ESPN Boston: Ryan's defense last to contain Patriots

[WoodysGirl]

Oct 12
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By Chris Forsberg

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- If the New England Patriots (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ne/new-england-patriots) score 30 or more points during Sunday's visit from the Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys), they will match an NFL record by doing it in 14 consecutive regular-season games, equaling the exploits of the Greatest Show on Turf Rams during the 1999-2000 seasons.

In order to do it, the Patriots will have to post another big number against a defensive helmed by the same man who last kept New England under 30 points in a regular-season game.

Rob Ryan, then the defensive coordinator of the Browns, limited New England to 283 yards of total offense in Cleveland's 34-14 triumph last November (Ryan's brother, Rex, coach of the New York Jets (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyj/new-york-jets), also held the Patriots below 30 in a postseason loss).

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[casmith07]

New England is cruisin' for a bruisin' on Sunday.

[tyke1doe]

Was that Ryan's doing or was it because the Browns won the time of possession battle? Peyton Hillis had 180 plus yards in that game.

I didn't see it so I'm wondering what Ryan did that was so spectacular and how much of the offensive strategy played into his defense strategy. If you hold the ball for a long time, doesn't it stand to reason that means fewer chances for Brady and his offense to score?

[Chocolate Lab]

Belicheat did say something interesting in his PC... He said he thought this defense was totally Rob's now, with all his calls. He hinted that it wasn't in Oakland and Cleveland.

I'm guessing he means because Al had input in Oakland and Mangini did in Cleveland, but that's just a guess.

[rkell87]

Was that Ryan's doing or was it because the Browns won the time of possession battle? Peyton Hillis had 180 plus yards in that game.

I didn't see it so I'm wondering what Ryan did that was so spectacular and how much of the offensive strategy played into his defense strategy. If you hold the ball for a long time, doesn't it stand to reason that means fewer chances for Brady and his offense to score?
I saw it, tom had no idea what the defense was doing that whole game. I think one play he had 10 standing up. lots and lots of presnap movements and guys not lining up until the last second.