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The pass coverage out of the initial nickel defense struggled, and a personnel adjustment – rookie Alfonzo Dennard in for Sterling Moore – helped produce a spark with a third-down stop in the second quarter. Dennard, the seventh-round pick out of Nebraska, was credited with a pass breakup on the third-down stop.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-pass-coverage-out-of-the-initial-nickel/
New England Patriots cheerleaders rock the nerd glasses!
https://www.patspropaganda.com/cheerheaven-new-england-patriots-cheerleaders/
Bill Belichick piece well done, but there’s more to story – Sports – The Boston Globe
Always a must-read for Sundays, with a great breakdown of what was left out of Cleveland ‘95.
Also this nugget:
Wouldn’t be surprised to see the Patriots play more 3-4 on defense, which they’ve done at times this season, against Denver. The Patriots know center Dan Koppen’s limitations better than the Broncos. Koppen now struggles in one-on-one situations, so the more the Broncos have to help him, the more things could open up for other pass rushers.
Could this be today’s new defensive twist that they haven’t shown yet? You have to think as soon as BB saw he had Manning in week five he knew he had to hold something back to spring on Manning.
In the ’06 AFCCG he suddenly started non-starter Eric Alexander at MLB, and in ’10 he had Kyle Arrington playing a pass rushing defensive end. There will be some new tweaks today for sure on defense, very curious to see what they are.
In his postgame speech to players after the 52-28 win over the Bills, Bill Belichick singled out cornerback Devin McCourty and told him that while he might not have much support from those outside of the locker room (a reference to the media, it would seem), he’d go with him any day.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/in-his-postgame-speech-to-players-after-the-52-28/
Defensive snapshot via playing time – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
Really great breakdown of who we’ve seen the most of on defense broken down by postion. With Gregory out today someone’s going to see a rise in snaps. Our best guess, it’s Sterling Moore primarily, possibly at safety, with Ras-I getting back into the action on the outside.
