McD much better D coordinator than Frazier

[Big Turk]

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?

[Simon]

22 hours ago, Eastport bills said:

Sean brings pressure, is aggressive

 

So far, McDermott may be blitzing less than any team in the NFL

[eball]

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...

 

[Einstein]

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

[Cheektowaga Chad]

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 

[PatsFanNH]

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. 

[Eastport bills]

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.

[Franco_92]

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 

[Royale with Cheese]

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.

[Einstein]

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.

[DrDawkinstein]

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?

[Einstein]

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.

[Franco_92]

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. 

[Royale with Cheese]

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.  

[wppete]

I predict Leslie Frazier doesn’t return after his 1 year off 😂…. That whole story was so laughable but the media went for it. 

[BigAl2526]

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.

[machine gun kelly]

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.

[stuvian]

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

[jletha]

https://x.com/PFF_Steve/status/1706129510037368978?s=20

 

 

[Thrivefourfive]

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.