AFC Championship – How Do the Patriots Stop Baltimore’s Mighty Mouse RB Ray Rice

The Patriots defense and Coach Bill Belichick cannot wait for the Ravens first offensive play to be over.  They probably still have nightmares the last time this situation happened.  The Patriots coverage team stopped the Ravens kick returner Jalen Parmele at the 17 yard line.  They then lined up in the their standard 3–4 alignment when QB Joe Flacco handed off to RB Ray Rice, who bounced up through the line, cut to his right and then cut back to the left running passing Ellis Hobbs and then outrunning Brandon Meriweather for a 83 yard touchdown. This began the downfall of the Patriots that day and the nightmares each time they hear Ray Rice’s name.  Here is the dilemma they have to face this Sunday – How do they stop him from doing it again? The first thing they have to realize is that he is going to get his yards, either by running the ball or catching passes from Flacco.  He rushed for 1,364 yards for a 4.7 yard average and 12 rushing touchdowns, but also caught 76 passes f...