Grades

[sb1]

Pass Offense: A. Might seem generous considering the OL problems in the first half but a comeback like that on the arm of Brady is an A.

Run Offense: C-. Downgraded for the fumbles

Pass Defense: A-

Run Defense: D-. Tempted to say F but I think the wind was a helper for Moreno. This HAS to get better though. Wilfork isn't walking through that door.

Special Teams: A....maybe even A+

Coaching: A

 

[Hael]

The flipside is the run defense was basically put on an island. BB basically clogged up the interior of the field via his pass defense, and dared Manning to either throw long or for the Broncos to run it.

They ran it very well, but then that was to be somewhat expected given the tradeoffs of the D.

 

[upstater1]

Vellano and Jones up the middle, Spikes and Fletcher at ILB.

Ninko and Chandler were mostly setting the edge and protecting outside.

Instead of having 7 in the box, they had 6 all game, and two were basically non-factors (Chandler and Ninko).

So, you can bet it was by design. That being said, this team has a run defense problem.