How the Patriots Run Defense Has Signficantly Improved After Tough Start to 2015

October 31, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

One thing you can count on from the New England Patriots every year is that they will get better down the stretch.
An area that is a weakness early in the season may not become a strength by season's end, but you can bet that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will find some way to mitigate the problem.
Early in the season, it looked like the run defense might be the one area where the Patriots could be exposed. It was a surprising turn of events, considering that they invested so heavily in the front seven to make that the strength of their defense after losing so many key pieces in the secondary.
The Patriots allowed 100 rushing yards or more in four of their first five games, including 134 to the Pittsburgh Steelers and 160 to the Buffalo Bills.
Sure, the Patriots were inviting the run at times—due in part to the massive leads they had built in some of those games—but only recently have we finally begun to see the potential of the Patriots defense aga...

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