PATS16N0
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
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#1, #2, and i'll quote from #3.
The NFL has become a league obsessed with passing, and a huge component of the Pats' defensive style has been the duo of Dont'a Hightower and Jamie Collins, two of the more elite linebackers in the game. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Patriots received 40 percent of their sacks last season from linebackers. That clip ranked second to teams running the 4-3 last year, but that was without the behemoth Vince Wilfork (signed with Houston) creating sizable holes up front. So what did the front office do? They shrewdly drafted defensive end Trey Flowers and added free agent Jabaal Sheard to help bolster the pass rush alongside the steady duo of Chandler Jones and Dominique Easley.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reasons-patriots-repeat_55ccbe77e4b0cacb8d33290c
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