The QB's the Pats faced so far, and their QBR ranking:FWIW, Lombardi on Simmons pod today: "Either you're coaching it or letting it happen, Bill decided he's not going to let it happen anymore." Was very critical of Collins and the lack of leadership on the defense in general. Said they made bad and mediocre QBs look good. Bill had seen enough and had to get it under control so he stepped up.
Palmer (27), Tannehill (32), Osweiler (30), Taylor (twice) (10), Kessler (23), Dalton (12), Landry Jones (career 36 after 2 starts, which would be dead last). If you prefer traditional QB rating, the rankings are 20, 21, 30, 23 (2x), 14, and 9, respectively (ignoring Jones and his career 77.3 rating).
The New England defense ranks 14th in overall yards/play, 12th in net yards per passing attempt, 15th in rushing yards/attempt, 13th in completion percentage against, 7th in total yards/pass attempt, 9th in adjusted yards/attempt, and 9th in yards/catch. The latter numbers seem to indicate the ability of the secondary to avoid big plays. But otherwise they are basically middle of the pack despite playing mostly against bottom of the pack QB's.
There was definitely smoke to that fire.