{"id":11581,"date":"2025-01-23T12:26:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11581"},"modified":"2025-01-23T12:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:26:39","slug":"breaking-6-wi%c9%b4%c9%b4ers-and-losers-from-the-patriots-hiri%c9%b4g-terrell-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11581","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 6 wi\u0274\u0274ers and losers from the Patriots hiri\u0274g Terrell Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Williams previously worked under Vrabel in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/Mi7QhnZytMfJw1FT7zyHu0mtPi0=\/0x82:4754x2459\/fit-in\/1200x600\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25840656\/usa_today_25088456.jpg\" alt=\"Patriots announce hiring Terrell Williams as defensive coordinator - Pats  Pulpit\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"6bEAWc\">The New England Patriots hired Terrell Williams as the team\u2019s defensive coordinator on Wednesday. Here\u2019s who it affects for better, and worse, moving forward.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"QP7UB9\">Winners<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cGKMyT\"><strong>DE Keion White: <\/strong>Williams comes to the Patriots with over 25 years of experience along the defensive line and has gotten the most out of pass rushers such as Cameron Wake, Jurrell Casey, Harold Landry, and most recently Aidan Hutchinson. That leaves the arrow pointed up for Keion White, especially as Williams\u2019 mindset up front seems to fit White\u2019s gung-ho play style.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QOVkjl\">\u201cAll we really focus on is getting off the ball, striking blocks and the rest will take care of itself,\u201d Hutchinson said last summer. \u201cI feel like that mindset is very liberating for a lot of D-lineman to not be so strict about this block, that way, but if we\u2019re just going as hard as we can, we\u2019re going to create a lot of different pressure and disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aidan Hutchinson on new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> DC Terrell Williams:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll we really focus on is getting off the ball, striking blocks and the rest will take care of itself. I feel like that mindset is very liberating for a lot of D-lineman to not be so strict\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GkB8RctsGI\">pic.twitter.com\/GkB8RctsGI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Hines (@iambrianhines) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iambrianhines\/status\/1882091296518721969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"I5sZ6x\"><strong>CB Christian Gonzalez: <\/strong>Looking back at Mike Vrabel\u2019s past defenses in Tennessee, they were typically league average in terms on man coverage rate. In Detroit this past year under Aaron Glenn, the Lions top coverage was Cover-1 man although they did play their fair share of zone \u2014 especially after injuries plagued their secondary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/a9iKMaBXMCZpNdBsOuGAOQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/new_england_patriots_wire_usa_today_sports_articles_330\/9f4c61de91367011f6a64e869255c337\" alt=\"Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez shares positive update on Instagram - Yahoo  Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"zfM33S\">One common thread from both of those defenses, however, is they did not feature a cornerback of Christian Gonzalez\u2019s skillset. With Gonzalez in the fold, it would not be a surprise to see Vrabel and Williams up their man coverage rate to build the defense around the All-Pro corner. Last season, New England ranked second in the league in man coverage usage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0JFFPf\"><strong>External additions: <\/strong>In his introductory press conference, Mike Vrabel quickly mentioned the defensive line when asked about his top priorities when it came to upgrading the roster. His evaluation was correct after the Patriots ranked last in the league in sacks per game and 22nd in rush yards allowed per game last season. With Williams\u2019 coaching focus heavily along the defensive line it should be expected they hunt for upgrades this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NhE0J7\">Potential free agents with connections include Lions lineman Levi Onwuzurike, who had a career-year under Williams, and Titans pass rusher Harold Landry, who is a candidate to be released this offseason.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"qQyDIi\">Losers<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bdc2020.o0bc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Jahlani-Tavai-62ebe41a1b6a1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Patriots LB Jahlani Tavai leaves practice with lower-body injury\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"e6n0oe\"><strong>LB Jahlani Tavai: <\/strong>Vrabel\u2019s defenses have also featured plenty of four-down attacking fronts, which calls for the second-level linebackers to play in space. That is not a strength of Jahlani Tavai\u2019s game at the spot, while Ja\u2019Whaun Bentley has improved in coverage but is still a bigger body. Adding a linebacker who is more comfortable in space (hello, Zack Baun) could be on the wishlist this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"tYJ3YN\"><strong>Jerry Montgomery: <\/strong>Hired as the Patriots defensive line coach last season, Montgomery\u2019s unit struggled as mentioned above. With Williams primary focus on the defensive line Montgomery will not return as defensive line coach. One name to watch for the role is Clinton McMillan, who has spent the last four years in Tennessee working on the defensive line \u2014 holding the title assistant defensive line\/pass rush specialist in 2024.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4zs5aH\">Montgomery did find quick work, however, joining the Cincinnati Bengals in the same role.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eokM2g\"><strong>Play calling: <\/strong>Despite having long-time coaching experience \u2014 which includes 13 years in the NFL and 14 years at the collegiate level \u2014 Williams has never been a play caller throughout his career. New England saw the bumps and bruises a first-year play caller can go through with both DeMarcus Covington and Alex Van Pelt last season. While Williams will have the advantage of having an experienced coach in Vrabel on his side, how he will perform as a play caller is the biggest question mark with the hire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Williams previously worked under Vrabel in Tennessee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: 6 wi\u0274\u0274ers and losers from the Patriots hiri\u0274g Terrell Williams - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11581\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: 6 wi\u0274\u0274ers and losers from the Patriots hiri\u0274g Terrell Williams - 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