Can the Patriots stop allowing a league-high in pressure against Jacoby Brissett?

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:1. Pressure mounts: One obvious question has emerged as the most critical for the Patriots to answer entering Sunday’s home game against the Miami Dolphins (1 p.m. ET, Fox).Can they reduce the pressure?According to ESPN Research, the Patriots are allowing a pressure rate of 45.9% in their 1-3 start. If that continues throughout the season, it would easily be the top pressure rate allowed since ESPN began tracking the statistic 16 years ago.The 2018 Houston Texans (42.4%), 2014 Seattle Seahawks (41%) and 2022 Chicago Bears (39.5%) have recorded the highest pressure rate allowed. Over that same span, only one team — the 2022 Bears — has allowed more pressure through the first four games of a season (48%) than the 2024 Patriots.Veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett has been under siege too often, with in-game statisticians recording 40 hits against him. And while head coach Jerod Mayo and…