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Week 6 matchup.(Brief Article)

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Coach Bill Belichick and coordinator Romeo Crennel pull the strings, but Bruschi is the on-field leader of the Patriots' defense.

The strength of this defense is its ability to show multiple fronts and confuse the offense. The Patriots play a 3-4 but love to move guys around. Bruschi's versatility gives them the ability to make that happen. He is excellent at discerning pass-protection patterns so he can determine if and when he should convert into a pass rusher.

Teams that play the Patriots refer to Bruschi as a "joker"--a wild card in the deck. Hasselbeck will use a number of shifts and motions to identify where Bruschi will line up and what his responsibility will be. Hasselbeck has to be aware that the Patriots will change calls ...

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