It would make more sense if it was one or the other.

You could envision a scenario this year where, under a first time play-caller in Kevin Patullo, the offense struggled to find its identity in the early part of the season, struggling to move the football and put up some low-scoring efforts. You could also envision a scenario where an offense that returned 10 of 11 starters, most of them Pro Bowlers who have played with each other for the last three seasons, led by a franchise QB who is beginning his fifth season as a starter with more talent around him than any team in the league, would hit the ground running, even with a first time play-caller.

Over the last two weeks, we’ve seen both scenarios play out, segmented into two separate halves in each game. The differences between the two

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