The Patriots defense is a diabolical manifestation of hostility and spite.

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Welcome back to Bootleg! On today's daily episode within our annual summer preview series, Brett and E.J. take a deep dive into the New England Patriots - especially their ridiculously talented and super well-coached defense. The Pats might not score an overwhelming number of points this year, but they sure won't make it easy to score on them either.

Time Stamps:

0:01 It's Patriots Day!

5:07 2022 Effectiveness Summary

9:36 Patriots Bootleg Power Score

10:30 Schematic Summary

23:07 The mysterious New England power structure

35:38 Is the Pats offense...decent?

46:38 Free agency gains and losses

53:40 New England's extremely deep draft

1:08:26 Report card and record predictions

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