5 reasons the Patriots are dangerous regardless of QB concerns
By John Buhler
4. They game plan how to not lose
This is how different the Patriots are from other teams in the NFL: they don’t game plan to beat their opponent, but rather figure out what ways they can lose a game, and then not do those things.
It’s an inverse way of thinking that tends to put the Patriots ahead of the curve with their innovative game planning. One can certainly call it conservative game planning. Maybe it’s just the Patriot Way?
If New England has its doubts about what it can get from the quarterback position in a particular week, the Patriots will devise a game plan that will lean on another position group while the quarterback is asked to strictly game manage.
The Patriots just do a better job of any team in football of covering up their vulnerabilities. If they know that quarterback play can lose them a game, the Patriots will limit the opportunities that quarterback play could potentially cost them.
This would probably mean lean on the running game, play outstanding on defense, and use strong special teams play to their advantage. New England knows how vulnerable it is at quarterback in Week 4, but it won’t ruin this team against a Bills defense that loves to give up points in 2016.