"We know that they know we know"

The Jets and Patriots played only four weeks ago, so there isn't much time to make changes in the game plan. 

But that doesn't seem to matter to Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who pooh-pooh's the notion that either side has a strategic advantage. 

"It’s one of those deals where they know that we know that we know that they know that we know," Belichick said.

Translation: These teams know each other so well that there really isn't an advantage in terms of strategy. Gotta love the way he phrases that, though.  

A more practical answer:

"The Jets do a solid job in all three phases of the game," Belichick said. "They definitely have a lot of changeups that keep you honest. We have our tendencies and things we like to do, as well. You’ve got to balance a little bit with what you do well and how much you want to keep doing it with keeping them honest and not being overly predictable to where they just don’t know exactly where you’re coming. So, it’s a fine line. You don’t want to out-think yourself. You want to be able to do the things that you can do, but at the same time, you don’t want to just tell them, “Okay, here’s what we’re going to do,” because they’re good enough that if they see that, they’ll stop it. So, that’s kind of the challenge of it, trying to find a balance on that."

Any differences in the Jets? 

"Obviously, they are basically the same team," Belichick said. "They’re doing a lot of things really well.  They’ve played well the last three weeks.  They’re doing a great job on defense.  Offensively, they are getting good balance and they are strong in the kicking game.   They’re well-coached, they do a good job of giving you a lot of different things to prepare for, but at the same time, they do the things that they do fundamentally well.  You have to go out and play a good football game against them to beat them.  You can’t play sloppy or make mistakes or they will definitely be there to capitalize on it.  They are explosive in their return game.  They have a lot of explosive players on offense.  They can turn first-and-goal or whatever Miami had down there into a 99 (or) 100-yard touchdown return, and put the points on the other side of the scoreboard, so you have to really do a good job against them."