Re: the Giants/Pats game;
The local Boston papers and talking heads have noted that one of the reasons that the Pats defense failed last year was the lack of a leader after Brian Cox left. Recently there have been mentions that Rodney Harrison was assuming a leadership role and pushing his "take no prisoners" defensive philosophy on the rest of the defense - especially the younger players. Last night I believe we saw that philosophy at work as the Pats decimated the Giants. I know it was only preseason, but please note that the people making the most noise, notably Samuels, Wilson, Klecko and Johnson, are all first year rookies, and 3 of them are defensive players. You might want to make note of this for the remainder of the preseason and, if it holds true, into the regular season.
Good luck!
The local Boston papers and talking heads have noted that one of the reasons that the Pats defense failed last year was the lack of a leader after Brian Cox left. Recently there have been mentions that Rodney Harrison was assuming a leadership role and pushing his "take no prisoners" defensive philosophy on the rest of the defense - especially the younger players. Last night I believe we saw that philosophy at work as the Pats decimated the Giants. I know it was only preseason, but please note that the people making the most noise, notably Samuels, Wilson, Klecko and Johnson, are all first year rookies, and 3 of them are defensive players. You might want to make note of this for the remainder of the preseason and, if it holds true, into the regular season.
Good luck!
