New England Patriots’ Simplified Game Plan Leaves More Questions Than Answers

January 4, 2016   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Almost immediately on Sunday during the New England Patriots' 20-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 17, it was evident that head coach Bill Belichick had other things on his mind besides winning the game.
On 3rd-and-8, pitch to Brandon Bolden; 3rd-and-7, inside handoff to Steven Jackson; 3rd-and-15, inside handoff to Steven Jackson. In the first half, wide receiver Brandon LaFell was the only non-running back on the Patriots roster to touch the ball besides quarterback Tom Brady. The Patriots finished with a run-pass ratio of 27-to-21.
Brady's five first-half pass attempts were a career-low for the 16-year veteran quarterback. 
Of course, it would have been nice to lock up the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
Clearly, though, Belichick was more interested in entering the playoffs healthy than he was with having the road to the Super Bowl run through Foxborough—despite whatever he may have said about the offensive ga...

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