Well they only gave up 2 plays of 20+ yards so that’s a good thing, but otherwise they were just okay. Pass rush certainly wasn’t enough of a factor and even when they got pressure they committed a penalty on it.
But when you’re getting gashed by the run game it really just destroys your defensive flexibility because you’re overly concerned with getting the run stopping right. Then you’re open to getting passed on as well, especially in play action.
Plus it was the sub runs that killed the Pats, something that has almost become an early season custom.
Miami was also 7-13 on third down as well which is over 50% and unacceptable.
I think there are a lot of promising pieces and they certainly all showed flashes of what they’re capable of, but they’re clearly not on the same page yet in an aspect of the game.
