FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bill Belichick sometimes says that every team is in the same place at this time of year -- 0-0, with a fresh slate and steep mountain to climb.
But there is one category in which his New England Patriots have a decisive edge.
“Two sets of twins -- I think we’re in the lead on that,” the Patriots coach joked at the NFL’s annual meeting in late March, referring to Devin and Jason McCourty and Jacob and Cody Hollister.