Originally posted by unst4bl3:
Trade nate for a 4th or 5th, the patriots got some good young secondary depth/starters in those rounds.
It's hard to compare anyone to the Pats. They're the best coached team in the NFL. (Man, I hated admitting that.) If Spencer and Clements played in NE, they'd be studs. Bellicek always has his team prepared and gets his guys in the right position.
Although, I agree that we need to start investing in our secondary. Clements was signed out of desperation. Aside from maybe Tarell Brown, we haven't really targeted cover-DBs. Clements, Goldson and Mays are all physical guys and not regarded for their coverage skills. It's time we went after some cover guys.
I think Manusky would be much more aggressive if he had faith in his coverage. Instead, Willis and Spikes/Bowman rarely get involved in the pass rush. We kind of become predictable with our blitzes. Pittsburgh is a great at sending their ILBs and disquising their blitzes. It only makes it that much more difficult for offenses to cheat protections towards stopping Woodley and Harrison.
Someone probably gave him an example of how to tackle:
