The Patriots defensive scheme is "bend don't break" that is why it has great sucess against teams without patience, unfortunatley nobody is mroe dink and dunk, and has seen the APats defense more than old noodlearm, which is why he always looks like a HOFer against us. The defesne is far from stellar, and lacks any kind of pass rush, but it will match up much better against the Steelers.
I would not abandon the 3-4 for no other reason than the Pats have the best Nose Guard in the business. Vince has been incredible this year. I wish that they Pats had someone that could bring some pressure, but they have been solid against the run all year, and they will make other teams go the lenght of the filed and throw to score, unfortunatley both the Jets and the Phins seemed to have no problem doing just that. The problem has been 3rd down, how many 3 and 10s did they make? Everyweek I see the young guys player better Merriweather has gone from a borderline bust, to a solid starter, Mayo had the game of his life against the Jets, lets just hope that Guyton can suplant Woods.