wow really’ how bad was last years team? Not sure the rest of the world would agree with ya there big guy. I love my pats but thats crazy talk!

Interesting talk from a football sage. Talk of another pressure guy on the edge, yet no mention of the need for improvement in the secondary, in the form of another acquisition? I was virtually alone on this site before the season began screaming for top flight corners as a priority in the draft. I’ve been proven right. Hopefully Talib will take some pressure off but i wonder if he’s a long term solution, too volatile. Balance; corners, corners. One top rushing prospect in jones already, now get a top flight corner next year who is not a head case or thug.

I think Parcells is on the money. The secondary clearly needs reinforcements, but when the front seven don’t do their job well in pass defense the secondary looks even worse. My thought is I wonder if they get enough of an interior push to compliment what the guys coming off the edge are doing. 

The Tuna has spoken. He is right. Edge guy.

Fanene was supposed to be that ty warren type of pass rushing interior lineman  …teams are double teaming jones and  ninkovich does not have the speed or power on the other side  to be a compliment  to jones

I can only say so many times that the lack of pass rush has been evident for years before people will start acknowledging it,and acknowledging that Ninkovich gets shut down most of the game…We had all kinds of opportunities to get plenty of pass rushers during the last three offseasons,and the front office has failed when the obvious answers to this issue was right in front of them….I’d take a flier on Ray Edwards,who was just released by the Falcons…Maybe he will have a chip on his shoulder…

Only better with respect to the Running game.  The rest is a wash…

He only said it because he knew you dopes would climb all over each other to write a stupid story about it and start talking about him. 

Parcells said, “Football is a very unusual game — a bounce here or there can affect them, and I think that’s ultimately what happened to them last year”. He is referring to the Pats getting the lucky breaks, interceptions and fumbles at the right time to win games last year. The Pats record last year could have easily been 11-5. The team is much better this year and could have a 8-1 record with some break that did not go their way. I believe the Pats will find their chemistry on offense and defense in the second half and go into the playoffs playing solid football. 

i trust in bills

i trust in bills

but who bought the groceries

where are u johnny spygate you troll bastard… he lurks in the shadows…

No. No they’re not.

Tuna’s eyesight must be having problems.  I believe the new practice schedule mandated by the CBA is having an especially negative effect on young teams like the Pats.  Lack of repetitions breeds errors..

Parcells is partially right. About the inconsistency of the Pats’ pass rush. It’s the kiss of death to the defensive secondary. It makes that part of the defense look much worse. But make no mistake about it, that secondary still needs lots of work. Maybe Talib will help to stabilize it? Maybe blitzing more will help too?

It’s amazing how short memories are. Remember having whole games with Edelman and Slater back there? Remember Sterling Moore signing off the street and starting days later? At least this year we have NFL players back there. You’d prefer Joah Barrett?

And Parcells is right. We do need more rushers. But this year’s team has been better on D in almost every way — especially tackling. We had numerous games where the Pats actually tackled well (the opener, the London game, the AZ game, and even the Denver game weren’t awful). Not saying they were good as a whole ever, but they had some decent performances. Last year, until very late, the only even halfway solid defensive performance was against Dallas.

Pass rush?

 It’s not that much different than last year.  The big noticeable difference is that BB isn’t willing to bitz much and won’t commit send many guys when he does. Likely to keep as many secondary guys in front of the play, many of which can’t seem to tackle worth a crap.

Bill Parcells says the Patriots are better than last year? Well……..looks like the Vince Lombardi Trophy is in the bag!

Bill Parcells says the Patriots are better than last year? Well……..looks like the Vince Lombardi Trophy is in the bag!

If he’s so good at making adjustments why hasn’t he done anything to improve the pass defense for the past 4 years running? I agree that they need another pass-rusher on par with Chandler Jones, but to watch their secondary get burned week after week for FOUR YEARS now is just infuriating and makes me wonder about the coaching in that area.

Yeah, but the fact that they’re in the middle of the road (20) in the NFL for sacks at this point in the season without a whole lot of blitzing is a good sign.  Of course all this pressure doesn’t seem to help the back end of the defense that much, but maybe that will change when the safeties return from injuries and Talib starts playing.

LOL.  What do you call using WR’s at CB, moving your starting CB to Safety, drafting 3 DB’s in 2 years, drafting a pass rushing DE, and trading for another top-flight CB?  It seems to me he’s doing anything and everything to improve the pass defense…but he can’t play the game for them.  

Trust in Bill…………..

we will see how talib  plays when he gets into field  could be the player that help fix problems in secondary . least they have a guy with 18 interception throughout carear  with tampa bay .

 Papa Bill may not have liked “her” when she first came into the kitchen but when he left he took her with him to two more teams.