The Patriots are riding high with a 7-1 record, but Tom E. Curran feels they’ve got “a lot of work to do defensively."
New England allowed 25 points to the Bills in Sunday’s victory as Tom Brady and the offense put up 41 points. Curran and Mike Giardi discussed the team’s cornerback play on Postgame Live, with Curran saying they need results from Logan Ryan and Eric Rowe, but that the issue isn’t glaring.
“I’ll say this though: It’s not that dire,” Curran said. “You have a level of play that they’ve gotten from their second corner, so it’s not as if they’re in a position where they’re saying, ‘Oh my god, nobody over here can play.' They’re trying to find the guy who can play the best.”
As he noted in Sunday’s Best and Worst post, Curran found the team’s issues keeping track of how many players to put on the field alarming.
“One of the sloppy things that struck me and I think struck a lot of fans too was the 12 men on the field followed by the 10 men on the field,” Curran said. “There’s a point at which Matt Patricia and his charges have to get together. If they’re not communicating to their players, something’s going to have to give.”