Brighter side as Patriots youngsters stepping up

With all the complaining about everything from coaching, lack of offense power and penalties to bringing back Bruschi, some may need to stop, breathe, take a step back and see the bigger picture. The defense is terrible! Now hold on, maybe the defense has been a bit inconsistent and giving up too many plays in the red zone - yes, but terrible? Not really. The Patriots defense is younger, faster and limiting the strengths of the opposing offenses. The Bills were without Marshawn Lynch, but with TO on the team, they drastically improved their passing game. The Patriots defense did a great job stopping the Bills normal passing game and allowed Fred Jackson to run. With linebacker Jerod Mayo going down, there were a few issues containing Jackson out of the backfield, but overall the defense adjusted and did not make too many mistakes or give up big plays. Against the Jets, the Patriots limited their powerful running game and forced them to win it on rookie Mark Sanchez's arm. The d...