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I have an idea. Cut the whole defense save Nink, Jones and Wilfork and don't replace them. would save loads of cap money and we wouldn't even notice the difference.
I disagree to a large extent. Pats too often play a soft zone. 15 minutes of film study and one knows where every Pats defender will be on every play. A graduate assistant could come up with a game plan to exploit this defense.
After reading a page or two of this thread, one might think that the Patriots are losing..it is a divisional opponent, the Pats will win this game handily..
This is all on BB.....he HAS to know GOING INTO THE SEASON ....that his secondary SUCKS!!! If you have LIMITED pass rush....and a Pedestrian secondary....is there any wonder that they (the D) is going to SUCK....and the defensive GENIUS is going to be questioned as to what the Fu9k he is doing.....once again this year????? D can't rush CONSISTENTLY.....their secondary Is AWFUL.....and they make shoddy tackles. Not a recipe for success here........
Don't give any credit to Fred Jackson for being so damn good at breaking tackles. Something he's done regularly against the entire league.
The secondary actually makes very good tackles. You'd know that if you watched instead of complaining all the time.
BB had added several new pieces. People like yourself, though, can't be bothered to give them those pieces time to get acclimated and you ignore injuries that have set some of them back. It takes TIME. You ignore things that previous veterans have said such as Bruschi and Vrabel saying it takes 2-3 years to get acclimated. Instead.. all you do is complain.
Is our D good? No. Are there a lot of over reactions going on in this thread? Yes. McCourty is playing safety and I believe still learning, Hightower just got back from injury and is still learning. Dennard is improving but still learning.
Bottom line, this is a young defense that is still learning at key positions which limits what they can do. They are what they are right now and there isn't much they can do at this point in the season. They will improve as the season goes on, have a little faith.
