Patriots coaching staff pumping new players for information on Jets

Part of the Patriots’ ethos is to turn over every rock during their preparation, be it for games, the draft or free agency.

To ultimately, and consistently, be the readiest, hardest-working team in the NFL.

Coming off a loss to a divisional rival and with another on tap Sunday, the Pats have been taking every rock and flipping it over twice this week, sometimes even three times.

Pats wide receiver Kendrick Bourne shared Friday the coaching staff has asked for insights into the Jets’ new offensive system run by former 49ers assistant Mike LaFluer. Bourne played under LaFleur in San Francisco, where they worked together for four years. The Jets are now headed by former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, who hired LaFleur to be his offensive coordinator last winter.

“(It’s) leverage and the angles those receivers take to get leverage and stuff like that,” Bourne said, describing the information he’s shared. “So giving them tips, and showing them landmarks that (the receivers) used to go to, stuff like that to kind of help them break on routes. So yeah, they’ve been asking me questions, and I’ve been helping them a little bit.”

Bourne isn’t the only new Patriot providing assistance. Former Jets defensive lineman Henry Anderson, who signed a modest free-agent deal after getting released in March, has been helping on the scouting side. Anderson practiced against New York’s offensive linemen for three years, and understands their strengths and weaknesses, which have been passed through the locker room as the Pats work for their first win of the season.

“Offensively it’s more of like me, just kind of knowing certain tendencies of guys that I’m playing against, stuff like that,” Anderson said. “Obviously the offensive coaching staff that was there is gone. It’s an all-new system, so it’s more so just knowledge of guys and how they play.”