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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 NFL Jersey , 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, 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 Joejuan Williams NFL Draft , 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, 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 Joejuan Williams Buffalo Bills Jersey , and, um, 2020’s not looking good either. CINCINNATI (AP)The Bengals decided to stick with kicker Randy Bullock on Saturday, the most important decision they had to make in their roster moves before the season opener. Bullock competed with fifth-round pick Jake Elliott during the preseason, alternating kicks during the four games. Bullock missed one field goal attempt, Elliott missed three. Both missed their final attempt during a preseason game in Indianapolis on Thursday night. Coach Marvin Lewis said it came down not only to the preseason games but how they did in practice and training camp. Although Elliott had the advantage at the outset – the Bengals rarely get rid of a draft pick so quickly – Bullock got to keep the job . He finished last season after Mike Nugent was released. ”There’s a lot of data,” Lewis said. ”If it was anything close, Jake would have the job.” Bullock was a fifth-round pick by the Texans in 2012. In the last two years, he has played for the Texans, the Jets, the Giants Color Rush Joejuan Williams Jersey , the Steelers and the Bengals. He made five of his six field goal attempts with Cincinnati, missing a potential winner in Houston, and got a two-year extension after the season. Bullock was determined to stick with the Bengals instead of having to wait for another kicker to struggle or get hurt during the season. ”You’re waiting for your opportunity and staying ready,” Bullock said last week. ”It’s not fun being on the streets. That was my motivation this offseason. I wanted some stability.” Lewis said during a conference call Saturday that the Bengals would consider signing Elliott to their practice squad if no other team claimed him. The Bengals also released offensive tackle Eric Winston – the NFL players’ union president – and defensive end Wallace Gilberry. Winston was a backup entering his 11th season. Gilberry was with the Bengals from 2012-15. He left for Detroit as a free agent and played in the first four games last year before suffering an abdominal injury. The Lions released him and he returned to Cincinnati, playing in five games as part of the line rotation. ”Anytime you release a player that’s been with you for a bit, it’s tougher,” Lewis said. ”But we’ve added three young players to the defensive line over the last two drafts, so we have to allow those guys the opportunity to grow and blossom.” First-year halfback Tra Carson (groin) and rookie tight end Mason Schreck (knee) went on injured reserve and will miss the season. Cornerback Adam ”Pacman” Jones is suspended for the opener against Baltimore because of his offseason misdemeanor conviction. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict is serving a three-game NFL suspension for his latest egregious hit, during a preseason game. —