Can the New England Patriots Overcome Inability to Stop the Run on Defense?
The Friday B/R column is up, taking a look at whether or not the Pats’ run defense will hold them back down the stretch. Packed with stats!
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Can the New England Patriots Overcome Inability to Stop the Run on Defense?
The Friday B/R column is up, taking a look at whether or not the Pats’ run defense will hold them back down the stretch. Packed with stats!
Now that the Ed Reed “sweepstakes” is over the focus turns to Duron Harmon and here’s a good piece from Oliver Thomas. Still hope Steve Gregory is back next week against the Broncos, though that might be wishful thinking. The Broncos veteran passing offense would attack Harmon with purpose.
From Oliver Thomas:
Harmon’s performance against Pittsburgh left an encouraging impression. The third-round choice didn’t look out of place next to free safety Devin McCourty. He looked patient, letting the play stay in front of him. From there, he was able make judicious decisions based on what he diagnosed. Now the newcomer was not perfect; there were instances of hesitation when it came to delegating multiple receivers, and there were overreactions when it came to sensing the run. But on second glance, Harmon did not appear to make the definitive mistakes you expect to see from a young defensive back thrust into the lineup.
Patriots vs. Panthers: Breaking Down New England’s Game Plan | James Christensen/Bleacher Report
Good game plan from B/R colleague James Christensen (aka the NEPD mastermind)…
Tom Brady’s response earlier this week when asked about retiring at the same time as Bill Belichick: pic.twitter.com/YEfM1oCAIF
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Devin McCourty Developing into Premier NFL Safety | Bleacher Report
Good stuff from Frenz on McCourty’s transition to safety.
PatsPropaganda & Frenz Podcast: Patriots – Panthers Preview 11/14 11am EST
The podcast is back this morning after a couple weeks off! Listen in live or afterwards on iTunes or Blog Talk Radio.
Well you have to respect both locations and their respective atmospheres, but in terms of the teams themselves I think you have to choose Kansas City. We’ll see how it goes between them this weekend but outside of the Broncos there’s no AFC team that legitimately scares me. Going to Indy might be a pretty good challenge as well, but if the Pats lock up the second seed I think it will be a tall order for the Bengals/Colts/Chiefs/Jets to beat them in Foxboro.
That said, there’s also a part of me that would love to see one last AFC Championship between Brady and Peyton. Really the AFCCG is my favorite game of the year. The Super Bowl is always a little too much of a exhibition feel to it.
Bill Belichick on WEEI – 9/10/2012 MUST LISTEN!