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It’s been a crappy day of no network service here in the Ministry of PatsPropaganda. Coupled with the lack of Blackberry service we’ve been in the dark most of the day. Sorry for the lack of posts. Things should be back up and running later this evening. Until then, take a last few moments to enjoy the Jets victory.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/its-been-a-crappy-day-of-no-network-service-here/
Visual evidence of a receiver getting separation on Revis. Frame it!
https://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-best-team-in-the-league/
Here are the latest rankings for the Pats from Football Outsiders:
Here’s how they’re ranking against specific receiving threats:
As for this week’s opponent the Dallas Cowboys here are their rankings:
Receiving Threat Ranks:
Rex’s face might be the best part of the pic.
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John Lynch: How to beat Tom Brady & the Patriots
I always love when former players chime in with articles like this. Lynch has been on a playoff team to beat Brady, and he also was briefly a teammate of Brady’s. Here’s one great nugget:
As for the game plan, for the teams that have played and have beaten the Patriots, there is a common trend. First and foremost, even Tom Brady is affected when people are hitting him. You have to find a way to put pressure on him. He likes to step up in the pocket so it’s very important that the pressure comes from right up the gut. You have to have people around his legs, his face and be constantly hitting him throughout the course of the game.
Rapsheet: Patriots third downs vs. Jets review
As someone who has tracked third down defense obsessively the last two seasons this was a must-post for me. The numbers vs. the Jets were definitely a bit inflated due to the Jets offense being out of sync, but I definitely saw some positive growth on the Patriots defense.
The push that Haynesworth provided up the middle alone caused some hesitation from Sanchez. Mike Wright could make even more of an impact in this department, hopefully he can get back this week because we’ll need him against the pass-happy Cowboys.
