Conventional wisdom would tell you that the New England Patriots beginning a season without six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady under center for the first time since 2001 might lead to some noticeable changes in the team's offense.

Not according to Brian Hoyer.

The journeyman QB, in his third stint with New England who last played for the franchise in 2018, said the coaching staff hasn't made significant alterations to the playbook despite the stylistic differences between Week 1 starter Cam Newton and Brady.

“There’s 20 years of foundation in this offense, and I think the one thing that I’ve realized is each year that I’ve been a part of the team, the offense is a little bit different you adjust to your players your personnel the defense’s scheme and I think that’s the great thing about this offense, it’s always evolving,” Hoyer said on a video conference with the media on Monday.

Hoyer said the approach is the same as usual from the Patriots: adjust the weekly game-plan based on each upcoming opponent.

“I think there’s a great group of core plays and formations and things that we have and I think on a weekly basis that’s what we do the best — go in and see what we need to do to attack the defense.”

Unlike head coach Bill Belichick's seemingly veiled shot at Brady, Hoyer may not be passively poking at the future Hall of Famer, whom Hoyer played with for four seasons. Rather, Hoyer may simply be praising the infrastructure Belichick and the Patriots have built over two decades.