Questions, Comments, Complaints, Compliments, Whatever
It’s Friday and that means the floor is open to you, Pats pals. What’s on your mind about our beloved team? Extra points for X-and-O schematic questions, but I’ll take whatever you got!
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Questions, Comments, Complaints, Compliments, Whatever
It’s Friday and that means the floor is open to you, Pats pals. What’s on your mind about our beloved team? Extra points for X-and-O schematic questions, but I’ll take whatever you got!
The hard thing about this team, watching this team, is that there are a lot of guys that have been hurt or are coming back from being hurt so it’s hard to really get a good gauge as to who they are or what they are going to be as we get ready for this football game,” Rivera acknowledged. “The key though is, I believe, that everything starts with the quarterback. Tom Brady is most certainly one of the elites in this league. He does a lot of great things for their offense, so everything we do for us will begin with the quarterback.
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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.

BB and TFB talk Ed Reed prior to the 2009 regular season match up. It’s too bad fans aren’t able to truly appreciate great safety play because we never get to see all-22 film. Most of the time Ed Reed won’t even be viewable unless he’s in the box. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)