The Patriots will probably be on overdrive having to face three groups in lower than two weeks time with the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills all on faucet.
First up is the Jets within the first of two AFC East showdowns on Sunday, adopted by the Vikings on Thanksgiving evening, with the Bills the next Thursday.
During his videoconference with reporters Monday, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick mentioned whereas the main target was on the Jets, the opposite video games could be addressed in some vogue. So there could be a little bit of a juggling act.
“We’ll have to manage our time the best we can,” mentioned Belichick. “We know what the schedule is. Certainly, the Jets are the best precedence, however we’ve got to prepare for the remainder of the schedule as properly.
“We have different people in the organization working on different things, so hopefully we’ll be prepared for each of our opponents for the remainder of the season, but the Jets are a big priority right now.”
The Patriots performed the Jets three weeks in the past on the Meadowlands, beating Robert Saleh’s staff, 22-17.
Both groups are coming off a bye, with the Jets (6-3) at the moment tied with the Bills in second place within the AFC East behind the Miami Dolphins (7-3) with the Patriots (5-4) holding the rear.
Asked if it helped having performed the Jets not too long ago by way of this week’s preparation, Belichick acknowledged it could, however each groups would possible tweak their respective sport plans.
“I think it has some relevance,” Belichick mentioned of enjoying the Jets once more so quickly. “I’m sure that both teams with the extra time we’ve had will make some adjustments, and we’ll see how that turns out.”
Belichick had the Patriots again on the sphere for a uncommon Monday observe, with 4 practices scheduled this week as a substitute of three.
With the upcoming quick week, together with no matter post-bye corrections wanted to be made, Belichick felt it essential to get the work in.
“It’s a combination of things (for why the added practice),” mentioned Belichick, “but we’ll try and put some things together that we think will help our team.”
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