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2002 Patriots
2198 yards (31st), 17 TD (23rd), 4.7 YPA (27th)
2020 Pats run defense stats projected to 16 games
2128 yards (currently 27th), 17 TD (currently 18th), 4.6 YPA (ranked 22nd)
Looks to me like the 2020 run defense is equally as terrible as the famous 2002 run defense. They're almost identically inept at setting the edge. Maybe worse in 2020 because at least the Pats faced some really good runners back then - Ricky Williams twice, Priest Holmes, Tomlinson, Eddie George, Ahman Green. Haven't really faced anyone this year at that level. Instead they're giving up 250+ yards to the worst running team in football.
But the Pats went from worst to first in this category the year after that. Hopefully Bill can work the same magic.
2198 yards (31st), 17 TD (23rd), 4.7 YPA (27th)
2020 Pats run defense stats projected to 16 games
2128 yards (currently 27th), 17 TD (currently 18th), 4.6 YPA (ranked 22nd)
Looks to me like the 2020 run defense is equally as terrible as the famous 2002 run defense. They're almost identically inept at setting the edge. Maybe worse in 2020 because at least the Pats faced some really good runners back then - Ricky Williams twice, Priest Holmes, Tomlinson, Eddie George, Ahman Green. Haven't really faced anyone this year at that level. Instead they're giving up 250+ yards to the worst running team in football.
But the Pats went from worst to first in this category the year after that. Hopefully Bill can work the same magic.
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