First, I’m gonna start with saying I’m a huge Rex Ryan defense fan. I love that whole Baltimore line, and I think you can see how well they usually do against Brady. My question is this: people keep talking about how to deploy Revis. It is said that Rex traditionally matched his best DB on the other teams 2nd best WR, then doubled the top receiver. Revis changed his philosophy up to putting his best CB on best WR. How should Bill use him? I think the best WR is always better than the best CB

It might come as a surprise to some but I’m a huge Rex fan as well – both for what he brings to the Pats-Jets rivalry and his defensive schemes.

You bring up a very good point, and this was something that I’ve heard rumblings about the Pats considering – to put Revis on WR #2 then bracket the #1 over the top and underneath.

There is certainly some merit to this philosophy.

Complicating matters is Brandon Browner’s size. In Seattle he was stuck on one side due to their system, but it seems to make sense that Browner might be best used following the bigger #1 corners that the Pats will see like Megatron, AJ Green, Demaryius, etc.

So how will BB use them? I don’t know. And neither does the rest of the NFL, so the Pats can use that to their advantage. It’s one thing going into a game knowing who your receivers are going to be covered by. It’s another when it could be Revis, it could be 6’4" Browner, it could be Logan Ryan or uber pest Alfonzo Dennard. You just don’t know. 

So as much as an advantage as this varied personnel gives the Pats, there’s also a sizable advantage in the unpredictability as well.