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New England’s defense struggles during 31-20 loss The New England Patriots went on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars with the driver’s seat of the AFC on the line. However White Trey Flowers Jersey , the reigning conference champions struggled for most of the game and found themselves down 21-3 at halftime. New England showed some resiliency in the early second half but ultimately came up short: the Jaguars prevailed with a final score of 31-20 in their favor.New England Patriots at Jacksonville JaguarsFinal scorePatriots 20Jaguars 31Game DetailsDate: Sunday, September 16, 2018Kickoff: 4:25 p.m. ETLocation: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FLSB Nation affiliate: Big Cat CountryTV: CBS, with Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Tony Romo (color commentary), and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter)Patriots inactivesFor more information, please click here.Patriots startersOffenseDefenseLive trackerFirst quarterNew England wins the opening coin toss and surprisingly opts to receive the opening kickoff.Patriots’ first possession: New England starts the game well and moves the football all the way to the Jaguars 36-yard line. However, kicker Stephen Gostkowski misses a 54-yard field goal attempt wide to the right.Jaguars’ first possession: With great field position, the Jaguars are able to march 56 yards in nine plays and take the lead on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Blake Bortles to Donte Moncrief. Two plays before the touchdown, defensive edge Trey Flowers stays on the ground after suffering what looked like a concussion. 7-0 JaguarsPatriots’ second possession: New England’s second drive does not produce any results. Rookie running back Sony Michel is stopped in the backfield on a 3rd and 1 attempt and the Patriots have to punt.Jaguars’ second possession: Jacksonville again is able to march down the field, aided by a spectacular catch by Keelan Cole. The second-year wide receiver is also the one to catch a touchdown to end the drive: Bortles finds him from 24-yards out to give the home team a two-touchdown lead. 14-0 Jaguars Patriots’ third possession: New England faces a third down early during the drive but ultimately converts it. However, the team fails to have similar success on their second third down and opts to punt the football away by the end of the first quarter.Second quarterJaguars’ third possession: The Patriots’ defense finally is able to stop Jacksonville. While the Jaguars found success on the ground, the drive stalled after an offensive penalty set up a 3rd and 17.Patriots’ fourth possession: Starting at its own 6-yard line, New England’s offense holds the football for the next eight minutes – eventually ending in a 29-yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal. The Patriots generally move the football well on their 16-drive series but ultimately fail to come through in the red zone. 14-3 JaguarsJaguars’ fourth possession: With not even three minutes left in the second quarter, the Patriots defense allows Jacksonville to march 75 yards in 13 plays to score their third touchdown of the half. 21-3 JaguarsThird quarterJaguars’ fifth possession: After receiving the second half kickoff, Jacksonville marched right down the field again. New England had chances to get off the field twice on third down but was unable to do it. The unit was eventually able to do that in the red area, but not before half the quarter had already passed – and the Jaguars still added three points to their lead. To make matters worse, safety Patrick Chung is declared out with a concussion. 24-3 JaguarsPatriots’ fifth possession: New England goes nowhere on its first drive of the half and punts the football back to Jacksonville after a three-and-out.Jaguars’ sixth possession: Stephon Gilmore makes the Patriots’ first big defensive play of the game when he forces a fumble. Duron Harmon is able to recover it and set up New England’s offense near midfield.Patriots’ sixth possession: New England takes advantage of the takeaway and quickly drives down the field thanks to some solid running by Tom Brady (on third down) and Sony Michel. The drive ends with a seven-yard pass from Brady to Chris Hogan on third down. 24-10 JaguarsJaguars’ seventh possession: The Patriots defense again plays sound defense on the next drive, and forces a three-and-out and quick punt – one that sails just 33 yards.Patriots’ seventh possession: New England starts its final drive of the third quarter with a big screen pass to James White.Fourth quarterPatriots’ seventh possession (cont.): The Patriots’ possession stalls on 3rd and 4, and the team settles for a field goal. Stephen Gostkowski splits the uprights from 46 yards out to bring New England’s deficit to 11 points. 24-13 JaguarsJaguars’ eighth possession: Jacksonville’s next series also ends quickly: on the second play of the drive, Austin Seferian-Jenkins cannot come down with a pass and instead deflects it into the hands of Kyle Van Noy. Patriots take over at the Jaguars 25-yard line.Patriots’ eighth possession: New England can’t do anything with the takeaway as Tom Brady gets sacked on the drive’s third play and loses the football. The Jaguars recover and take over.Jaguars’ ninth possession: Luckily for the Patriots White Phillip Dorsett Jersey , their defense is able to deliver another stop: Stephon Gilmore stops a third down scramble by Blake Bortles and Jacksonville gets flagged on the ensuing fourth down attempt. Instead, the team punts and sets New England up on its own 9-yard line.Patriots’ ninth possession: New England starts the series with what initially looked like a close third down conversation. However, it is overturned after Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone challenges the spot. The Patriots decide to punt. Before that, the team almost draws Jacksonville offside but to no avail.Jaguars’ tenth possession: Jacksonville’s tenth drive is a short one: Blake Bortles throws to Dede Westbrook on a crossing route and the second-year man takes the pass 61-yards for a touchdown. 31-13 JaguarsPatriots’ tenth possession: A big run by Rex Burkhead and a screen pass to Cordarrelle Patterson set up a 29-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Chris Hogan. 31-20 JaguarsJaguars’ eleventh possession: Jacksonville is able to run out the clock as the Patriots defense again allowed its opponent to move the football at relative will.Quick-hit analysisWhile New England had its moments in the third and early fourth quarters, the team played too inconsistent a game to challenge a near-perfect Jaguars team today. The development of the defense has to be particularly concerning: after a strong season opener, the unit struggled to defend crossing routes and keep quarterback Blake Bortles from extending plays with his feet. With the offense unable to get into a rhythm especially early on during the game, the defense failed to help keep the score close. As new, fresh-faced star quarterback Patrick Mahomes brings the AFC’s top ranked scoring offense into Foxborough this weekend, the term that is seemingly on the tip of everybody’s tongue is “RPO” — run-pass-options. While the oft misidentified concept has been in existence for quite some time, its recognition as a paradigm-shifter in today’s NFL hadn’t truly gained steam nationally until the Eagles’ Super Bowl run last winter. This season, teams like the Rams and Chiefs — each with an innovative play caller and a section of their offensive scheme dedicated to a collection of creative RPO installations — have exploded out of the gates, keeping these versatile, defense-dismantlers at the forefront of strategic football conversation.When it comes to the Chiefs and their RPO usage, Bill Belichick told WEEI this week that he’s preparing for a completely different offense than the one that defeated the Patriots in last season’s opener.“We played them opening day, and then we got ready for them at the end of the season last year . . . But they didn’t have the RPO system like they have it now. I’d say that’s a pretty significant change. They have a number of ways to do it.”However, as eager as Belichick has been to discuss the new wrinkles in the Kansas City’s attack, it feels almost as if the wily old coach is simply using the media’s excitement over their favorite new buzz word as a means to hit his content quota for the week. As detailed quite well (and passionately) by CLNS Media’s Evan Lazar, in comparison to the Chief’s personnel packages, formations, use of motion, route concepts, spacing, and just plain talent http://www.authenticsnewenglandpatriots.com/cheap-kyle-van-noy-jersey , their RPO package represents just a small piece of the the Chief’s offensive puzzle.2. Largely overlooked in the national media’s doling out of credit for the Chiefs’ torrid start is the job done by general manager Brett Veach, who became the NFL’s youngest GM last June when the organization decided to part ways with John Dorsey. Veach is Kansas City’s version of Nick Caserio; young and enthusiastic with a track record of quickly rising through the scouting ranks. He began his tenure in Kansas City in 2013 as a College and Pro Personnel Analyst before being promoted to Co-Director of Player Personnel just two seasons later. Following Dorsey’s departure, many assumed the Chiefs’ GM role would be filled by scarecrow in a pastel-colored dress shirt while Andy Reid pulled strings behind the scenes. That has not been the case. In a Belichickian fashion, Veach hit the ground running last season by acquiring two under-performing players on affordable rookie deals, Cam Erving and Reggie Ragland, via trade. Both now start and are producing on their respective units. Next, after reportedly being a major voice in the decision to move up in the 2017 Draft and select Patrick Mahomes, he shipped veteran Alex Smith to Washington and managed to acquire talented corner Kendall Fuller in the process. He also kicked off the official start of the league year in March by trading star corner Marcus Peters to Los Angeles in what has unofficially been labeled as a move to improve the culture of the team.These major efforts, along with the splashy free agency signings of Sammy Watkins and Anthony Hitchens, are all part of Veach’s organizational directive to get younger — specifically on the defensive side of the football. Veach decided it was time to move on from longtime Chiefs veteran defenders Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson. He then spent the first team’s first five draft picks on defensive players. According to The Kansas City Star’s Lynn Worthy, the average age of the Chiefs’ 2017 defensive starters was 27.1 years old. In the aftermath of Veach’s overhaul this offseason, the average age of the defensive starters from Kansas City’s first official depth chart release during the preseason was 23.6.3. As Kansas City’s third general manager of the 2011 CBA era, Veach certainly owes a tip of the cap to his predecessor John Dorsey, as the state of the team’s on-field product that he inherited couldn’t possibly differ further from the mess that former Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli left behind following a disastrous 2-14 season in 2012. The turnaround implemented by Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid was truly astonishing.Scott Pioli and Todd Haley from 2009-2012Average wins: 5.75Average Losses: 10.25Average overall team DVOA ranking: 26thJohn Dorsey and Andy Reid from 2013-2016Average wins: 10.6Average Losses: 5.4Average overall team DVOA ranking: 7th4. In a piece written this week, the The Ringer’s Kevin Clark contends that it has never been easier to play quarterback in the NFL. In addition to components such as an increase in seven-on-seven leagues that young quarterbacks are now exposed to early on in their development, the evolution of the RPO was specified as a major factor in the NFL’s inching inevitably closer towards its first 6,000-yard passing season. But one factor still reigns supreme in terms of impact on the NFL’s on-field product: rule changes. The new rules that were enacted in the wake of the 2004 AFC Championship Game governing illegal contact of wide receivers outside of five yards have merged with regulations created in 2011 to eliminate hits on defenseless players, resulting in the entire field becoming available for offenses — including the middle, which for decades had been controlled by merciless headhunters. “You can still get hit—and get hit pretty hard—it’s just a different type of contact,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton told Kevin Clark, referencing the mindset of today’s wide receivers when they go over the middle for a pass.“You’re maybe a hair slower in triggering [a hit] and that’s when it all happens.” 5. Without getting into too much detail, I began utilizing data from overthecap.com and spotrac.com to chart every team’s salary cap history dating back to 2011, with the goal of trying to see how teams are spending their cap resources and to diagnose trends in how teams are acquiring their talent. When I refer to “homegrown” players White Danny Shelton Jersey , I’m specifically talking about players drafted or signed as undrafted free agents by a club at the beginning of their careers. These players have spent no time with any other clubs, and they are not on drafted rookie contracts (including fifth year team options). They are either playing on contract extensions, franchise tags, undrafted rookie contracts, street free agent deals, exclusive rights free agent tenders, or restricted free agent tenders.To diagnose the NFL’s true middle, upper, and elite classes, these players’ cap hits have been categorized into tiers based on their size in comparison to that year’s league cap, displayed as a percentage.Middle ClassTier 1: 1-2.5% of that year’s league capTier 2: 2.5-5%Upper ClassTier 3: 5-7.5%Tier 4: 7.5-10% Elite ClassTier 5: 10-12.5%Tier 6: 12.5-15%Tier 7: 15%+Here’s an example of a “homegrown” middle class player.James White: 2018 cap hit of $2,444,595 - 1.38% of 2018’s $177.2M league cap — Tier: 1What this charting does is identify which team’s are drafting and developing their own in-house talent without having to resort to the inefficiencies of the free agent market. And by layering in data from past seasons like team DVOA performance and individual snap percentages, some really interesting trends have emerged. There will be plenty more to come on this front throughout the season, but for now, here’s a quick breakdown of the Patriots and Chiefs’ rosters in terms of how many “homegrown” players each has in their middle class, upper class, and elite tiers vs. the the number of non-“homegrown”, non-rookie contract players they have from those same tiers.Follow Brian Phillips on Twitter @BPhillips_SB