Belichick, perhaps the league's preeminent defensive mind, will dig deep into his bag of tricks to devise something for Super Bowl Sunday. In the meantime, we asked our panel of ESPN experts what they would do to try and derail Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk and company.

Tom Jackson

I would use a double zone, cover two or cover three. I would make sure my linebackers keep their depth. Reduce the cushion between the linebackers and the safeties, so it's no more than about seven yards. Force them to throw underneath like Tampa Bay did two years ago, and then come up and tag everybody. You have to punish them physically and hope the ball starts coming out. You can't be successful against the Rams blitzing Kurt Warner and leaving a lot of one-on-one situations. The Bucs did a great job of coming up, being sure tacklers and making them work their way down the field and not allowing them to get the big play. The Rams are better now than they were two years ago, but they get impatient. They want that big play. They will eventually go up top and maybe throw into double coverage.

Mike Golic

Outside of taking out the team bus? Just kidding. Having played the Rams once before, the Patriots need to use what they learned from the individual matchups. Not so much the schemes used, but how they were executed. The Pats need disciplined penetration up front because Marshall Faulk is liable to cut back and break loose for big gains. Tackle the Rams' receivers when they catch the ball. The Rams’ offense is predicated on making yards after the catch. If they are held to less than four yards a catch, the Patriots will have won that battle. They must also pick their blitzes and hit Warner. It'll be a mixture of things, but the basic plan will be to continue what they have done all year. The Patriots are in the Super Bowl, so something obviously worked.

Andrea Kremer

You don't want to say that they are unbeatable, but the conventional things you can think of to stop the Rams' offense just don't work. I believe Bill Belichick is the best defensive mind in the NFL -- not just in terms of game-planning for an opponent, but in making game-day adjustments. If anyone could come up with the scheme and wrinkles to contain the Rams, it would be Belichick. But I have to quote Marshall Faulk. It may have sounded cocky and arrogant, but it's true: The only people who really stop the Rams are the Rams -- with turnovers. They have only had one turnover in two playoff games. Being turnover-free bodes worse for the Patriots than any other statistic.

Mark Malone

I would use different looks -- 3-4, 4-3, Bear, nickel, dime, quarter. Never give the Rams an opportunity to dial you in as a defense. I'm not sure if the Patriots are built to pressure Warner with blitzes and force him to throw interceptions, although they will need to pressure from time to time. I would use the physical aspects of the corners -- Ty Law and Otis Smith -- to jam the receivers and disrupt the timing of the passing routes. I would also play a lot of zones and let physical safeties Lawyer Milloy and Tebucky Jones bang away. It will be critical for them to not miss tackles. They have to separate the ball from the receiver and the receiver from the ball. They must be physical, keep them out of rhythm and keep them guessing. They need to concentrate on turnovers as opposed to exposing the corners with blitz packages.

Mark Schlereth

Because the Rams will kill a vanilla defense, I would use as many different defensive variations as possible -- rush two and drop nine into coverage, rush three and drop eight, blitz, play the 4-3 and 3-4, come with five defensive linemen. Having played against Belichick's teams, he will create confusion and make the Rams think and adjust. Hopefully, the variety of looks will make Kurt Warner throw into a coverage, or get hit with the blitz and maybe lead to three or four turnovers. More turnovers means more opportunities for the Patriots to be in the game. To score, the Rams must be forced to drive the length of the field. The Patriots have the third-best red-zone defense in the league. They need to make the Rams kick field goals. But when that happens, they need to create turnovers.