With all the talk of our rollercoaster Offense and playcalling, let us not forget that this is McDaniels second year calling the plays and only Dean Pees's first. Our Defense has quietly given up the third fewest points in the NFL (and after Jax plays tonight we will likely be second and have given up the fewest in the AFC since we have only given up 4 more then them). Ironically enough the one team who will have given up fewer points then us will come into Foxboro next week.
My point is this, in Super Bowl teams of past it has always been our Defense that has been consistent while it was our Offense trying to find its identity up until December. This is nothing new guys and is in fact encouraging. There is no team in the NFL that can guarentee a consistent and powerful offense every week but you CAN on Defense. Let Brady and the gang have their ups and downs and figure out what works and what doesn't, it seems like every year that squad must find a new identity which is really what makes Brady so great, his ability to improvise and adapt. But for now, let's just tip our caps to Pees and Belichick for once again assembling one of the top Defenses in the country even with the absense of Harrison.
P.S. Hawkins you are as, if not more, important to this team then Seymour this year. Keep it up guys.
My point is this, in Super Bowl teams of past it has always been our Defense that has been consistent while it was our Offense trying to find its identity up until December. This is nothing new guys and is in fact encouraging. There is no team in the NFL that can guarentee a consistent and powerful offense every week but you CAN on Defense. Let Brady and the gang have their ups and downs and figure out what works and what doesn't, it seems like every year that squad must find a new identity which is really what makes Brady so great, his ability to improvise and adapt. But for now, let's just tip our caps to Pees and Belichick for once again assembling one of the top Defenses in the country even with the absense of Harrison.
P.S. Hawkins you are as, if not more, important to this team then Seymour this year. Keep it up guys.