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“A lot of teams don’t really have as much responsibility as far as (their ends) just getting off on the ball; they just want them to get off, get off, get off. For me, I can’t do that because it messes up how our team plays on defense. So my job really is to force the quarterback to make a decision early by getting pressure on him, but not running behind him. That’s one big thing that’s always told to me: never be behind the quarterback, that’s the worst place for a D-lineman to be. “So my approach is to start early in the game with some bull-rushes just to kind of set him up so they short set me, and then work an inside move to come down even more, and then get outside on him. If you watch any of my games, the first parts of the game, I’m usually more power rushes. And as the offensive line adjusts to how I’m doing that, then I will start working the edges a little bit more.”

NFL Week 8 The MMQB Pressure Points by Greg Bedard | The MMQB with Peter King

https://www.patspropaganda.com/a-lot-of-teams-dont-really-have-as-much/

Bill Belichick Conference Call Transcript

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Bill Belichick Conference Call Transcript

Q: Would you agree with the assessment that the blitz was a greater part of the defensive plan in this game than we’ve seen in the first seven games of the season?

BB: I think it kind of worked out that way yesterday. Part of it was, I think the conditions played a little bit of a part in that but also the game plan. It looked like Miami was having more success throwing the ball in the inside part of the field on shorter throws. When we were able to pressure with a middle of the field safety then more of those throws went to the perimeter, which were harder. Alfonzo [Dennard] and Logan [Ryan] and Devin [McCourty] and Kyle [Arrington] all made real good plays or were right there on the coverage on the sideline. It just seemed more evident as the game went on that when we pressured and gave that look that [Ryan] Tannehill was going to try to get the ball there as opposed to on the inside part of the field and it was just tougher to throw and our guys were doing a good job defending it. Logan broke up the route to [Charles] Clay there before the half going down the sideline and Kyle had one right in front of our bench and Logan had one to [Mike] Wallace there right in front of their bench and Alfonzo was right there on a couple back-shoulder throws. I think as we had some success with it and it became apparent kind of what they were going to do with it or it looked like what their plan on it was, we felt like that was a good option for us. A couple times we got pressure and he had to hold the ball for a second and we were able to hit him so that helped it out too.

Pressure Points: Chargers’ Depth Paying Off | The MMQB with Peter King

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Pressure Points: Chargers’ Depth Paying Off | The MMQB with Peter King

Good week for the Pats pass rushers, with both Chandler Jones (edge rusher) and Chris Jones (interior rusher) ranked 4th-T for the week. Pats are up to 23rd overall in the Cumulative Defensive Pressure Points. Good sign and the progress needs to continue. 

Hopefully Andre Carter brings a little boost as well.

Chiefs’ Justin Houston wins second Pressure Points award | The MMQB with Peter King

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Chiefs’ Justin Houston wins second Pressure Points award | The MMQB with Peter King

Pats at 25th in pass rush by these metrics. I think this supports that most of the defensive improvement this year has been because of coverage on the back end. 

Throw Tommy Kelly and Armond Armstead back into the equation and let’s see what happens.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Four Downs: AFC East

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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Four Downs: AFC East

Wish there was some mention of Tommy Kelly/Armond Armstead in here, but as usual it’s the defensive ends and linebackers that get all the pass rush glory.

New England’s lack of a pass rush has been even more of a constant thread over the past several years than poor secondary play: The Patriots pass rush finished 23rd in Adjusted Sack Rate last year, and hasn’t ranked higher than 15th since 2007. What’s more, all they’ve done to address this is over the past two seasons has been to draft defensive end Chandler Jones last year and outside linebacker Jamie Collins this April. Both Jones and Collins ranked among the top five pass-rushing prospects of their draft classes according to our SackSEER projections in 2012 and 2013, so it’s not like we’re down on the specific players New England has added. It’s just important to keep in mind that Jones only had six sacks in 13 starts last year, and Collins has recent NFL history working against him.