Looks like the Patriots have found their new defensive coordinator."Time for a fun game called ¡°Who said it: Yogi Berra or Bill Belichick?¡±Here¡¯s your quote Joejuan Williams Jersey Draft , you decide:OK, fine, it doesn¡¯t quite have the same ring as ¡°Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical¡±, but you gotta give Bill some extra style points for matter-of-factly stating that 28-3in a 60-minute world championship was just ¡°not having control of the score¡±. That¡¯s one way to put it, I guess. So as the Patriots move on to their third defensive coordinator in 3 seasons, after the defense dunked on some of the highest-powered offenses and receivers in the league in 2018........while at other times not exactly doing their job against some not-exactly-elite competition in 2018....Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images....while also doing some extremely cool and nightmare-fuel formations to confuse their enemies........aside from keeping their Points Allowed at a respectable level (7th in the NFL in 2018, 5th in 2017), consistency hasn¡¯t exactly been their calling card for the past couple seasons.So when your would-be-defensive-coordinator peaces out after never formally getting introduced as DC when it¡¯s almost April Joejuan Williams NFL Jersey , and Brian Flores earns one of the quickest come-ups in recent memory, what¡¯s an eight-time Super Bowl champion coach to do?The same thing the rest of us Average Joes do when you want something done right: do it yourself.That¡¯s the report from Ben Volin at the Boston Globe, anyway, via ProFootballTalk:(weirdly, I can¡¯t find this on the Globe¡¯s site anywhere, but if PFT and NFL Network are reporting it, hey, that¡¯s good enough for us)Maybe it¡¯s just offseason over-analysis season Joejuan Williams NFL Draft , but those reports don¡¯t seem to line up exactly; saying Bill is going to handle the DC duties and saying Bill is going to be the ¡°de facto defensive coordinator¡± sure leaves a lot of wiggle room for what he¡¯ll actually be doing vs what he¡¯ll be delegating. And on a less serious note, you gotta admit this is also kind of funny because of everyone who¡¯s played the ¡°Brady¡¯s only great because of Bill and Bill is only great because DEFENSE¡± game with another fanbase, and that crowd almost always has some riff on ¡°well Bill¡¯s BASICALLY the defensive coordinator anyway¡±, no matter who¡¯s got the headset on.Anywho, with the Patriots bringing in some Legion-of-Boom type pieces to add to a defense that just bamboozled one of those ¡°best NFL offenses of the season¡± we were just talking about in the Super Bowl and kept them decisively out of the end zone altogether...maybe Colin Cowherd was right that if you guys didn¡¯t stop Bill in 2018, 2019 probably ain¡¯t your year, and, um Joejuan Williams Buffalo Bills Jersey , 2020¡¯s not looking good either.New England Patriots 2018 roster breakdown: #75 OC Ted Karras The New England Patriots currently have 89 players on their active roster. However, only 53 of them will be able to survive the cutdowns on September 1 and ultimately make the team. Over the course of the offseason, we take a look at the players fighting for those spots to find out who has the best chances of helping the Patriots recapture the Vince Lombardi Trophy.Today, the series continues with one of New England¡¯s offensive linemen.Name: Ted KarrasPosition: Center / GuardJersey number: 75Opening day age: 25Experience: 2Size: 6¡¯4, 305 lbs.2017 review: Ted Karras¡¯ second year in the NFL looked similar to his first one: he served as a backup option along the Patriots¡¯ offensive line and as such played extensively in two games, but otherwise saw only limited opportunities. Overall, the former sixth-round draft selection played a combined 151 offensive snaps (of 1,139; 13.3%) during the regular season before adding three more in the first round of the playoffs.The Illinois product saw his most action in weeks 11 and 12 Color Rush Joejuan Williams Jersey , when he replaced injured starter David Andrews at the center position. Karras was a solid fill-in and gave up only one quarterback hit in the process. When Andrews was back at full health, however, he was relegated to a backup role again and played only 15 more snaps as a rotational option at center and guard for the remainder of the season.While his offensive contributions were rather limited, Karras, who spent the first week of the season on New England¡¯s practice squad, was a regular on special teams: he saw action in all 19 games and played a combined 105 of a possible 540 kicking game snaps (19.4%) as a blocker on field goal and extra point attempts. All in all, Karras¡¯ sophomore campaign was therefore a continuation of his rookie season.2018 preview: While only the Patriots¡¯ five starters are roster locks among the team¡¯s current 15 offensive linemen, Karras¡¯ chances of joining them appear to be rather solid ¡ª especially with first-round rookie Isaiah Wynn headed towards season-ending injured reserve. As things stand right now Youth Joejuan Williams Jersey , after all, the 25-year old again is New England¡¯s top backup option along the interior line.If he keeps that role through the rest of preseason and ¡ª unlike last season ¡ª roster cuts, Karras¡¯ 2018 campaign should look similar to his first two in the NFL: as a rotational player, he will see only irregular snaps but be the first man up in case one of the three interior starters gets injured. Furthermore, he should be used in the kicking game on a fairly regular basis.Of course, Karras needs to earn a spot on the team first and show that he is a valuable option as a backup lineman despite his relatively low grow potential.