New England Patriots vs. New York Giants: 10 Observations of Pats Defense

September 3, 2010   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

The New England Patriots final preseason game ended in a 20-17 loss to the New York Giants at Meadowlands Stadium. With a pair of key injuries to Ty Warren and Leigh Bodden, one of the biggest concerns about this team has been the defense and the ability of young guys and back-ups to step into starting roles and seamlessly fill the gaps.
Unfortunately, there were a good amount of gaps left wide open for the Giants to explode on the Patriots with big plays to wide open receivers or on running plays right up the middle of the defensive front.
Before I start sounding like Chicken Little ("The sky is falling!") lets' take a look at some of the defensive observations from last night's game.
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