Farm Trucks Breakdown When They're Not Kept Up And So Do NFL Defenses.

Steve Belichick has come under fire. Fans want him stripped of his play calling duties because his defense looked a bit too much like the Matt Patricia defense this past season. Fans are ignoring some things. Yes the defense needs addressing but the problem isn't completely the defensive play calling, ability to execute has to be taken into account.

The Patriots played the Bills, Colts, and I'm going to include the Dolphins after the bye. We're not gonna talk about Jacksonville but the other three teams should all be wildcard worthy. Idk what happened in Miami but they had the talent. Where was Judon and Barmore? They didn't play so well in the final games. And I get Judon was getting held but still. Plus we knew Barmore wasn't a run stopper like Wilfork but his pass rush ability could've been better.

Van Noy, Collins, and Hightower, the three boogie men looked old. They can still be support pieces but they're not fast enough to be the defensive starters. And what happened with Winovich and Uche? They were non factors this season. 

J.C. did okay but he cannot cover some of the better pass catchers. And the team has no depth in the secondary. The safeties are hybrid linebackers. The secondary is built to play the big nickle or 3-2-6 and it missed both Gilmore and Jones's presence.

The team has some players returning from the injured reserve in 2022 but they need to get younger and faster on defense. They need a true nose guard that can disrupt the pocket so that Barmore more can be more of an interior pass rusher. They need younger linebackers who have some speed, they need an outside corner and a free safety to backup or replace McCourty.

Steve Belichick needs to get away from Matt Patricia but he was not the entire problem. The Patriots defense was like a broken down farm truck, it was serviceable but when it had to do the heavy pulling, it just couldn't get'er done. As fans we've gotten so used to a dominant defense that we have to look for a scapegoat and just like with the offense, we're blaming the coordinator. We're in a rebuild. The Patriots don't have the Brady offense and they don't have the Bruschi defense, sorry.