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Will Denver's run D be a factor against New England?


Bill Belichek is well known for tailoring his game plans around teams. Which got me thinking...since running on the Broncos' D has been so difficult lately, will the Patriots come out in a spread, throw it all over offense and try to take advantage of mismatches?

Last year, the Pats were able to come back in the second half when Brady started throwing it around (it didn't help that DRC was out due to stupidly diving for a meaningless INT the last play of the first half). Two years ago, they got off to a very fast start with their no huddle, hi speed offense that kept the Broncos in less than desirable packages and tired the D out.

With Gronk now healthy, and the mismatch of trying to cover him, I wouldn't be surprised if the Patriots come out in their two tight end set and throw the ball using no huddle. That would basically make that great run D useless, possibly trap them in a "heavy" package, and attack the weaker part of our defense.

Your thoughts?

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