Patriots Tight End Defense. NFL teams as a whole only used two or more tight ends on 284 percent of snaps in 2020. By games end the numbers suggested that the Patriots didnt do enough through the air with their two tight ends when the Dolphins challenged them to throw by running run-stuffers onto the field.
A lot of the Patriots personnel looks this season could involve two tight ends which would put both Asiasi and LaCosse on the field. 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. Our Phil Perry lays out the best available players at every position who should be on New Englands radar entering Day 2 of the NFL Draft.
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Its not likely theyll select a tight end early but with the position providing plenty of depth this year the Patriots should be able to get a quality player in the later rounds. 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. Leading up to that first day well examine the landscape from a Patriots perspective continuing with tight ends. More importantly the Patriots are relying on their box safeties to defend tight ends running backs and handle middle of the field zone assignments.
