Vince Wilfork says the Patriots have a new motto: "Start fast and finish strong"

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After putting themselves in a 13-3 hole at the beginning of last week’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Vince Wilfork says if this team wants to go far in the playoffs, than they need to start games off the right way.

Well this Sunday against Miami will be the Patriots last opportunity to get it right. Starting fast as been a common theme this week for the Patriots and Wilfork said it’s a part of their new motto.

“We’ve just got to do a better job of starting games. We’ve showed that we can play with anybody,” said Wilfork. “We can play for 60 minutes, but it’s just so much up and down. Part of that is how we start. Got to do a better job of starting fast. That’s going to be a motto from here on out, start fast and finish strong. It’s a good week to start this week with… We understand that and our main goal is to execute and start fast. If you do two of those things, we’ll be ok.”

It’s been two weeks in a row now that the Patriots started off slow. In Week 15, against San Francisco, the Patriots were down 31-3 in the midst of the third quarter. As good as the Pats have looked in certain games this season, Wilfork believes faster starts will help them become more consistent.

“Throughout the season we’ve just been so inconsistent. If it’s a mental breakdown, a fundamental, a technique issue or whatever it may be. We have to have 11 guys on the same page when we’re on that field,” said Wilfork. “It’s a big challenge for us this week. Bill (Belichick) has been pushing the envelope for us. He’s been demanding that we play better, execute better. I think every guy in this locker room is pushing one another to make sure we go out, finish start and start fast. Start games fast. That will clean up a lot of stuff around here. That’s one of our goals.”  


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(bostonherald.com)
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