Dwight Freeney explained what makes the Patriots so tough to defend
"They can come out and play the whole entire game in a personnel that we never prepared for."
Dwight Freeney is an old Patriots nemesis, but even he has to admit that there isn’t a secret to defending Tom Brady.
The 36-year-old defensive end, who has faced Brady and the Patriots numerous times over the years as a member of the Colts during his illustrious career, will try and help the Falcons to victory in Super Bowl LI. Yet when posed with the prospect of stopping Bill Belichick’s team, he admitted that the Patriots’ unique DNA makes them unusually difficult to slow down:
Tom is a great player and what they do offensively is really take advantage you and your weaknesses. They’re a matchup type of offense. They’ll change what they do based on who they play, and that’s what makes them so unique. It’s because of their preparation going into the game. As far as how do you stop them, you have to pretty much do what you do well. You don’t know what they’re going to come with. You have to go with your fundamentals that you’ve been doing all year. So if you’re covering the hook drop, understand your routes. If you’re a d-lineman, understand what you need to be doing from that standpoint. And you have to follow and trust in those [fundamentals], because they can come out and play the whole entire game in a personnel that we never prepared for.
