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Patriots Linebacker Snap Graph
Some notes and observations…
Jermaine Cunningham saw the most playing time of his career against the Jets.
Dane Fletcher played OLB but only saw 7 snaps.
Spikes and Ninkovich are pretty much solely run stoppers, playing almost identical snaps.
Guyton and Banta-Cain are pretty much solely pass defenders and saw the majority of the snaps since the Jets were trying to pass a lot.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-linebacker-snap-graph-some-notes-and/
Patriots Defensive Back Snap % Graph
Interesting trends to note…
Butler and Page get increased playtime against Jets, eats into Sanders and Chung’s snaps. Chung had been the nickelback replacement for Jonthan Wilhite but Butler was inserted against the Jets and did a pretty good job. We’ve noticed all along that straight up coverage is not Chung’s strength and he was picked on against the Colts and Lions.
Meriweather, Arrington and McCourty remain the ironmen of the defensive backs, playing almost every snap.
Chung and Page’s return to health has also taken every snap from Sergio Brown.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-defensive-back-snap-graph-interesting/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X01OFICDtmQ
No one is on Brady’s level right now.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/no-one-is-on-bradys-level-right-now/
I remember this game like it was yesterday. It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving and everyone thought the Bears were legit… except the Rex Grossman part of the equation. It was a good game, and unfortunately it served as an unwelcome reminder that if the Pats had just hung on against the Colts in the AFCCG they would’ve had a pretty good chance at winning their 4th Super Bowl in 6 years.
Football Outsiders has updated their playoff odds rankings and here’s how things look for the Patriots:
Given the odds right now, here’s how the playoffs would shape up:
AFC
Given these matchups I don’t think anyone would argue that a Pats-Ravens, Steelers-Jets divisional round could be in the cards. Of course there will upsets and twists and turns along the way in these last four games. Indy and San Diego aren’t dead just yet. Thought the Colts have about a 10% better chance at the playoffs than the Chargers do.
NFC (for those who care)
Worth noting that the NFC is still really close, with 8 teams in contention for the 6 spots.
I posted this back on ye’ old blog and I think I put it up here on the new one as well at some point, but knowing how many Julian Edelman fans are out there (mostly the ladies) I had to make sure everyone caught this video.
I could try to set it up for you but it’s probably better to just watch it. Let’s just say the music is from Glory and it takes epic to a whole new level. And the highlights aren’t bad either.
