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Originally Posted by RobertWeathers
Pressure % as of late Dec
https://buffalonews.com/2018/12/19/b...game-vs-lions/
The NEP do generate pressure but lets gets real. Pats don't have the closing talent KC does. Houston, Jones, Ford. Etc....and they don't draft those kind of players either.
Additionally Pats did a lot of blitzing this year. More than Ive every seen. 35% or so IIRC so the pressure is not coming from the d-line. Its coming from Van Noy, Hightower, etc.
Lastly a BB defense is not about sacks and never will be. Edge control and gap integrity, and controlling the pocket are the priority.
Keep an eye on Adam Butler DT. I think he has been unleashed.
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You guys really should have kept Chandler Jones around. You can always count on the Patriots to play disciplined football but the talent on the front 7 is pretty low compared to previous years. Hightower and Flowers seem to be your only true difference makers. Your secondary is ****ing amazing, so kudos for that.