{"id":73245,"date":"2018-11-04T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=73245"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T11:06:34","slug":"look-no-further-trey-flowers-is-the-elite-defensive-end-the-patriots-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=73245","title":{"rendered":"Look No Further: Trey Flowers is the Elite Defensive End the Patriots Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FOXBOROUGH &#8212; Over the last few seasons, the narrative has been that the Patriots lack an \u201celite\u201d defensive end in their front seven.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s been at or near the top of everyone\u2019s offseason needs for New England since they shipped Pro Bowler Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Well, look no further, Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers has solidified himself as one of the league\u2019s best players at his position this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The highest graded edge defenders in the NFL through the first eight weeks of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BfiKRleCmx\">pic.twitter.com\/BfiKRleCmx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1057358233487245312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots\u2019 fourth-round pick in 2015 has come into his own, grading out as Pro Football Focus\u2019 top edge defender through the first eight weeks of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all the chatter, the Patriots star doesn&#8217;t care about the criticisms from the outside saying, \u201cno, we aren\u2019t paying attention to the noise. We understand what we got in here and a lot of guys working hard. Just doing what we can to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers\u2019 teammates and coaches understand the type of player that he is and how valuable the former Arkansas star is to the Patriots defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrey is one of the most hardworking and consistent players I\u2019ve ever been around,\u201d Patriots defensive line coach Brendan Daly said. \u201dThere are very few times that you\u2019re going to turn on the game or practice for that matter and you look at it going, \u2018what happened? What is doing?\u2019 Very rarely is he going to be in a bad situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s very noticeable when he\u2019s not out there for us,\u201d Patriots safety Devin McCourty added. \u201cHe\u2019s just one of those guys that I think when he\u2019s not in our defense, we really lose a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers has developed into a terrific two-way player, ranking third among edge defenders in run stop percentage (15.2) and has 26 total pressures this season to lead the team.<\/p>\n<p>The Arkansas product has also beaten his blocker 18 times without recording a pressure which is the kind of unluckiness that should improve in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s football stopping the run, and you gotta rush the passer,\u201d Flowers said. \u201cYou have to earn the opportunity to rush the passer, so you have to stop them on early downs to be able to rush the passer. You gotta be a complete football player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the 6-2, 265-pound defensive lineman knows that he doesn\u2019t have the ideal measurables to win consistently with raw physical traits.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Flowers relies on technique and fundamentals to beat blockers saying, \u201cit\u2019s one of the things I take pride in just being able to control what I can control. When you don\u2019t have all the measurables and things like that you gotta rely on your technique, rely on your fundamentals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look across the league, offensive linemen at least outweigh me by about 50 pounds so just being able to be technique and fundamentally sound is an advantage for me, and that\u2019s why I take pride in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[arve url=&#8221;https:\/\/streamable.com\/s\/5yoqy\/dwtflc&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>Flowers\u2019 technique is flawless as he plays with terrific pad level, hand usage, and balance to combine with the physical abilities he does have to torment opposing offensive linemen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis overall playing strength, technique, and quickness, and athleticism on the edge, on the end of the line \u2013 he does a good job with all of that,\u201d said head coach Bill Belichick.<\/p>\n<p>One of Flowers\u2019 go-to moves as a pass rusher and run defender is to jump inside a blocker at the snap.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers continuously finds his way into the backfield using his quickness and impeccable timing to bounce inside.<\/p>\n<p>[arve url=&#8221;https:\/\/streamable.com\/s\/ekg2o\/ezysqd&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou go into the week understanding the technique the offensive linemen are giving you. If you\u2019re able to jump inside or he\u2019s giving you the inside understanding that as well as the feel for the game,\u201d Flowers said when asked how he executes these types of moves. \u201cIf you\u2019re beating him one way, beating him one way you come in the other way. That\u2019s kind of a little chess match out there flashing one thing and doing another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next step for Flowers is converting his high-pressure rate as a pass rusher into a higher sack rate.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Flowers only has three sacks, and 20 of his 26 total pressures are quarterback hurries, but the Pats defensive end will take any disruption he can get.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want the sacks, but as I said, you\u2019re in the NFL guys are going to make some great plays. They\u2019re getting paid to make great plays, so any time you can get back there and rattle them a little bit or affect them in any way possible that\u2019s the overall goal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Although Flowers is playing at an All-Pro level for the Patriots this season, the bad news is that the 25-year-old is in the last year of his rookie contract, meaning he\u2019ll be a free agent next offseason.<\/p>\n<p>If he continues to play at this level, the fourth-year pro will demand a lucrative salary on the open market, but he isn\u2019t thinking about any of that as the Patriots prepare for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNah, nah, nah. I haven\u2019t even thought about that. I\u2019m getting ready for Green Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots will have to pay up to keep Flowers around beyond this season, but based on the reactions of his teammates and coaches, he seems like the perfect Patriot; a fourth-round pick turned star with a tremendous work ethic and understanding of the game.<\/p>\n<p>If the Pats aren\u2019t able to keep him around, they\u2019ll be searching for a top-flight defensive end once again.<\/p>\n<p><em>For all CLNS Patriots Videos\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVbz7gN6HGoBXXkhIWMd3Ww\">SUBSCRIBE to our CLNS Media YOUTUBE Channel<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For the most in depth and comprehensive player and game analysis check out Patriots All-22 with host and Patriots beat reporter Evan Lazar.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/patriots-all-22-new-england-patriots-nfl-game-footage\/id1272925236?mt=2\">Listen and Subscribe HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Get the inside scoop on the Patriots every week on CLNS Media\u2019s Patriots Beat Podcast with host Mike Petraglia. Listen and subscribe here<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/celtics-beat-covering-nba-boston-celtics-clns-media\/id908834698?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/clns-radio-online-sports-talk-radio\/patriots-beat-nfl-podcast\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6pVA6sGxdWwWsxNWUnXMba?si=JXaboAcxSxeoEyGSOf6rpQ\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For all your Patriots content needs throughout the 2018-2019 season follow us on Twitter\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patriotsclns?lang=en\">@PatriotsCLNS<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0as well as\u00a0Patriots Insider Mike Petraglia\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trags\">@trags<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Patriots Beat Reporter Evan Lazar\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ezlazar\">@ezlazar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOXBOROUGH &#8212; Over the last few seasons, the narrative has been that the Patriots lack an \u201celite\u201d defensive end in their front seven. 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