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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
Why are you using "Past Tense"?  |
Because while offense wins games, defense wins championships. You'll always be a contender with Brady, but without a defense, you'll be the Colts until they added a defense.
That D has to be totally re-vamped. It was obvious that they ran out of gas down the stretch last year, starting with the Philly game, but Brady and the offense could always outscore the other guys, right up until the Super Bowl. Mayo's a good start, but he's one guy. Bruschi, Vrabel, Thomas, Harrison--all getting long in the tooth, all over 30. Bruschi and Harrison are 35. LB and safety are speed positions--closing speed for an ILB is crucial, especially in a 3-4 set, and safeties still need to cover, and it's obvious that Rodney has lost more than a step. Seymour isn't exactly a spring chicken, either. He's only 29 but he's played a lot of games. Ends take a lot more pounding in a 3-4 defense, where they often get double blocked, than they do in a 4-3.
Over on the offensive side--Faulk and Morris are both over 30, and that's old for a running back. And Maroney seems to be unusually injury-prone.