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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.We have arguably the best lb core in the league. Collins and Hightower have both shown significant ability to get after the quarterback. Jones is slowly progressing to an upper echelon de, and nink is his usual solid, underrated self. Easley should be healthy, and hopefully proves himself next year. A couple draft picks and resigning Revis and this defense will be among the better defenses in the league, again.Didnt i say that the pats have clearly the advantage in the qb position? I am just stating the fact that our dline could be better then it is. Its average at best if u asked me. I am sure we are gonna be division favorites once again but these defensive lines are very strong.
Pretty clear that the rest of the Division from Buffalo to Miami is sick and tired of watching the Pats win it with such regularity, sometimes with weeks to spare. I think a sixth trip to the SB and a fourth trophy in 15 seasons was probably the last straw. In some ways, you could interpret the Suh signing and the trades in Buffalo and New York as "we can't just do nothing, we gotta do something." Fans and owners, old and new, are getting tired of the status quo so management is taking risks and shots in the dark. A couple of them might turn out to be smart moves.
What does this mean for the Pats, in addition to the obvious hope that we can keep both Revis and McCourty, that Gronk stays healthy, that Julian and Amendola and LaFell play the way they did this year, that Mayo is his old self when he returns, that Brady continues to be Brady and that somebody can rush the goddam passer?
"In BB I trust," but I think the following become even more important in light of the moves by the other teams in the Division:
1) An O-line that can always buy Brady the couple of seconds he needs to drop the ball off.
2) An ongoing "Vereen like" threat out of the backfield
3) A Blount who can ground and pound and keep the pass rush honest
Say what u want but that d line will be nasty. We have the 4th best d line in the division. Off course the QB and coaching is what we have a big advantage over. Idk why we cant put together a decent dline. It has been years.
Damn. Winning Super Bowls just sucks.........
That being said, if there was no such thing as a salary cap, I'm sure Belichick would put together a very "decent" DL.
BB over the years hasnt put as much effort on the d line. More on the secondary and offensive players.
Umm no. Its nice to have guys that can get an interior rush. I hope easley can be that but I am not holding my breath lol. BB over the years hasnt put as much effort on the d line. More on the secondary and offensive players.
So miami getting suh is a bad move now?
They would be better of they did nothing..
interesting
Wow. That's not how I would characterize BB's prioritization of the d-line. Just the opposite. He's invested a lot of first round draft capital in the d-line over the years.
So what should they do instead?
Because, hard as it is to believe, Miami just outdid the Mike Wallace deal in stupidity.Why are GMs laughing?
Why would not getting Suh mean that they had to do nothing? Nice strawman you've got there.So miami getting suh is a bad move now?
They would be better of they did nothing..
interesting
DLmen BB has used first round picks on: Seymour, Warren, Wilfork, Jones, Easley. 5 picks. In BBs tenure, besides DL, he's used 2 first rounders on LB, 2 on OL, 2 on DB, 1 on RB and 1 on TE.Who? Chandler a couple of years ago and then easley last year. The problem here is the lack of talent upfront. Chandler needs to learn a couple of pass rushing moves.