While most Patriots fans visiting Gillette Stadium this fall will initially be captivated by the scale of the newly-installed video board and upgraded lighthouse, Bill Belichick is only concerned with its effect on the wind and his team’s kicking game.
Belichick, who has always held an interest in wind patterns around Foxborough — famously taking the wind in a 2013 overtime comeback win against the Broncos — was asked on Friday about what the new additions at the stadium will mean for New England’s special teams.
The lighthouse was rebuilt at a bigger size (it now stands 218 feet tall) while the video board — spanning most of the previously open space across the north end zone — is 370 feet wide and 60 feet tall.