Great Read: Patriots' Secondary Additions Prove Bill Belichick's Ability to Adapt

[yopats]

Patriots' Secondary Additions Prove Bill Belichick's Ability to Adapt | Bleacher Report

And given the amount of man-free the Patriots are going to play in 2014, plus the ability of both Revis and Browner, I believe McCourty will be in a position to make a lot of plays on the ball as a middle-of-the-field defender.

I expect the Patriots to use man pressure often with the amount of depth they have at the cornerback position. Look for five- and six-man pressure schemes out of both nickel and dime packages.

 

[mayoclinic]

Yup. Great read. I already posted this on the draft forum on the "Blueprint for the Defense" thread.

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Cover 1 (or any single-high-safety defense) should be at the top of the call sheet every week for the Patriots defense after picking up Revis and Browner via free agency, but there is always room to get creative and use game plan-specific schemes when you have corners who can win in man coverage.

What about playing some combination man, or Cover 7?

This gives the Patriots the ability to “set some traps” in the secondary and disguise their pre-snap alignments while also bringing pressure with five or six defensive backs on the field.

And with a talent like Revis, the Patriots can roll their coverages, eliminate a slot receiver (bracket) and play man trail (2-Man) away from the cornerback in Cover 7.

 

[aztecafut]

Yup. Great read. I already posted this on the draft forum on the "Blueprint for the Defense" thread.

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All this scheme stuff is way over my head but I am excited about the signings and I can't wait to see what BB and Patricia are able too cook up with them. Most of all I want to see a confused Manning face when we play the Broncos. Its been a while since I've seen Peyton confused with what the Patriots were doing on Defense.