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I'm most excited to see the Pats secondary deployed against Manning on Sunday. Belichick is one of the great defensive minds in the history of the league. The Broncos have one of the great passing offenses in the history of the league. It is obvious that Belichick has built this secondary, piece by piece, to match up with the Broncos and the modern era NFL passing game.
He always talks about matchups. He's got the DBs for any kind of matchup. He's got the shut down cover corner in Revis. He's got the big physical corner in Browner. He's got the center fielder with range in McCourtey. He's got a good tackling safety to limit the gains on the short middle stuff. And, probably most important, he can go six deep with NFL caliber CBs in Revis, Browner, Dennard, Arrington, Ryan, and Butler -- a lot of depth for nickle and dime cover packages.
I don't, for a minute, think Belichick has showed his hand with this secondary. I think he's been building towards this week and the matchup with the Broncos. And, I think he has the horses back there to play some serious games. He hasn't had this kind of firepower since the Law/Harrison days.
I have no idea what to expect, but whatever it is, I can't wait to see it.
He always talks about matchups. He's got the DBs for any kind of matchup. He's got the shut down cover corner in Revis. He's got the big physical corner in Browner. He's got the center fielder with range in McCourtey. He's got a good tackling safety to limit the gains on the short middle stuff. And, probably most important, he can go six deep with NFL caliber CBs in Revis, Browner, Dennard, Arrington, Ryan, and Butler -- a lot of depth for nickle and dime cover packages.
I don't, for a minute, think Belichick has showed his hand with this secondary. I think he's been building towards this week and the matchup with the Broncos. And, I think he has the horses back there to play some serious games. He hasn't had this kind of firepower since the Law/Harrison days.
I have no idea what to expect, but whatever it is, I can't wait to see it.
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