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Originally Posted by gold_and_red
And Sutton needing only star players to make his D work. He should be coaching only the pro bowl at this point.
New England's D was atrocious the first 4 weeks, they seemed to have gotten better. They have never had star power in their D. Yet they don't bottom out. That is real coaching for you.
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Again, Sutton has coached a mostly solid defense the past few years and that includes during many, many stretches where we didn't have Berry, DJ, and especially Houston and Hali. Last year's defense was a cripple fight. 2014 we lost Berry and DJ the first week of the year. Stop with this ridiculous narrative that our success in the past was driven by star players to short-sell what we've done on defense in the past.
Our defense was solid in the past. It's not working now and it isn't just a talent issue. They are two totally different things.