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Waiting for the game to start and I’m looking back at some old game film, this shot from the 2009 Bills opener. This was always a defensive front that intrigued me and it was one we only saw in limited use in 2009.

Technically it’s a 4-3, with the defensive line Warren-Wilfork-Wright-Green. Obviously the defensive left is a brick wall, while the defensive right are two pretty good pass rushing defensive ends. Remember this is the year they got rid of Seymour.

Whereas in most 4-3s the outside linebackers would be off the line of scrimmage, here they are on it, as if they were 3-4 OLBs.

All of this leaves one MLB in the middle of the field. I’ve asked a couple X and O guys who are smarter than me about it but have never gotten a clear explanation of what’s going on here.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/waiting-for-the-game-to-start-and-im-looking-back/

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Former Patriots receiver Troy Brown said discipline is the only way for receivers to thrive in the offense. “Discipline in route-running — not rounding out, not coming back to the ball, all the little things you don’t always think about,” Brown said. “Taking care of your body. Eating right. Being accountable. All those things are part of discipline.”

Why the Patriots offense is so dominant – Sports – The Boston Globe

https://www.patspropaganda.com/former-patriots-receiver-troy-brown-said/

Bruschi’s Breakdown — New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills – ESPN Boston

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Bruschi’s Breakdown — New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills – ESPN Boston

The Patriots, from a coaching staff standpoint, have to be all-encompassing because there is a lot of mystery to a new team that is coming out with a new quarterback, a new head coach, a new philosophy, a new energy. So you have to be ready for everything in terms of hurry-up offense, new formations, personnel groupings and motions and new defensive wrinkles that you haven’t seen in the preseason. There’s no real book on this head coach or coaching staff working together. So this can be a huge sideline adjustment game for the Patriots because of that mystery. Once the game plan is recognized by the Patriots coaching staff in the first quarter, then the adjustments can be made.

‘Fragile’ label doesn’t really fit Danny Amendola – Sports – The Boston Globe

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‘Fragile’ label doesn’t really fit Danny Amendola – Sports – The Boston Globe

Enjoyed this one with a closer look at Danny Amendola and the preconceptions about his injury history.

That’s why the “fragile” label bugs Amendola so much. Yes, he has played only 16 games once in four NFL seasons (he also played in all 14 games after being signed by St. Louis off Philadelphia’s practice squad in Week 3 of 2009). It’s not as though he refuses to play on sprained ankles or with minor dings. His injuries have been freakish and painful.