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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: 2012 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS

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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: 2012 DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY RATINGS

Don’t look now but the Patriots are 17th in total defense per Football Outsiders’ DVOA ratings. Almost top half of the league baby!  And yes, our standards have been lowered a bit over the past two years.

As for specifics, they’re 4th in run defense DVOA, and 20th in pass defense DVOA.

Against specific receivers they rank:

  • vs. #1 WR – 9th
  • vs. #2 WR – 6th
  • vs. other WR – 32nd
  • vs. TE – 26th
  • vs. RB – 24th

It’s pretty clear the Pats are having problems covering in the middle of the field.

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“New England Patriots. The organization does a good job of bringing guys in and plugging them in different places and getting it done. The backfield for instance—they’re shuffling that around. And some of the receivers when Tom Brady won the Super Bowl, they weren’t huge names, but that got it done.” — NFC defensive player

Patriots voted best organization in SN midseason players poll – NFL – Sporting News

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-blog-31/

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Belichick Breakdown – Steelers at Patriots 12/9/2007 (by xjmaki)

Defensive backs who don’t turn their head around is such a point of contention with Patriots fans this year, but here’s a great film breakdown of the how Rodney Harrison defends a pass against the Steelers without ever turning around. You don’t have to get your head around if you don’t touch the receiver and instead play the spot where the ball is coming down.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

https://www.patspropaganda.com/belichick-film-breakdown/