Patriots Tight End Defense. Back in 2013 when tight end Jimmy Graham was in his prime Belichick had cornerback Aqib Talib follow him all over the field. With Christian Fauria signing with the Redskins the Patriots could be looking for his replacement in the draft.
This in turn allowed tight end Dalton Schultz 86 to create just enough space against. New Englands offense should force opposing defenses out of their comfort zones. As the New England Patriots prepare to take on the Buffalo Bills in Week Thirteen of the 2021 season Patriot Maven highlights three defensive players on.
The defense sure does look like its ready to swarm opposing offenses but lets see them come out of the gate playing out of their minds before we dub them anything.
More importantly the Patriots are relying on their box safeties to defend tight ends running backs and handle middle of the field zone assignments. A lot of the Patriots personnel looks this season could involve two tight ends which would put both Asiasi and LaCosse on the field. NFL teams as a whole only used two or more tight ends on 284 percent of snaps in 2020. Leading up to that first day well examine the landscape from a Patriots perspective continuing with tight ends.
