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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
Belichick tried a loaded LOS front similar to what you’re talking about, but it was light in the pants. Bunch of LBs. But the alignments were similar to what they did to the Rams.
I think we’re likely to see stuff like that. Can’t let that OL move the LOS with consistency, and it’d also make climbing up to the 2nd level much more difficult.
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Yep, NE used 6 man front against the Rams or what Romo calls their SB defense. They went to this fairly late in the game IIRC against the Titans.
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No team did a better job scheming ways to quickly and consistently get its linemen onto linebackers. To combat that, New England removed its second level of defenders. In traditional rushing situations, the Patriots countered with a six-man defensive line. They played with four down linemen (which consisted of a rotation featuring seven different players who saw at least 10 snaps), with safety-linebacker hybrid Patrick Chung playing on one end of the line of scrimmage and Kyle Van Noy on the other. By crowding the line and occupying each of the Rams’ offensive linemen, the Pats created plenty of traffic and opportunities for their guys to win one-on-one matchups.
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