... chart and positional battles all over the NFL.

One common thread in the New England Patriots' near decade-long run of success has been their ability to adapt to personnel changes.

The Pats have shown a remarkable capacity to utilize every player on the roster to help improve the team (see, QB Tom Brady filling in for the injured Drew Bledsoe and leading them to SB XXXVI title). Plus, they have displayed an uncanny dexterity to fill holes in desperate scenarios (see, WR Troy Brown pressed into defensive duty in 2004 due to myriad injuries in the backfield).

Each offseason, they retool and enter the regular season as one of the odds-on favorites to reach the Super Bowl&md...

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