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Patriots are embracing new scheme

Biggest takeaway from impressive win was amount of pressure generated by defense

Updated: August 19, 2011, 5:01 PM ET
By Tedy Bruschi | ESPNBoston.com

Six observations from the Patriots' 31-14 win over the Buccaneers on Thursday night:

1. Introducing the "pressure" Patriots. The Patriots started the game dialing up pressure calls and never looked back. They sent everything but the kitchen sink. Coach Bill Belichick sent the "Mike" linebacker (middle linebacker), the "Will" linebacker (weakside), the "Sam" linebacker (strongside), and even the corners got in on the action. These pressures were called with mostly man coverage ...

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