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Fitzy does the press conference we wish BB would give.

Ahh nothing like kicking off the return of football with a brand spanking new Fitzy video doing what he does best.

The Beef Curtain. What do you guys think? It cracks me up but it makes me think of something not really all that intimidating if you know what I mean.

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

https://www.patspropaganda.com/fitzy-does-the-press-conference-we-wish-bb-would/

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Two of my faves…

BB on Chung yesterday: “He continues to work on all the little things to make him a better player. He’s very determined. I think he continues to improve in all areas,”

https://www.patspropaganda.com/two-of-my-faves-bb-on-chung-yesterday-he/

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“I don’t think the defensive philosophy’s gonna change,” Belichick added. “How we align and how we handle the responsibilities could definitely change by game plan or by what we feel are our strengths and weaknesses, but I don’t think fundamentally our philosophy and techniques will change. I think what we’re teaching, we’ll continue to teach and use on a very consistent basis. How we want to move guys around or put them in certain formations … I think there’s flexibility there.”

“We have an assortment of things to choose from from my time here and depending on how our teams shapes up, what some of these players can do (will help decide the scheme). Some of these players I’ve never coached before so I’m not sure exactly how they’ll fit in or what roles they’ll play in this defense. We’ll just have to wait and see how that turns out. I think we’ll have enough defense where we’ll be able to.”

BB

https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-dont-think-the-defensive-philosophys-gonna/

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“Honestly, most people thought we played a 4-3 at the Giants. Lawrence Taylor did a lot more rushing than he did pass-dropping; probably 80-90 percent of the time he was the rusher in the defense,” Belichick said.

“It wasn’t always a pass, but certainly in passing situations and a lot of pass plays, he was the designated fourth rusher, which really put us in what amounts to a 4-3.

"Honestly, I think that’s something that is a media fabrication. There are a lot of different alignments out there. You see 4-3 teams use odd spacing. You see 3-4 teams use even spacing. You have 11 players, you can put them in various positions. Whether you want to put it on the pre-game depth chart as one thing or another, I think is a little bit overrated.

"You play different fronts, you play different spacing, and you teach the techniques of your defense. That is what consistent, techniques that are taught in different defensive systems, whether those teams go from three-man line to a four-man line, or a four-man line to an odd spacing line, or overs to unders, or unders to overs, or over-wides, whatever you want to call it. They will continue to play the same fundamental techniques as they’ve been teaching for the entire year, for the most part. I think that’s what teaching defensive fundamental football is about. It’s about fundamentals. Wherever you put them, you’ve got to people other people in complementary places, however you decide to do that.

"It’s pretty straight-forward really … It’s more the teaching, techniques and fundamentals you teach your defensive players, more than it is the 4-3, 3-4 lineup that is so important to put on the flip card.”

BB, apparently ripping off my post from yesterday…

https://www.patspropaganda.com/honestly-most-people-thought-we-played-a-4-3-at/

Reiss: Do Patriots’ D-line moves signal shift?

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Reiss: Do Patriots’ D-line moves signal shift?

Here’s Mike Reiss with a little more insight into what kind of defensive shift the Patriots might be considering. Some further quotes I found interesting:

“I think it looks like they’re trying to get away from the 3-4,” Warren said of the base alignment that has been a Patriots staple since early in coach Bill Belichick’s Patriots tenure.

“When I heard about the different defensive deals they’re going to be doing, I didn’t see me in that big picture of things, or at least not a huge role in that deal. 

"Before, it was more like ‘Let’s try to do something different and if this doesn’t work, we’re going back to base.’ Now it’s more like ‘This is what we’re doing’.