I think what the Patriots and other consistently top teams teach us is how important 2 things are: stability and a high level quarterback.

 

I have been talking with my Dad and this is the conclusion we came to. We think of the Browns for example and what have they not had since they returned to the league, stability or a high level quarterback. The Browns front office and coaching staff seems to change pretty much every year or at the longest 2 years. That means they are constantly changing their playbacks, their schemes, their personnel everything and their is never any consistency. Now look at teams like the Steelers, Patriots, Packers, Broncos, even the Ravens. They all possess a high level quarterback(though many debate Flacco), and most importantly they rarely go through change. They implemented their systems, their coaches, their front office and they have not changed.

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