see my above post, with a new unit, scheme and coaches any judgement other than to state what we've got on paper (AKA individual talent on the d-line) is gonna be superficial. As for the Pats, they are still going to carry out the scheme that romeo crennel ran as far as i know, co-ordinator differences aside they still have the genius BB at the helm and their unit on paper and based on reputation (seeming as they have the same scheme, some coaching changes and the same player unit) is very strong. In terms of on paper, which i consider to be the rating of the individual talent of the players, coaching influences and schemes aside, i think the fins and pats are very close however i probably give the edge to the pats. In terms of reputation comparing the pats and fins is impossible. you prove my point in saying "there's no way to come up w/ an opinion based on performance because there aren't any performnaces other than last year." thats right but remember that last years unit/coaching staff/scheme for the fins is very different to this years so thus (sounding like a broken record i know and im sorry) any judgement of the fins d-line based on reputation is going to be overtly superficial.
