Expect adjustments. That's the message that emanated from One Patriot Place this week as the Patriots prepared for their Week 2 matchup with Pittsburgh.
" after hearing those comments. He knows Belichick will have a plan for him. It has to start with sound tackling.Kendrick Bourne wasn't the only player whose lack of touches surprised folks within the organization last week. Stevenson wasn't marooned on the bench in quite the same manner in Miami, but he played just 14 snaps. He had eight carries for 25 yards and caught both his targets for only two yards.
That includes Cole, who's now in his fifth season. In three of his four years as a pro in Arizona and Minnesota, per PFF, he graded as a firmly below-average pass-protector. He faces a difficult matchup this week in Barmore, who was among the most disruptive interior defensive linemen as a rookie last year.
Patriots interior linemen fared well in Miami from a pass-protection perspective. But Cole Strange and David Andrews will be tested by the power that Heyward still brings to the table. Pittsburgh may also have some games schemed up on the interior to help manufacture some pressure as they adjust to life without TJ Watt . Whether he's moving horizontally to create confusion or vertically to overpower his blocker, Heyward has the ability to cause problems.
Jones told reporters this week that his back injury stemmed from the high-low shot he took as a result of one of those all-out blitz looks. How the Patriots handle what Pittsburgh -- whose coaching staff now features blitz-loving former Patriots defensive play-caller Brian Flores -- throws their way in Week 2 will determine the outcome in this one. But what's perhaps even more important? It'll help determine the health of their quarterback headed into Week 3 and beyond.
"Those types of things, to me, are like 'Whoa. We can't have that kind of adjustment... asking our receiver to do that. He looked confused. Our quarterback got hit. We got lucky that there was a penalty. But we can't live in that world.' That's more coordinator-y as opposed to the left tackle not blocking the right guy."Both were issues last week. Trent Brown -- who was listed on the injury report this week with a minor ankle issue -- missed assignments.
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