will be one guy and who is on the field for snap # 1 will likely depend on who Miami starts with on offense. Of those three, I would imagine Dennard and Ryan get more snaps than Butler, especially if they rotate in at safety as well.

Maybe its was just me but I thought Brandon Browner looked horrible at CB in the preseason and that was against guys who are now on the streets. I say right now a *healthy Dennard* and Malcom Butler are better options at CB than Browner even when he gets back. Browner is a Big guy but if he doesn't win at the line its FD or TD Offense I am pretty sure a Safety will be stationed over the top of him.

I don't know the answer here but I do hope we don't see Dennard in the slot like we saw in preseason. He got beat a few too many times.

TommyBrady12 said:

Do you think Browner can play man-to-man well or is he more of a zone corner?

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I will put money right now that he's a zone CB I think he would be great in that role...Browner in man covereage now thats a different story.