We should know by now — 18 seasons after Belichick first took New England to the playoffs — that mere mortals trying to predict what the Patriots will do might as well be throwing darts at a board.
This was a show on ESPN’s national radio Saturday, and it was several hours before the first kickoff would take place in the quarterfinals of the NFL’s Super Bowl tournament. The two football talkers had turned to a deep analysis of what possibly could take place when the Los Angeles Chargers visited the New England Patriots for Sunday’s early game.