In fact, Weaver, whose run defense is last in the NFL at 174.2 yards per game, said the run defense was so bad that there were times he wanted to "throw up" while watching the game tape of Panthers running back Rico Dowdle rushing for 206 yards in the Panthers' 27-24 win. "This guy was running, he was like a runaway freight train, just running downhill," Weaver said.
The Patriots are set to face one of the best offenses of their season so far when they play the Bills for the first time this season on Sunday Night Football. The defense will have their hands full with the AFC Player of the Month in running back James Cook, and one of the best quarterbacks in the league over the last five years, Josh Allen.
Besides their problem with properly tackling, which has been on full display, specifically by linebackers Christian Elliss and Robert Spillane, they have also been getting penalized at an insane rate, neither of which is helping their goal of winning games. But perhaps the worst problem of all through three games is their lack of ball security, which has been a problem since their Week 1 loss to the Raiders.