Keeping both safeties in coverage often means a conservative defensive scheme, which is antithetical to what people associate with a Belichick-coached defense. But it’s been years since Belichick used his complex concoctions of rotating hybrid coverages, 3-4 blitzes and innovative new schemes each week.
Patriots Preview: A New Offense with the Same Approach | The MMQB with Peter King
Good stuff from Andy Benoit, though I think he undersells Hightower and Thompkins a bit. Still, good scheme stuff as mentioned above.
