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The secondary has been the strength of the team, and it’s had to be. Even when opponents are making an effort to try to run, if the Patriots stop their initial surge like they did against the Colts and Broncos, that’s when things often start playing right into their hands. If you’re an offense with a DNA that wants to spread things out and throw the football, that’s going up against the strength of the Patriots. So if you can run it, that’s the ideal place to start and the Jets were the exception in that they ran at the Patriots over four quarters.

The Dolphins did it in Week 1, but that was a totally different team and I think Bill Belichick was still in the experimental phase. So I’d say, from a big-picture standpoint, that as long as they’re able to stop the run early and discourage the opponent in that area, it’s going to be a good day for the Patriots. They’re chameleon-like on defense, with the ability to morph into anything — they have a lot of athletes and can go athletic and quick, but they’re also very tough.

Bruschi’s Breakdown: New England visit Green Bay — Tedy Bruschi (via writtenbyrj)

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the-football-chick:

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady enjoying some turkey.

Top Photo (2012): Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY Sports
Bottom Photo (2010): Carolos Osorio/AP both photos via www.nfl.com

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Are the Patriots peaking too soon?

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I don’t really buy into the peaking too soon thing as far as the Patriots go. Maybe for a team that hasn’t played at a high level before, they might get a little full of themselves and believe their hype a little too much.

The Patriots are in this position pretty much every year, and all I hear coming out of the locker room is how they have to be better and that even performances like we’ve seen in recent weeks won’t be good enough.

Mike, just got into a debate with a friend about Chandler Jones. He claims that the defense could not play better right now and adding Jones will not make it better. I am on the extreme opposite end of the spectrum, dreaming of what the Hoodie could think up of a Jones-Ayers pass rush off the edge. I think this defense is going to hugely benefit from having a pure pass-rusher like Jones back in the fold and they’ll only get better with him. Which camp do you fall in?

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Haha, I’m with you. Look, I don’t think the Patriots are just going to cruise through the next five games and no one will score a touchdown on them. There’s going to be ups and downs, and in the very possible case that the Pats lose in Green Bay there are going to be questions, most likely things like “can they generate enough pass rush?”

Chandler Jones is one of the best players on this defense and at a position where the Pats literally had zero experienced depth coming into the season. That’s what necessitated them going out and getting Ayers, a move I wish they had made in the offseason.

And I think Ayers has been very solid, but Chandler Jones is still the better player with the higher ceiling.

Ultimately having three quality edge players is a good problem to have. It’s a vitally important part of the defense and we can count on Ayers and Ninkovich to be the all-everythings for the next two full months.