The New England Patriots' defense has been historically good over the first three weeks of the season, as it has not allowed a touchdown in any of its three wins.
The Patriots' latest dominant effort came in a 30-14 win over the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon, with both of the Jets' touchdowns coming on special teams and defense.
But safety Devin McCourty says that head coach Bill Belichick will probably still find something wrong with the defense:
“If you ever sit in a Bill Belichick meeting, don’t worry. He’ll find it,” McCourty said, according to Michael McMahon of NESN. “So we’ll come in here tomorrow and he’ll have it broken down. Whether it’s run technique, whether it’s pass-rush games up front, leveraging coverage, depth on the safeties on the half-field, on the middle. All of those fundamentals he’ll have down.”
Belichick is known for ripping apart even his best players in the film room, so it would not be the least bit surprising if the defensive-minded coach discovers something to complain about this week.
Based on how Belichick characterized the defense after the win over New York, he most certainly will:
“I think we’ve played good team defense at times,” Belichick said in a modest description of the Patriots' defense. “There’s still things we need to work on and be a little more consistent at, things we can definitely coach better, but our players have prepared well. The communication has been good.”
New England improved to 3-0 with the victory and will now head on the road to take on the Buffalo Bills next Sunday.
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