The Seattle Seahawks are about to take on the New England Patriots in a matter of hours. As such, it is time for another edition of Behind Enemy Lines. We sat down with Patriots Wire's Jordy McElroy for his take on the Week 2 showdown.

Our questions, and McElroy's answers, are below:

1) A lot has changed in the decade since Super Bowl XLIX. This is the first meeting between both teams without Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick at the helm. What about Jerod Mayo as head coach gives you optimism as the Pats enter this new chapter?

Jerod Mayo is a players coach, and that's a huge difference from the hard-nosed, drill sergeant approach by Bill Belichick. That isn't to say Belichick's ways were wrong. I mean, the Patriots did win six Super Bowls under him. But after 24 years of the same approach, things can get a little stale.

Under Mayo, players are riding bikes and shooting basketball in the locker room. They even dumped an entire container of Gatorade on Mayo after upsetting the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1. Do you think that would fly under Belichick? Not a chance. Make no mistake, Mayo is still a hard-nosed coach, but he has a lighter edge about himself. And the players have taken to that style immediately.

2) New England seems adamant about starting Jacoby Brissett and letting Drake Maye develop. But do you think there’s any possibility (aside from injury) to where Maye might start this year? What would have to happen?

I've been on the record multiple times stating that I believe it's smart to let Maye sit out for the season and learn in his first year. The Patriots likely aren't making the playoffs, and it makes no sense to risk the rookie behind a makeshift offensive line. But I also understand that the Patriots won't be able to help themselves at some point.

Maye looked promising in the preseason. Brissett is the starter, but Maye is the more talented quarterback with exceptional upside. If the Patriots start losing games, and Brissett struggles significantly under center, which is likely to happen at some point, the outside pressure to turn to Maye might be too loud for the team to ignore.

3) Is there a Patriots position group you think has an advantage over the Seahawks?

The Patriots' defensive line ate Joe Burrow for lunch. Second-year pass-rusher Keion White feasted on sacks and pressures throughout the game. The defensive front also did a tremendous job of shutting down Cincinnati's ground game for the most part. If Kenneth Walker III misses this game, it's going to be a real problem for the Seahawks if they can't get the ground game going and keep the heat off Geno Smith.

4) which Seahawk or Seahawks unit gives you the most concern for the game?

The defensive front for the Seahawks is the most concerning because they could wreck the game for New England. If they can generate consistent pressure, it's going to be a long day for the Patriots with Brissett under center behind a porous offensive line. There's still no elite receiving weapon in New England, which means points are hard to come by. Running the football effectively is their one path to victory, and if that gets shut down, it's game over for the Patriots.

5) Who do you think wins and why?

The Seahawks deserve to be favored in this matchup, but I'm going with the Patriots to get the win. New England will stifle the Seahawks' rushing attack and force them into far too many third-and-longs. Those kinds of situations can feel like forever distances with a suffocating cornerback like Christian Gonzalez in coverage. The Patriots will do a great job of taking away DK Metcalf and forcing Geno Smith to beat them elsewhere. Gonzalez held Bengals' receiver Ja'Marr Chase to three catches for 14 yards last week, when the two were matched against one another. He'll give Metcalf fits as well and help the Patriots roll to another ugly victory. Patriots 20, Seahawks 13

This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Behind Enemy Lines: 5 things to know about the Seahawks vs. Patriots in Week 2