Some interesting nuggets throughout this one, including Dont’a Hightower shedding a Charles Clay block by throwing him five yards downfield.
Maybe it’s generalizing a little too much too early, but it seems the Patriots defense has fully shifted to one that is focused on stopping the pass instead of the run.
Every personnel shift, from moving Mayo back inside, to putting Chandler Jones more inside, to Hightower playing in over Ninkovich, to Jamie Collins playing strongside inside linebacker seem aimed at pass defense.
