Covington downplays Belichick's call-out of Patriots' run defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
When Bill Belichick scolded New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo for calling his team "soft" earlier this week, defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington caught a stray.
“Defensively, the Patriots led the league last year in rushing defense. Yards per carry, No. 1 in the league. And this year they’re way down in the 20s somewhere,” Belichick said Monday on The Pat McAfee Show. “... It’s a lot the same players.