Unknowns should make for close game/VIDEO

At least Bruschi was completely negative about our team. Mangini actually had some good things to say about us in the vid.. Whatever, it's just interesting to get the enemy's perspective:

Tedy: This is why the Dolphins brought him in. It's about having success against this Patriots defense, and he's had some in the past. Expect some of the same things you saw in Cleveland last season, as Daboll was the Browns' offensive coordinator the past two years. Multiple shifts. Multiple motions. Make the Patriots adjust.

Daboll also has them throwing it down the field more. So look out for jump balls to Brandon Marshall. Big receivers have had success against this Patriots secondary in the past.

The Pats may have a weakness in their secondary and I hope Henne and the receivers can exploit that weakness. With the way Daboll has been trying to get the ball down-field more. that should make for some interesting match-ups.

Belichick drew a comparison between Bush and how he can be utilized to what the Rams used to do with Marshall Faulk.

Is Reggie Bush Marshall Faulk? Absolutely not. But he has similar abilities, and that creates mismatches if you can get him on linebackers. The Patriots will plan for Bush, similar to what we did when we played Faulk. When Bush gets on a linebacker, he runs routes well and is explosive.

Tedy: The Dolphins have two good corners, so you figure they'll be matched up against the receivers, and can those receivers get open? If not, you're looking to the inside, where Gronkowski and Hernandez do some of their best work.

Gronkowski, Welker and Hernandez are the guys that worry me. Those are the guys we're really going to have to cover well, which is why it's important to get decent pressure from our front 4 in order to leave more guys in coverage.

Tedy: A lot of people haven't talked about the Dolphins at all. They just figure the Patriots and Jets will come out of this division, and the Dolphins are not getting a lot of respect. But this is a solid unit. Along the defensive line, you have Kendall Langford, Paul Soliai and Randy Starks, with last year's first-round pick Jared Odrick rotating in there. They get after it from a front-seven aspect.

Tedy on Wake: They'll move him around and get him in certain matchups one-on-one. He gets after it. When he turns that corner and dips that shoulder, he'll be in Tom Brady's lap if the Patriots aren't careful.