{"id":60458,"date":"2021-01-06T10:37:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T15:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=60458"},"modified":"2021-08-30T05:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T05:59:08","slug":"patriots-offseason-game-plan-pt-2-rebuilding-the-pats-defense-front-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=60458","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Offseason Game Plan Pt. 2: Rebuilding the Pats&#8217; Defense, Front Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The regression of Bill Belichick\u2019s Patriots defense during the 2020 season wasn&#8217;t surprising.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New England lost their most impactful front seven defender, Dont\u2019a Hightower, when he opted out of the season due to COVID. Fellow starter Patrick Chung joined him, and key free-agent departures in Kyle Van Noy and Jamie Collins evaporated their linebacking corps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Football Outsiders, adding in the departures of Danny Shelton and Duron Harmon, the Patriots lost more defensive value in the 2020 offseason than any team in the last 20 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Looking at the personnel losses, sustaining an unstainable turnover rate that gave the Patriots the best defense in football during the 2019 season was impossible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-06-at-10.20.11-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The collapse of New England\u2019s defense, which went from first in many categories to bottom of the league, was as big of a reason for their 7-9 record as their issues offensively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Before we turn the page to 2021, we must self-scout the Pats defense to see where the biggest problems were, and many of them were easy to see watching them play every week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, the Patriots\u2019 run defense was dead-last, 32nd, in rush DVOA this season. New England allowed the fifth-highest rushing average on outside runs (5.6) and was 27th in yards per rush against outside zone schemes (4.7), which are taking over the NFL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, Belichick\u2019s defense struggled to cover the middle of the field, allowing 8.01 yards per attempt (tenth-most in NFL) on passes between the numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In particular, play-action passes killed them, as the Pats allowed an EPA per play-action pass of 0.263 (26th in NFL) and over nine yards per pass attempt (30th in NFL).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lastly, New England\u2019s pass rush led the NFL in hurry rate this season (14.3%) but was 25th in sack rate and didn\u2019t pressure the quarterback at their usual clip when they blitzed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This season, the Patriots were 30th in the NFL in pressure rate when they blitzed (36.4%) and blitzed far less than they did during their dominant 2019 campaign (24.4% vs. 37.1%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most of these shortcomings speak to personnel issues, and we can point to problems at linebacker to explain the poor run defense and middle of the field coverage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Without experienced players in the system, it also makes sense that New England\u2019s blitz packages became less exotic, which made them less effective and less frequent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, the one potential schematic shortcoming for the Patriots defense this past season was that, without elite personnel, teams took advantage of their coverage tendencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New England played single-high structures or middle of the field closed on 60.7% of their defensive snaps. Opponents know they\u2019ll get a lot of cover-1 and cover-3 against the Pats, so they prepare coverage beaters that will take advantage of holes in those schemes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When you have great players at all three levels of the defense, as they did in 2019, it\u2019s easier to line up in the same looks and dominate. But without a great front seven, teams generated an explosive play on 25.5% of their play-action passes, second-highest in the NFL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.250%;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/e\/jf0i79\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are two examples from back-to-back weeks of cornerback JC Jackson losing in coverage on a post\/crosser combination. In both instances, the linebackers get pulled up by the play-action fake, there\u2019s only one deep safety to stay over the top of the downfield routes, and it leaves Jackson out-leveraged on an island with Stefon Diggs and Breshad Perriman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Belichick began to sprinkle in more cover-two on early-downs to combat single-high beaters off play-action, but calling more two-high shells on first and second down could be an adjustment next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Quarters, or cover-four, allows the defense to use two deep safeties to leverage both downfield routes, something the secondary can\u2019t do out of a single-high shell. Belichick likes single-high to have another defender in the box for run support, but he&#8217;s getting shredded by the pass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Patriots can get back to their usual brand of defense with personnel upgrades this offseason, though, and that\u2019s where we are heading next.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For those who missed part one of this series, we already outlined how the Patriots can improve this offseason offensively. We signed free agents Hunter Henry and Tim Patrick while using top 50 picks on a quarterback (Mac Jones) and wide receiver (Devonta Smith).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With that in mind, the plan on defense will reflect the assets we already used. Here\u2019s a five-step plan to fix the Patriots defense along with my \u201cdream\u201d 2021 defense:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">STEP 1: KEEP BOTH STEPHON GILMORE &amp; JC JACKSON\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Patriots All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore wants a contract extension, and it would go against Belichick\u2019s typical business plan to sign a 30-year-old corner to a multi-year deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As for Jackson, he\u2019s a restricted free agent, that the team will likely use an early-round tender (first or second) to make it difficult for another team to poach Jackson this offseason.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With Jackson likely to play on the tender next season, the Pats can keep Batman and Robin together for another year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-60460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-06-at-10.28.06-AM-500x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"213\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(via Sports Info Solutions)<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gilmore makes Jackson a better player. We believe in Jackson\u2019s talents, but making him a number one corner based on the numbers is a shaky proposition and could create a domino effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jackson is probably a high-end number two with number one potential, and there\u2019s nothing wrong with that, but its replacing Jackson as the number two that will be just as difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Without Gilmore, a top cornerback becomes a pressing need. Replacing Gilmore would give the Pats needs at three high-value positions: quarterback, pass-catcher, and cornerback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In all likelihood, that means one of those holes doesn\u2019t get filled with a top 50 pick or a substantial veteran addition (free agency\/trade), which doesn\u2019t sound like much fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If the Patriots do trade Gilmore, their asking price should be a top 50 selection in April&#8217;s draft. A first-round pick from a team in need of a star cornerback would be a good get for New England.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although it might not make sense to some, we\u2019d do what it takes to keep Gilmore and Jackson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">STEP 2: DEVELOP JOSH UCHE &amp; CHASE WINOVICH AT LINEBACKER (HIGHTOWER?)<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Patriots\u2019 options to upgrade at off-ball linebacker, which is an absolute must, aren\u2019t great.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the draft, Penn State\u2019s Micah Parsons will be our number one target on the defensive side of the ball, but he\u2019s unlikely to last to the 15th pick in the first round. Very unlikely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tulsa\u2019s Zaven Collins fits the ball with the frame (6-4, 260 pounds) and versatility that the Patriots covet. He can stop the run, rush the passer, and drop into coverage, but no. 15 might be too early for him, and we wouldn\u2019t call him a premium prospect. Still, he checks a lot of boxes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As far as free agency goes, unless the Patriots will pay big money to Bucs linebacker Levante David, it\u2019s a pretty lousy free-agent class in terms of true off the line linebackers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Free agency is stacked at edge defenders, which we\u2019ll get to, but not inside \u2018backers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Regardless of how they get it done, the Patriots desperately need a linebacker that can spill and scrape from the second-level;\u00a0 someone with speed to push runners towards the sideline on outside runs, clean up the trash, and sit in gaps from the second level of the defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ideally, they could address those problems from within with the return of Dont\u2019a Hightower and offseason work for 2020 second-round pick Josh Uche and 2019 third-round pick Chase Winovich at inside linebacker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both Uche and Winovich display excellent pass-rushing skills at the end of the line and can make plays when they drop into coverage. But they aren\u2019t large enough to hold up at the point of attack as edge-setters, making it difficult for them to play on the edge on early downs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The two Michigan products can play and really know how to rush the passer, but they need to expand their roles a la Kyle Van Noy to become impact run defenders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With their speed and explosiveness, they\u2019d add quite a bit to the linebacker level if they can get comfortable playing from that alignment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inside Linebacker Options<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 1\/free agent: Lavonte David\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 2\/free agent: none<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 3\/free agent: Patrick Onwausor, Neville Hewitt\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 1\/draft: Micah Parsons\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 2\/draft: Zaven Collins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 3\/draft: Pete Werner\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">STEP 3: UPGRADE EDGE DEFENDERS (WILL BELICHICK PAY ONE IN FREE AGENCY?)<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As we mentioned, the Patriots had one of the worst run defenses in the league on outside runs, which means that their edge play wasn\u2019t good enough in 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Free-agent veteran John Simon is a typical lunch pail guy for Belichick but was 111th out of 115 qualified edge defenders in Pro Football Focus grade this past season (48.3).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Simon is not good enough to play as often as he did (70% of snaps), Wiinovich and Uche don\u2019t have the girth to hold up at the end of the line, and Anfernee Jennings looked lost as a rookie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rather than addressing edge defender again in the draft, the Patriots used three top 100 picks on edge rushers in the last two drafts. Could Belichick break his mold and pay a free agent?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Pats head coach doesn\u2019t typically pay top-of-market for edge defenders. If he did, he would\u2019ve kept Van Noy. But New England could use a plug-and-play starter rather than another developmental prospect on day two, and this is a stacked edge group in free agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With so many free-agent edge defenders, it\u2019s possible that one could slip through the cracks or come cheaper than expected, which would be music to our ears.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Edge Defender Options<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 1\/free agent: Matt Judon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 2\/free agent: Haason Reddick\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 3\/free agent: K.J. Wright, De&#8217;Vondre Campbell, Tyus Bowser\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 1\/draft: Kwity Paye<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 2\/draft: Gregory Rousseau<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 3\/draft: Carlos Basham, Jr.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">STEP 4: UPGRADE INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINE (GET A NOSE TACKLE)<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Pats\u2019 depth along the defensive line was so shattered this season that someone like Carl Davis, who was signed off Jacksonville&#8217;s practice squad, was a noticeable in-season upgrade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We\u2019ll get to re-signing their own free agents on the D-Line in the next section, but first, let\u2019s discuss upgrading in the draft or free agency because that\u2019s a big one on the to-do list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, the Patriots need to find more defensive linemen that can do multiple things. Lawrence Guy is a great run stuffer, Adam Butler and Deatrich Wise can rush the passer, but New England\u2019s three best defensive linemen last year were all one-dimensional.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Second, the absence of a true nose tackle in New England\u2019s odd fronts was palpable. Shelton\u2019s replacement, Beau Allen, never played a down for the Patriots. Butler and Guy are ideally defensive ends in a 3-4, and without a proper nose anchoring the run defense, it was a mess.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Allen is under contract with the Patriots next season, so maybe the mystery injury that ended his season before it started will disappear, and he can contribute. Still, they need a backup plan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Defensive Line Options<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 1\/free agent: Sheldon Rankins, Dalvin Tomlinson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 2\/free agent: Solomon Thomas, Leonard Williams\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 3\/free agent: Margus Hunt, Abry Jones\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 1\/draft: none<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tier 2\/draft: Marvin Wilson, Haskell Garrett, Tyler Shelvin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">STEP 5: RE-SIGN LAWRENCE GUY &amp; ADAM BUTLER\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lastly, the Pats need to re-sign two of their own free agents, Lawrence Guy and Adam Butler.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As we said earlier, Guy is the teams\u2019 best run defender who has great instincts, a sturdy anchor to post-up in a gap or two-gap, and takes on double teams as well as anyone in the league. He\u2019s a perfect fit in Belichick\u2019s system as a strong-side defensive end. Make it happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As for Butler, he\u2019ll ideally play 3-4 DE on early-downs or maybe revert to his pre-2020 role as a pass-rush specialist. Butler has great explosiveness and length, which makes him difficult to handle inside, and his willingness to occupy multiple blockers in the pass rush opens up favorable opportunities for others. He\u2019s the definition of a \u201cdo your job\u201d type of player.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Patriots haven\u2019t discussed a new contract for Butler or Guy at this stage, which is normal, but re-signing both defensive linemen should be a priority.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With depth issues already on the defensive line, losing them would set things back even further.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">LAZAR\u2019S DREAM 2021 DEFENSE: IT WON\u2019T HAPPEN, BUT LET\u2019S DREAM\u2026REALISTICALLY\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Defensive Line: Solomon Thomas, Tyler Shelvin, Lawrence Guy, Adam Butler, Beau Allen, Byron Cowart<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The two significant additions are former first-round pick Solomon Thomas, a free agent, and LSU\u2019s Tyler Shelvin in the third round. Thomas struggled to find playing time on a stacked 49ers defensive line, but his skill set perfectly matches Belichick. He\u2019s more of a \u201ctweener\u201d defensive tackle\/defensive end, which Belichick gets the best out of, and has the tools to be a Trey Flowers-type in New England\u2019s defense. Shelvin is a 360-pound nose tackle that gives the Patriots what they need in the middle of their line. He won\u2019t bring much value on passing downs, but he will park himself in gaps and be an immovable object.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Edge Defenders: Haason Reddick, Chase Winovich, Josh Uche, Anfernee Jennings<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New England makes a \u201csplash\u201d by adding another former first-round pick in Haason Reddick. Reddick might be one of the most underrated edge defenders in the league and a player we saw as a fit in the 2017 draft. He had a career-high 12.5 sacks and 56 quarterback pressures, can set the edge, and drop into coverage. He\u2019d be a complete player for Belichick\u2019s ideal edge defender, and early projections have him at around $10 million per year. In an offseason with $60 million in cap space and growing, the Pats can afford that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Linebackers: Dont\u2019a Hightower, Neville Hewitt, Ja\u2019Whaun Bentley, Terez Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Since they spent valuable assets on the defensive line and edge defenders, the Patriots go with a value signing at linebacker (Hewitt) while hoping Hightower\u2019s return sparks their defense. Hewitt quietly had a good season as the Jets\u2019 MIKE linebacker and, by all accounts, is a very cerebral player. He moves a little bit better than Bentley, and with Uche and Winovich hopefully factoring in, that\u2019ll be enough. We could also see the Pats take an inside linebacker at any point in the draft, but would hope it would be with one of their picks in the third or fourth round.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Secondary: Stephon Gilmore, JC Jackson, Jon Jones, Joejuan Williams, Myles Bryant, Devin McCourty, Jason McCourty\/Patrick Chung, Kyle Dugger, Adrian Phillips, Caden Sterns (3-4 round)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Patriots\u2019 secondary stays intact. Trading Gilmore might be the most likely outcome, but players of his caliber don\u2019t grow on trees, and it\u2019s hard to piece together a new secondary and front seven all in the same season. If the Patriots re-work their front seven and part ways with Gilmore, they\u2019re truly starting from square one defensively. We threw Texas\u2019s Caden Sterns in as a mid-round free safety prospect. The Pats need to start thinking about life after Devin McCourty, and Sterns can do it all in the backend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The regression of Bill Belichick\u2019s Patriots defense during the 2020 season wasn&#8217;t surprising.\u00a0 New England lost their most impactful front seven defender, Dont\u2019a Hightower, when he opted out of the season due to COVID. 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