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Re: That Pats Should Replace Matt Patricia Pees had far less talent in 2009 and still finished with a top 5 defense in terms of points allowed. Look at the players he had to work with and seriously try to tell me that you would take that roster over this one. He overachieved with what he had...

Well said Mo

From 06-08 I felt like we had to win a championship before we ran out of time because despite their phenomenal experience and leadership, each passing year meant that the defense was one more year past their prime physically. What excites me about this years defense is that the trend has...

Maverick4, you didn't address my post (pg7) regarding your assessment of the talent on D. You can't just give a blanket label of there being good talent all along without address the fact the the strengths/weaknesses & personnel of the teams dating back to 2003 have been very much different...

The talent was great in 03 and 04. In 06 it was good, but was already showing signs of slowing down (hence the media always talking about how the pats d was too old and slow). The gassed/cramping defense in the second half of the AFC championship game was a good example of this. This problem...

This is Pees' 4th year as DC. If the D continues to play well they have a very good shot at setting a new franchise record for fewest points allowed. The previous record of 14.8 ppg was set in 2006 (Pees first year as DC). Even if they don't break it this year, there is still a very good chance...

I asked this question a while back in the thread below. It contains a couple of links to rankings of current DC's. http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/95/250238-how-does-dean-pees-compares-other-dcs.html

Re: Mayo out 6-8wks - sprained MCL- grade 3 I think the 6-8 weeks (or less) is actually accurate. The site that you quoted this from was pertaining to rehab times for the AVERAGE person and not an NFL athlete with an entire training staff at his disposal. The link below pertains more to rehab...

I meant Wright, not Smith.

I think that mgteich just stated what I was getting at more clearly by looking at the total number of front 7 on the 53. I see 14 players on the final 53 and maybe 15 if we keep another DL as the 53rd guy. I didn't have any set number rule like we should only keep x number of players at z...

If his injury is legit enough, I wouldn't mind seeing Morris start out on the PUP list. He is a tough runner (probably my favorite of the group), so it would be great to have him go into the second half of the season with a full tank of gas. The other 4 (including BJGE) would be more than enough...

Fair enough point regarding Wright. I hadn't taken his cap figure into consideration, however I am still not sold on them keeping 8 DL. If they do keep all 8, then that answers my question as to where the 53 player is. As for the Burgess and TBC, I don't what is wrong with where I have them...

Here is my 52. #53 really just depends on where they feel they need more depth, so my options for #53 are at the bottom. My 52/53 is based on the following predictions: A) Pats try to pick up a better #2 QB option such as Feeley. If they can't, then Walter will remain in this spot. B)...

2 QB - Brady, O'Conell (Hoyer on the PS) 9 OL - Koppen, Mankins, Light, Neal, Kaczur, Vollmer, Hochstein, LeVoir, Yates 4 TE - Watson, Smith, Baker, Thomas 5 RB - Moroney, Morris, Taylor, Faulk, BJGE 5 WR - Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis, Edelman Offense 25 6 DL - Seymour, Wilfork...

Definitely Smith. Crable has yet to show anything, but only because of injuries. He could be great or he very well could suck, but I don't think that we can label him the weakest until he has had the opportunity to show his stuff. Smith has had that opportunity for 3 years now and has shown...

Pees has a 4-3 variation that he ran at various colleges before coming to the Pats. I think that we currently have the right personnel to run it effectively. It actually looks at times like a 6-1, but can quickly turn into a 5-2, 4-3, and even back to a 3-4 prior to the snap. I imagine to see...

Guyton will start.

Who are the best defensive coordinators in the NFL... I was curious so I googled it and found the results very interesteing. Below are a couple of the articles that I found (with links), along with how they ranked our DC. ESPN / John Clayton - 3rd NFL: John Clayton ranks **** LeBeau of...

The initial contact was helmet to helmet, however he was attempting to lay a clean hit on him. He clearly was trying to lead with the shoulder, while still keeping his head on the correct side across the ball carrier (form tackle wise). Had he tried to get his head to the other side of the ball...

Based on what? Can't you at least try to make an rational/intelligent argument to support your claim? Look at his body of work over the past 3 years and give me one negative trend that can actually be tied solely to him. It is easy to echo other posters, and claim things like no QB...