EJay
Scout Team
I thought the defense played fair for 3+ quarters. It wasn’t by any means a stellar performance, but considering what they allowed a Baltimore to do to them the previous week it was a noticeable improvement.
The one thing that really irritated me was, on multiple 3rd and very long occasions, they only rushed 3 and allowed Brady plenty of time to complete easy passes for 1st downs.
I hate that prevent tactic. I’d rather see them give up the 1st down (or a big play) being aggressive than passive. Whenever the Pats had the Dolphins on the wrong side of down and distance, they typically brought pressure.
That’s how it should be done.
The one thing that really irritated me was, on multiple 3rd and very long occasions, they only rushed 3 and allowed Brady plenty of time to complete easy passes for 1st downs.
I hate that prevent tactic. I’d rather see them give up the 1st down (or a big play) being aggressive than passive. Whenever the Pats had the Dolphins on the wrong side of down and distance, they typically brought pressure.
That’s how it should be done.