LA was in quick sand from back to back East Coast trips coupled with no noise at Gillette and no interior pressure. Healthy Chiefs coupled with Arrowhead noise and Jones in the middle and it will be a different story.

Houston and Ford are better than Bosa and Ingram. Everyone listens to how bad Bosa is, how the Chargers pass rush was one of the best ESPECIALLY when Bosa gets back healthy. Turned out to be bullshit, they're middle of the pack.

Yeah it was a terrible game plan by the Chargers DC. You need to at least be adaptable.

But we play almost a totally different defense than the Chargers. We are Tom Brady's nightmare.

I understand why you want that but Edelman is not the kind of guy that would be ideal for Ward to cover. Ward is bigger and physical while Edelmann is smaller and quick.

If Berry doesn't play we probably should put Ward on Gronk. I don't even think that Nelson can cover Edelman, Fuller is our only chance. If Fuller doesn't work we are going to need to double Edelman.

We can't let Edelman destroy us.
We can't let Edelman destroy us.
We can't let Edelman destroy us.
We can't let Edelman destroy us.

Yip

I always find it hilarious that there is a "recipe" to beat the Pats but no one will use it.

Ridiculous.

The Chargers went with 7 DBs against the Ravens and were lauded as geniuses for it since it countered Balt's speed, however this was done out of necessity rather than a premeditated plan. 3 of their ILBs were on IR so this was their best option as opposed to playing clunky 4th, 5th and 6th string ILBs.
I knew that the Patriots would start by establishing a power running game. Lining up in the "I" and running it down their throats, which they did. This also opened the play action game for Brady. Oh, and the Chargers O-Line forgot how to pass protect.
KC should be fine as long as their secondary holds up.

If there's one team I do trust Bob Sutton to coach against, it's the Patriots. We always play them tough and figure them out.

The last four games of the Bob Sutton era against the Patriots his defense has allowed:

10/14/18 - 43 Points
09/7/17 - 27 Points
01/16/16 - 27 Points
09/29/14 - 14 Points

The last few years we had Marcus Peters, which for all his shortcomings, was a pretty great man to man corner in this system. In the first three years of Bob Suttons defenses we were ranked top 10 in many categories. The last three have been worse and worse, as is evidenced by the point differential.

I would say we didn't have things figured out at the beginning of the season, but I do believe our defense is finally starting to come together at the right point, and for whatever reason Sutton's scheme keeps Tom Brady from looking like Tom Brady. We never had a QB who could fight back under Alex Smith, so Tom would get a lead and just not blow it, daring Alex to lead the offense to come back against a middle of the pack defense. Now that Mahomes is across the field, with our defense that seems to have Brady figured out for the most part, I bet they're scared. Of course you can't tell from Bill Belichick's animated expressions and Tom's diva cockiness, but the fans know and they'll be ready this Sunday. Does all that mean that we'll win? Of course not, either we will or we won't at this point, but it sure as shit means we can.

The recipe is easy. You still gotta cook it though.

I'd load up and stop the run first. It's taboo to say, but i'd make brady have to beat me throwing it and just hope I can get there.

NE scored 43 against this defense.

What recipe are you talking about?

Sutton was playing a lot of 3-man rush iirc. They need to play Brady the way they played Luck.

No Houston
No Sorenson
No Berry
No Ward
No Lucas

Hell, you had Parker and Shaw and Scandrick in that secondary.

They didn't score 43 on "this" defense....

Hate to burst your bubble but it's most likely going to be
Houston, Nnadi, Jones, Williams, Ford
Hitchens, Ragland
Ward, Fuller, Lucas, Sorenson (Nelson as the nickle)