I would like to put an exception to the bolded. With Von, the front 4 is needing to bring an extra guy to get there.
Now for the addition to this.
White is NOT up to NFL speed yet. Dare i say it is not because of the ankle but how long he had to be away from the game. I expect him to get there soon though.
Now to the naysayers
"But we beat NE much easier Last year"
Just stop, Defenses adjust to schemes. our Scheme got caught up on along with a rookie OC (Again, This process takes time) We are playing like a more complete team this year. We do not need to win by 30-40 points because our offense has learned clock management.
We gunned it when Brown started playing more Second half last game. Dare I say Josh needed brown to get his range back. When he threw that deep ball to Brown, JA confidence came back and nailed the next deep to Diggs. Our progression with the deep passes, run game and Special teams has vastly improved just over the last 3 games.
Last thought because I would love to go on, but no one wishes to read a book. I will take a team that can win in all phases over a team that can only win with one way.. 100% JA pass and rush.
... Drops the mic