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Sutton doesn't trust any LBer in coverage. Devoted all his resources and help in stopping James White and Edelman from killing them because he knew not 1 LBer that was active could cover any of them. That left the corners mostly 1 on 1 with Gordon, Gronk, Hogan. When he doubled Gronk he knew it was going right to White or Edelman. (or in the extreme case, Tom Brady scrambling) The Pats had him check mated.
This is why Berry and/or Houston are so important to Sutton. If you ever got frustrated with why Sutton drops Houston in coverage so much, this is a great example of it. Berry 1 on 1 basically can lock a guy down. Sutton struggles to win without both of these guys because there is nothing left for him talent wise to compensate. I don't like this scheme cause it relies so much on the high level talent for it to work. Just like it did on the Jets (Prime Revis, David Harris). If you just have average players and not an athlete that can lock down someone it's completely useless as all the other parts break down.
The cupboard is bare on defense. They need the next Berry or Houston that can do it all and they have not come close to hitting on that talent yet. They have tried many times, with all the secondary and linebackers they have drafted, and pretty much everyone of them has busted, or in Peters outlier case, forced their hand.
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