Great story…I have to say, I found myself saying the same thing this afternoon. More of the same, the defense is just not play ing that good and they continue to fail to get to the QB. I wish just once, the Pats would consider trading some of those many draft picks for a top notch pass rusher. I do not know who is out there, but by now there has to be a team that is struggling more than they expected during the first 4 games that would want to make a deal?

Mike

When you give up #1 draft choices for lower picks, this is what you get. Defensive line in Super Bowl days almost all #1 picks.

I just don’t get it with this defense. Is Bill Belichick so enamored with the offense he overlooks the defense? Not likely for a coach of his quality. I think the Pats get too frugal in the draft. With all the picks the Pats accumulate they should be able to amass the talent they need. Yet, more than half of the players they draft get released and they end up with undrafted players. The “bend and don’t break” mentality worked 10 years ago, but not today. time to tell these guys you have too be aggressive and not give up 3rd and long all day!

Maybe Belichick is not the “Defensive God” we all thought he was. Seems this is a yearly occurence and that a real GOOD coach could do something about it.
Perhaps to him, good defense is a good offense

It’s almost as if the Pats are trying to play a counter-attack style (to borrow the soccer term), letting the opposition come at them and then looking for opportunities to pounce and attack. In soccer this means letting the other team possess the ball quite a bit and defending deep; in football, I guess it means letting the Raiders put up 500 yards but causing key turnovers. Not sure it’s going to work over the long haul. It’s certainly gut-wrenching to watch.

Wow, a Dan Fogelberg reference.. I am impressed.
I do think the bend but not break defense has bent to far.

What you’re seeing now isn’t the true potential of the Defense. It’s as if you guys are unaware of the roster moves and the no real off-season this year. This year more than ever, you’ll have to be patient. Game eight, nine, ten patient. Give the safeties some time for the game to slow down for then. Give the corners some time to get healthier on the field. See if Haynesworth can collapse the pocket lined up with Wilfork. Allow Carter to develop a rapport with the other guys on the line. Wait till blitz schemes are implemented and a pass rush is manufactured. Anyways, all that defense needs to do is make a few stops and that includes holding the other team to field goals. Patriots win by one…it’s still a win. Last I check, same rule applied to the Super Bowl, as well.

Did the Jets hold Oakland to 19 points?

Are any of you WHINERS watching what is happening in the NFL this year. There are ZERO dominating Defenses in this league at this point of the season…ZERO. Not the Jets, Not the Steelers, Not even the defending Champs. With the rules that are so totally in favor of the Offense (especially Passing)combined with the lack of an offseason program, I think its obvious that Defenses in the NFL have been put way behind the 8-ball. The Pats are trying to implement a new defensive scheme and doing so without the benefit of 3 months of off-season workouts. Even teams with strong, established defensive units are struggling in this 1st quarter of the season. If we were 1-3 and not 3-1 right know i’d be panicking, but the Pats are facing the same issues that the vast majority of Teams are facing…at least we have a top tier Offense to help out the situation !!!!

next week sanchez will look like joe montana
against this defense…same old story no pass rush
no defense..it all starts there..

Complaining that Spikes got beat in coverage is like complaining that Wilfork didn’t score on his interception. The guy is in there to stop the run – he’s gonna give up the occasional reception.

I’m as frustrated by the defense as anyone but passing yards are the most overblown stat in the nfl. They basically held oakland to 13 pts. not bad.

Good article but… would be nice to also include a comaprison of defences across the league. I bet you will see that all are way up. The league has so hand-cuffed the defence, especially the DBs that they can not breath on a reciever without getting flagged. I also think the lack of sacks is mis-leading….Belichik might be instructing them to get into the passing lanes, clog up the middle and not take runs at the QB, for fear of the roughing the passer call….

BB is never going to tell you what he thinks about the defense, and that’s his prerogative, but it’s frustrating for a fan. Does he have stats that show it’s more effective to be an opportunistic defense, as opposed to a shutdown defense? Is he frustrated with the yards given up, or does it fit right in with what he knows about having a winning defense? Is he waiting for this group to gel, or is he disappointed with the progress the defense has made?

Who knows? He isn’t ever gonna tell you.

To those above who say that all teams are behind because of the lockout, ok, but why are we about dead last in so many stats? And if you think those stats are overblown and our defense is good enough, ask yourself, how many games do you think the defense would win for us this year if Brady went down for the year? I’ll go out on a limb and say zero.

Defense always has been and always will be a problem—until they get a good defensive coach in the system. Belichick is proving that he sure isn’t one.

i’ll name you three teams, all-time whose defense would win it all without their starting quarterback. ’85 bears, ’86 giants and 2000 ravens. maybe those steeler teams of the ’70s but i was too young to really pay attention.

My thought is if the offense plays like it is capable of in the playoff the defense just needs to be adequate.

PS Hey Minihane, the object is score or prevent points not yards. the patriot’s offense is less efficient so far this year than those last 8 games you pointed out.

For what it’s worth, the Pats are 17-4 in their last 21 games. That’s not bad, and seems to imply that BB knows something about winning games. It’s just the last three playoff games that stick in your craw. The question is does the system work and they just had bad days at the wrong time? Or is it that what works in the regular season no longer works in the playoffs? And with 4 SBs and three SB victories as the Pats HC, I am guessing that BB knows how to win in the postseason, too.

So Kirk
you mean to tell me Belicheck liked Sergio Brown and Barrett more then Sanders and Meriweather??I still don’t get it.

@Cas G… Belichick is looking at the overall player when making his mind up about who’s on the squad. Meriweather wasn’t as coachable; Sanders lacked speed and athleticism. Barrett’s advavantage is his size, speed and versatility (special teams play and back-up linebacker). Sergio Brown is an instinctive yet coachable player. They’ll do for now, they should be greatly improved a year from now. Every decision has to be long and short-term.

Minihane, you do not know what you are talking about. McCourty has not given up anywhere close to 5 touchdowns this year. He has given up a few plays or more than a few plays, but he has also made a few plays. Count the number of quarters the Pats have played with Chung, Dowling, McCourty, and Bodden on the field at thesame time. When they get all these players back, and get Mayo back, the Defense will be fine. Aso, the Pats have not blitzed a lot. You will see a game plan soon enough, after their cornerbacks are heathy, where they blitz and get darn good pressure on the quarteback.

You think Bill Belichick should have taken Clay Matthews instead of trading down for buncha CB’s and S’s stiffs. Maybe if we had a pass rush, or a playmaking LB or DE,you know someone who gets sacks and strips the ball and stuff, maybe our secondary looks better. Defense starts in the front seven. I predict BB will take 3 CB’s 3 safeties and 2 TE in next year draft.

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