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Patriots defense improved with more exotic pressure packages – Patriots – Boston.com
Patriots defense improved with more exotic pressure packages – Patriots – Boston.com
Against the pass, the Patriots sent additional rushers (more than the normal four) on just eight of the Rams’ 40 dropbacks. The 20 percent blitz rate is right on the Patriots’ average of 21 percent since the 2010 season. But it’s a lot for the 2012 season. The Patriots blitzed an average of 11 percent of the time in the first seven games. Only the Seahawks game, when the Patriots sent an extra rusher on 27.3 percent of the dropbacks, exceeded the blitzes against the Rams. But the number of true blitzes paints only part of the picture of the Patriots pressure packages against the Rams. The Patriots also used five zone exchanges and three run blitzes. They hadn’t come close to those numbers all season.
Where Are the New England Patriots Struggling Most on Defense?
Where Are the New England Patriots Struggling Most on Defense?
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The Pats are currently ranked 32nd in the NFL in passes over 20-yards allowed with 42, and they’re tied for 28th in passes allowed over 40-yards with six. The bombs are dropping left and right and the Patriots defense has no answers. This is nothing new really. The 2011 Pats were also the worst in the NFL at giving up 20-plus passing plays, but the difference? Last year they gave up just four touchdowns all year out of all 79 bombs, but this year through eight games and 42 bombs they’ve already given up ten touchdowns.
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That gif you posted of Edelman’s touchdown vs the Ravens got me thinking: I think Brady should try to get him the ball more. He has a real competitive nature to him and plays hard every snap. What do you think?
I think it certainly appeared in the first two games before he got hurt that they were actively trying to get him the ball more, even at the expense of Welker’s playing time. Edelman remains a bit of an enigma to me though, because even when they were really incorporating him into the offense he never really stood out.
He was targeted 15 times in the first three games, and only came up with 10 catches for 85 yards and a touchdown. I love how Edelman plays hard, and he has great quickness and toughness, but at the end of the day it’s about production and I haven’t really seen enough yet for me to think he has the potential to be a prime weapon.
But it certainly looks like the Pats will continue to give him a shot, unless his hand injury sent him permanently back down the depth chart. Should be an interesting area to watch after the bye week.
In fact, it could be argued that the Patriots’ run defense has been as good as any in football this season, as it’s yielding just 3.5 yards per carry, the best figure in the NFL. From a yards per game standpoint, the Patriots check-in 8th at 88.6, an outstanding total that is nearly 30 yards per game better than the run defense allowed in 2011. Beyond the yards allowed, the Patriots have minimized both big plays and touchdowns. They join just the Texans as the only defenses to have not allowed a run over 20 yards this season, and the Patriots have given up just three rushing touchdowns through eight games. Couple those facts with an NFL-best seven forced fumbles and four fumbles recovered, and it’s clear that this group has been a difference-maker for the Patriots in 2012.