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Snap Graph

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Updated snap charts for each of the three levels of defense. 

Some big picture thoughts…

DL: I think Brandon Deaderick got the game against the Lions off so he’d be ready to rumble against the Jets. Kyle Love got his most extensive snaps against the Lions and has been active the past three weeks. Will that continue versus Jets?

LBs: Jermaine Cunningham is a hard man to pin down, part of me wonders if at this point he’s considered slightly better at run stopping than pass rushing by the coaches. Or if the Lions game was just a chance to give Dane Fletcher some more chances pass rushing.

DBs: The Patriots really have had every DB healthy and playing well at once this season. The Jets game could very well be the first time. Early on Meriweather was still freelancing, but when he came around Patrick Chung got hurt, and when Chung came back Wilhtie went out. So we really have yet to see what this secondary will look like when firing on all cylinders. Which might give some people a little hope.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/updated-snap-charts-for-each-of-the-three-levels/

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Updated snap percentage graphs broken down by defensive lineman, linebackers, and defensive backs.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/updated-snap-percentage-graphs-broken-down-by/

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Defensive Backs Snap Graph 11/17

What can we determine from what we see here?  Sergio Brown and Patrick Chung ate into James Sanders’ play time a bit this past weekend. Chung played a lot of nickel corner at the expense of Jonathan Wilhite. Brown came on the field before Wilhite did as well. Not sure what this is a reflection of, especially since Wilhite looked okay against the Browns. 

McCourty/Meriweather/Arrington don’t leave the field and I suspect Chung might be the same way if he wasn’t cramping/coming back from an injury.

Excel made a good choice in assigning Darius Butler’s line the color brown, we have no reason to suspect that he’ll get back into a heavy playtime rotation any time soon. That of course is unless the Pat decide to put 8 defensive backs on the field against Peyton Manning.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/defensive-backs-snap-graph-1117-what-can-we/

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Linebacker Snap Graph 11/17

The Steeler game was all about Mayo (of course), Guyton and TBC. 

Check out Shawn Crables blue line, if you believed this graph it would look like he was slowly getting more and more involved. Nope, he’s gone. But I bet he’s back on the practice squad later today. Needs more time to develop bigger calves… or something…

https://www.patspropaganda.com/linebacker-snap-graph-1117-the-steeler-game-was/

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Defensive Lineman Snap Chart 11/17

As you can see it was a pass defense heavy game against the Steelers. Nothing too much you can take from this other than Gerard Warren picking up a lot of slack caused by Myron Pryor’s absence.

Deaderick and Brace are clearly run stoppers in the 3-4 and not used as much in sub-packages. They did a good job early on against the Steelers run game, the Pats got a lead, and Brace/Deaderick got to rest.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/defensive-lineman-snap-chart-1117-as-you-can-see/

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Patriots Defensive Linemen Snap Graph

Brace coming back on! But I think we’ll see a lot of Gerard Warren against the Steelers.

Here’s whats really interesting to me. Pryor and Wright STARTED against the Browns yet were surpassed by Deaderick and Brace by a large margin. Pryor has always been better at interior pass rush, Wright can play run or pass but is best utilized as an interior rusher as well. So why start them? You knew the Browns offensive key was Peyton Hillis, yet you don’t start your run stopper guys?

I’m not saying this was a stupid decision, it’s just a curious one. But there has to be a reason behind it. Anyone got a guess?

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-defensive-linemen-snap-graph-brace/