Surprisingly, during the last few years of the Bill Belichick era, special teams took quite a dip. Once a beloved part of the game for BB, under Cam Achord, the unit was undisciplined, lacked fundamentals and frankly hurt the team more than it helped it. After Sunday’s resurgence in Cincinnati under first year coordinator Jeremy Springer, it’s clear that if this Patriots team is going to win games, that unit…

For those of us that believed the Patriots weren’t nearly as bad as most fans think they are, Sunday’s 16-10 win over the Bengals wasn’t a complete shock. However, the fashion in which the team got Jerod Mayo his first NFL head coaching victory was pretty surprising. New England’s offensive line was a force in the run game, helping Rhamondre Stevenson to rush for 120 yards on 25 carries. The…