Socal-805 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I would like to see/read/understand how the Pats were able to put up 275 yards against this defense. Saw an All-22 of Star which basically said the Pats were consistently staying away from, or, accounting for him and that hid actually did well. What happened??? What was N.E. able to exploit? Did the D just quit? THx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Murica Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Not having Milano or Taron Johnson did not help matters. Edmunds not getting off his block or staying in his gap also made it a lot more difficult. Corey Thompson was a fish out of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Minus Milano, our OLB's are not athletic. Combine that with a lackluster performance from the DL and Edmunds being out of position and you've got at least a partial answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socal-805 Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Well, sounds like this run D can't function without Milano, which is really scary. Edmunds seems to be having issues and is not improving, which is also scary given what the Bills spent to get him. 275 yards is outrageous IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 NE ran where Buffalo defenders weren’t. Hot damn, get me 20 minutes with Shtupp and the Bulldog weekly! (Thursdays, 5:05-5:25 p.m.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 35 minutes ago, Billsmisery said: I'm baffled considering this is the DL that Ted Washington is supposed to be jealous of. Ted Washington said that he didn't think the Bills D-line was anything special. As for the 275, The Pats saw something in the way the Bills defend and exploited it with average players. McD said in a presser that the Pats did some things in the running game they didn't expect and hadn't seen from them. It's just another example of great coaching on the part of the Pats. Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to tip your hat to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socal-805 Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: NE ran where Buffalo defenders weren’t. Hot damn, get me 20 minutes with Shtupp and the Bulldog weekly! (Thursdays, 5:05-5:25 p.m.) OK. Was hoping for something more specific. Seems like the front 7 is really not very good. Ranked 19 th in rushing yards this year. 1 minute ago, keepthefaith said: Ted Washington said that he didn't think the Bills D-line was anything special. As for the 275, The Pats saw something in the way the Bills defend and exploited it with average players. McD said in a presser that the Pats did some things in the running game they didn't expect and hadn't seen from them. It's just another example of great coaching on the part of the Pats. Love 'em or hate 'em, you have to tip your hat to them. THX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 There was an excellent analysis of this very thing in the Athletic this week. I highly recommend subscribing to this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, FLFan said: There was an excellent analysis of this very thing in the Athletic this week. I highly recommend subscribing to this site. This is correct. Many guys on the line were lined up incorrectly which led to loss of containment. LB issues as well. If I remember correctly, they averaged nine yards on the Jet sweeps. It was an overall defensive failure, not simply Edmunds as many claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) Bad tackling, good run blocking by Pats, and they miss Milano and Taron Johnson Edited December 30, 2018 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 We had absolutely zero outside contain from our LB/DB unit. Belichick ran outside all day. All we had to do was put 11 in the box and force Brady to throw deep. Leslie never did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 No one set the edge all game long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TroutDog said: This is correct. Many guys on the line were lined up incorrectly which led to loss of containment. LB issues as well. If I remember correctly, they averaged nine yards on the Jet sweeps. It was an overall defensive failure, not simply Edmunds as many claim. Agreed. Combination of: - great game plan by the Pats laser targeting the Bills tendencies - absence of Milano and Taron Johnson. The replacements are not nearly as good. - Frazier was badly out coached and did not adjust until mid Q3 much too late - missed assignments as a result all over Edited December 30, 2018 by FLFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socal-805 Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Thank you all. Very good. Looks like I am getting a subscription to "The Athletic". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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