The Patriots should finally show us their true intentions on the direction of their offense in Sunday's regular-season opener against the Dolphins.
Over the summer, a major storyline was a noticeable emphasis on an outside zone rushing attack that resembled Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and the west-coast coaching tree.
Although the coaching staff was preaching repetitions over results in the preseason, the results weren't always there for New England on the ground. Despite having strong individual run-blockers and a two-headed monster at running back, the Pats struggled with outside zone.
On 17 outside zone runs during the preseason, the Patriots offense managed just 45 yards for an average of 2.