Not a banner week for New England's secondary.The unit absorbed friendly fire in the form of a Rodney Harrison diatribe, and then suffered humiliation from Steelers wideout Hines Ward, who said he skipped last Sunday's  nfl jerseys showdown because he felt Pittsburgh's wideouts could handle the Patriots' league-worst pass defense without him (and they did).

On Wednesday, the secondary's (literally) biggest supporter, defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, came to the aid of his embattled comrades with a team-first riff."You know what?" Wilfork told the Boston Herald. "We all take part in that. You're not going to sit back and say, 'You know what, they catch a ball because they're not  football jerseys  covering.' It's part of us up front, too. Not being able to get to the quarterback quick enough, so it works hand-in-hand. ... You win together. And the quicker we understand that, the better we'll be."Wilfork went on: "Trust me,

Wilfork has done more than help custom jerseys shoulder the blame. The 325-pound nose tackle ranks second on the team with two outrageously entertaining interceptions -- doing his part to make up for New England's Swiss-cheese secondary.