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Justin Houston, Dontari Poe leading Kansas City Chiefs’ pass rush revival | The MMQB with Peter King

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Justin Houston, Dontari Poe leading Kansas City Chiefs’ pass rush revival | The MMQB with Peter King

Pats ranking 27th in MMQB’s pass rush metrics. We could queue up the “yeah but they wanted to keep the QBs contained” argument, but there are no excuses against Matt Ryan and the Falcons this week. They’ve got to get after him.

One for Safety: Patriots Secondary Shows New Wrinkle vs. Buccaneers in Week 3 | Oliver Thomas – NEPatriotsDraft.com

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One for Safety: Patriots Secondary Shows New Wrinkle vs. Buccaneers in Week 3 | Oliver Thomas – NEPatriotsDraft.com

Nice read from Oliver Thomas about the Pats’ single safety look vs. the Buccaneers. I’ve been back through the first half of All-22 and outside of this package they were mixing things up a little more on the back end and up front in this one. 

In the first couple weeks we saw a lot of Cover 1 Robber. Clearly BB likes what he’s seeing from his trio of starting corners playing man coverage and that allowed him to use the single safety look.

Patriots defense playing well, but next three games will provide challenge – Ben Volin – The Boston Globe

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Patriots defense playing well, but next three games will provide challenge – Ben Volin – The Boston Globe

Ah yes, the old “they haven’t beaten anybody yet” argument. Look, I’m not going to say they’ve faced a great QB yet, but how many great QBs are there really in the NFL? 5-10 tops?

And let’s look back at the QBs who have put up over 300 yards passing in the last three seasons:

  • Chad Henne (x 3)
  • Carson Palmer
  • Vince Young
  • Ryan Fitzpatrick (x 3)
  • Jason Campbell
  • Dan Orlovsky
  • Tony Romo

So I think the big takeaway is that by just shutting two rookie QBs and an about-to-be-benched one, and doing what they’re supposed to do, that qualifies as progress.

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In three games this season, opponents have scored 34 points against the Patriots, which is impressive (and also the fewest allowed by the Patriots through three games since 1979). But then when considering that seven of those points came on a fumble return for a touchdown, while another seven came after an interception deep in their own territory, it reflects well on the defense. One theme that was heard after Sunday’s win was how having so many returning players has helped the unit start at a higher point in 2013.

Upon Further Review: Patriots Week 3 – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

https://www.patspropaganda.com/in-three-games-this-season-opponents-have-scored/