Bills great divulges on 'dark specter thought' about what Patriots are really doing this season

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It is unprecedented to see the New England Patriots come into Thursday night's contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 2-10 record and owning the second overall pick in the NFL Draft. 

From 2001-2022, Patriots future Hall of Fame head coach Bill Belichick owned just one season under .500. It came in 2020 when the Patriots finished 7-9. This, however, is a completely different story, but it is one that some believe would not last long given Belichick's track history.

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks off the field after losing to the Los Angeles Chargers 6-0 at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 3, 2023 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Former Buffalo Bills receiver Steve Tasker believes that something more is going on in New England. 

"We lived through 20 years of it here, where everything that happened seemed to work out for them," Tasker said on OutKick's "Hot Mic." "Certainly with Brady, little did we know how far it was going to fall without Tom Brady.

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"We in Buffalo and western New York and the AFC East, the Jets and the Dolphins, we all have this dark specter thought about what it’s like in New England and what’s going on up there. The conspiracy theories fly everywhere, so you have a hard time going around that and saying, ‘Yeah, this is all constructed, and they’re going to stink this year, they’re going to get one of the top three quarterbacks and go right back to the top with Bill Belichick.’"

"Who knows if that’s the case, but certainly the record speaks