He’s the master with the media. He really is,” Tucker said. “I’ve never quite understood why it’s that important to him. I was talking to Chad Brown yesterday, who played a couple of seasons for the Pats. I played for five teams, Chad played for three teams in 15 years, a bunch of different coaches. Neither one of us had ever had a coach emphasize the media nearly as much as Belichick. It’s not even close. It’s the No. 1 topic of conversation in every team meeting. And Chad even said … he’s almost like a media coach as much as a football coach. I never really understood why it was that high of a priority for him, but I guess it’s hard to argue with the results.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/hes-the-master-with-the-media-he-really-is/
With more hybrid defenders between 250 and 270 pounds, might the Patriots experiment with some new looks on D that help generate a more consistent pass rush?
https://www.patspropaganda.com/with-more-hybrid-defenders-between-250-and-270/
For many watching or listening at home, this was a new Belichick. But there are two Belichicks, or at least two perceptions of him. There’s the man who has a seemingly joyless pursuit of football excellence, reinforced by comically bland sound bytes, a grim sideline demeanor, and cold and calculated personnel decisions. But behind that, there’s a real person, one who can be funny, disengaging and sincere. If you’ve earned his respect, he’ll help you in any way he can. That Belichick truly does exist; he just doesn’t let the public see that side very often. Because it doesn’t help him win games.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/for-many-watching-or-listening-at-home-this-was-a/
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: 2012 Pressure Plays, Defense
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: 2012 Pressure Plays, Defense
Interesting stuff here, but in a nutshell it shows the Pats just weren’t good enough getting after the passer in 2012.
They were 24th overall in pressure, but when they got pressure they were the 9th best defense, and when they didn’t get pressure they were also 24th. They had the 5th greatest difference between pressure and non-pressure performance.
It just goes to show, when they got pressure they were a really good defense, and when they didn’t they were bad. Sounds pretty obvious, but only four teams had a great disparity between performance based on pass rush pressure.