I’m going to say this is the most versatile team Belichick has ever fielded, and the high-end talent is close to the high-end talent of the 2000s team. Like all teams they still have some questions at certain positions and a couple injuries in the wrong spots could seriously derail their chances, but overall it looks like this Patriots team can play any kind of game they need to.
Offensively, I’ve heard that the Patriots believe they’ll be unstoppable if Gronk and Dobson are on the field at the same time. Maybe that’s a bit of stretch, but it appears they can attack all parts of the field and have size/speed at every position.
What they lose a bit with the lack of a power running back they’ll make up for with Shane Vereen and James White in the passing game. Put those two on the field at the same time and see how defenses scramble.
Defensively it’s the best group of DBs they’ve probably ever had. There’s so much depth and versatility it’s hard to predict who will be where. Those DBs will only help the pass rush but Chandler Jones and Dominique Easley could be two huge pieces of the Super Bowl puzzle. These are pass rushers who will have to be schemed for, not something Patriots are used to having in recent years.
I’m so excited to see how Belichick puts it all together on the field because there’s really nothing they can’t do and it will likely be totally different from week-to-week.