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Re: Someone fill me in
2003: Pats ranked 7th in yards allowed and surrendered 291.6 YPG.
2004: Pats ranked 9th in yards allowed and surrendered 310.8 YPG.
The only year in the dynasty era where this statement is accurate was in 2001, when the defense was a work in progress. In the dynasty era, when we were winning Super Bowls, the defense did not give up a lot of yards, nor did they give up a lot of points. I've gone on record as saying that I think the defensive performance last night was more of a product of the shortened offseason than anything. But let's not pretend that the defense used to surrender a ton of yards in the dynasty era in an effort to excuse the amount of yards they gave up to a team with zero inside running game and Chad Henne at quarterback.
You look back at the dynasty era and the Pats gave up a lot of yards, but few points.
2003: Pats ranked 7th in yards allowed and surrendered 291.6 YPG.
2004: Pats ranked 9th in yards allowed and surrendered 310.8 YPG.
The only year in the dynasty era where this statement is accurate was in 2001, when the defense was a work in progress. In the dynasty era, when we were winning Super Bowls, the defense did not give up a lot of yards, nor did they give up a lot of points. I've gone on record as saying that I think the defensive performance last night was more of a product of the shortened offseason than anything. But let's not pretend that the defense used to surrender a ton of yards in the dynasty era in an effort to excuse the amount of yards they gave up to a team with zero inside running game and Chad Henne at quarterback.
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