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Well, it’s a somewhat limited sample size and clearly Amendola is not 100 percent yet, but overall there have been a lot of similarities. But I also think we’ve seen a little more attacking downfield with Amendola. We saw that in the preseason and we saw it last weekend vs. the Steelers.
There’s no question that Welker’s ability to get open immediately after the snap is unequaled. Edelman has some of the same agility but Welker was special at it.
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS | DVOA PLAYOFF ODDS REPORT
Pats have a 94% chance at making the playoffs, but the breakdown on the seeds has them most likely to end up the 4 seed, followed by the 3 seed, the 2 seed, the 6 seed, the 1 seed and basically no chance at the 5 seed.
It helps a lot,” Harmon said about being eased into the defense in the dime role. “It’s just the idea that you get to go out there and see different things and you get to learn from them. And that’s the main thing about experience. It’s just being able to learn from certain things that you do: certain plays, certain coverages. It’s just all about learning. And that’s exactly what I was able to do playing in the dime package.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/it-helps-a-lot-harmon-said-about-being-eased/
On 53 dropbacks, the Patriots blitzed just nine times. Roethlisberger was 3-of-8 with 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions and a sack on those plays. The touchdown came midway through the fourth quarter as receiver Jerricho Cotchery shook linebacker Brandon Spikes and made a beautiful one-handed grab on second-and-goal from the 6.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/on-53-dropbacks-the-patriots-blitzed-just-nine/
Luke Kuechly, Andrew Luck headline Audibles All Second-Year Team | Audibles – SI.com
Chandler Jones makes the list, but what bums me out are Dontai Poe and Michael Brockers, two of my favorite players out of the 2012 draft. Not saying I’d take either of them over Chandler (necessarily), but man, they would both be just what this defense needs right now without Wilfork and Kelly.
