Big Turk Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 8 hours ago, PatsFanNH said: I never said the Pats O was a top 15 in the league… but the Pats D will keep them in any game they play this year.. Except maybe against us since Hoodie still seemingly has no answers for Allen outside 70 mph winds? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 22 hours ago, Eastport bills said: Sean brings pressure, is aggressive So far, McDermott may be blitzing less than any team in the NFL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Simon said: So far, McDermott may be blitzing less than any team in the NFL He is, but he is doing lots of simulated pressure to confuse the OL and QB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Simon said: So far, McDermott may be blitzing less than any team in the NFL Spot on. We have the lowest blitz rate in the entire NFL. Frazier blitzed on 19.4% of plays last season. McDermott is blitzing on only 6.7% of plays this season. We are not only being less aggressive, we are being significantly less aggressive. 65% less aggressive. Edited September 25, 2023 by Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheektowaga Chad Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 I would have been interested in seeing how McDermott would have used Edmunds Feel like guys are being used to their strengths a lot more on defense this season so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanNH Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 18 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Except maybe against us since Hoodie still seemingly has no answers for Allen outside 70 mph winds? Who knows! I mean the special teams won last years game for Buffalo.. (not saying Buffalo wouldn’t have scored anyways but they didn’t have to thanks to the 2 TDs on kickoffs). Last years D had great stats but stunk against good QBs, so far this year they done pretty well against 2 top 10 QBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastport bills Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, Simon said: So far, McDermott may be blitzing less than any team in the NFL He may have had only a few blitzes, although one led to a sack when he sent 6, but he caused the Washington O-line problems with simulated blitzes that enabled the Bills front four to come away with 8 sacks. It’s being aggressive and innovative that makes him better than Frazier. You can already see a better version of Oliver, Rousseau, and even AJ. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 27 minutes ago, Einstein said: Spot on. We have the lowest blitz rate in the entire NFL. Frazier blitzed on 19.4% of plays last season. McDermott is blitzing on only 6.7% of plays this season. We are not only being less aggressive, we are being significantly less aggressive. 65% less aggressive. Blitzing is only one way to proxy aggression. The cover 1 guys have said a few times that players are playing more downhill, abandoning assignments on intuition and reading QB's eyes, stuff like that, a lot more often than before. I would definitely consider those things playing more aggressive. I also think we'd be blitzing more if we weren't already getting such good pressure with 4. Any team that can be high in pressure rate with just 4 would love to constantly drop 7 back. Jets do the same and they are a very "aggressive" defense 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 30 minutes ago, Einstein said: Spot on. We have the lowest blitz rate in the entire NFL. Frazier blitzed on 19.4% of plays last season. McDermott is blitzing on only 6.7% of plays this season. We are not only being less aggressive, we are being significantly less aggressive. 65% less aggressive. Aggressive doesn’t only mean more blitzing. 2 minutes ago, arcane said: Blitzing is only one way to proxy aggression. The cover 1 guys have said a few times that players are playing more downhill, abandoning assignments on intuition and reading QB's eyes, stuff like that, a lot more often than before. I would definitely consider those things playing more aggressive. I also think we'd be blitzing more if we weren't already getting such good pressure with 4. Any team that can be high in pressure rate with just 4 would love to constantly drop 7 back. Jets do the same and they are a very "aggressive" defense Its dramatic to me the difference. Last year was more read and react from our DL….now its just pin your ears back and go. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, arcane said: players are playing more downhill, abandoning assignments on intuition and reading QB's eyes, stuff like that, a lot more often than before. The only way that this would be coach related is if Frazier was telling players to not play with their intuition or read the QB's eyes. I have a hard time believing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 How is "blitz" defined here? Is it "rushing more than 4"? Or "rushing anyone other than DL?" I ask, because on Epenesa's pick-6, we rushed 4 but Epenesa was dropped back deep into coverage. We sent Milano in his place. Still only rushed 4. What's that then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: How is "blitz" defined here? Is it "rushing more than 4"? Or "rushing anyone other than DL?" Yes - when more than 4 defenders rushed the quarterback. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, Einstein said: The only way that this would be coach related is if Frazier was telling players to not play with their intuition or read the QB's eyes. I have a hard time believing that. If you're giving the players the green light to trust themselves versus rigidly playing their assignment, this is the exact difference you would expect to see. 19 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: How is "blitz" defined here? Is it "rushing more than 4"? Or "rushing anyone other than DL?" I ask, because on Epenesa's pick-6, we rushed 4 but Epenesa was dropped back deep into coverage. We sent Milano in his place. Still only rushed 4. What's that then? That is simulated pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 20 minutes ago, Einstein said: The only way that this would be coach related is if Frazier was telling players to not play with their intuition or read the QB's eyes. I have a hard time believing that. No it's not. There are more attacking style and more read and react style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 I predict Leslie Frazier doesn’t return after his 1 year off 😂…. That whole story was so laughable but the media went for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 I agree that McDermott is good, better than Frazier. I think also that he is benefiting from the maturation the young players on the defensive line and the pleasant surprise that Bernard has been. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, arcane said: Blitzing is only one way to proxy aggression. The cover 1 guys have said a few times that players are playing more downhill, abandoning assignments on intuition and reading QB's eyes, stuff like that, a lot more often than before. I would definitely consider those things playing more aggressive. I also think we'd be blitzing more if we weren't already getting such good pressure with 4. Any team that can be high in pressure rate with just 4 would love to constantly drop 7 back. Jets do the same and they are a very "aggressive" defense Well written arcane. If through a variety of schemes can get pressure with four, you then blanket you’re field of play that much better with seven back. when you drop seven, you can more easily have a better passing defense and the LB crew is playing with such speed, they are making it tough for opposing TE’s. Even in our loss to the Jets, they only scored 16 offensive pts.. it was ST that. Caused that OT TD. Also, really Josh pretty much single handed Lu lost us that game as 70% completion record in that game is great if he didn’t throw 3 into and a fumble. I love, but he had a bad game. I’m not afraid of the fish. I respect them and think it will be a close game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvian Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 deeply impressed with Clappy's playcalling and getting pass rush production out of Rousseau and the rest of the front 7. Frazier's scheme was passive by compare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thrivefourfive Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 11 hours ago, PatsFanNH said: I never said the Pats O was a top 15 in the league… but the Pats D will keep them in any game they play this year.. New England’s defense is legit. Again, if the Bills do not turn the ball over they should have no problem with either game this year. The Bills have are more better than the Patriots have gotten more better, as teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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