ATippett56
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That's because of the injuries to the defensive backs and now defensive lineman. When McCourty went down, the New England Patriots defense was forced to go big nickel since Wilhite was unavailable.That's a great point Mike, and could explain why we seem to keep adding DBs and DLmen at the expense of LBs.
New England Patriots Roster at NFL.com
The Patriots have a number of defensive backs on injured reserve:
Barrett
Bodden
Lockett
McGowan