Many of these players don't even play remotely the same position. Additionally, some are out for the year. Your question doesn't make a lot of sense without context and meaningful analysis. Listing player names doesn't tell us anything at all.
They also only have one true defensive end on the roster in Wise. LB'ers, DB's and WR's are like socket wrenches... what good is a socket wrench if you have one sized socket? Opposing teams have the same amount and varied sized offensive skill players, you need to play matchups.
The Pats don't use a big guy like Stephon Gilmore to cover Tyreek, they used smaller super fast Jon Jones. Also massive guys like Carl Davis only play 20% of snaps on run downs... players like LB'ers and DB's play a lot of snaps. They get tired, keeping them fresh means better pass rush, better coverage, better defense. That's why that 2019 defense played an obscene amount of defenders over the course of one season.
Every tool has a job. A kicker is unimportant in relation to the QB, until you need a 45 yarder with 2 seconds on the clock to win the Super Bowl... then they're crucial.
Funny, earlier in the year, people were wondering if he had enough good LBs to even put on the field. Some of these guys are special teamers only or not activated. Considering the fact, the Pats do run 3-4 from time to time. I am not concerned that the Pats have so many LBs.
Many of these players don't even play remotely the same position. Additionally, some are out for the year. Your question doesn't make a lot of sense without context and meaningful analysis. Listing player names doesn't tell us anything at all.
We gotta start accepting that edge is its own position outside of DL/LB. This is an example of how meaningless the latter two position labels can be when you conflate them with edge players.
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