“You come back, and you’ve got all the fans here and things of that nature,” Marrone said Monday, via quotes distributed by the team. “Obviously that is something that everybody wants to do when you get this close. Whether they have to say it or not, the one thing they do know is the road to it always leads through New England, so our focus isn’t on anything else but the New England Patriots. That’s exactly what our whole team will be focused on. It will be a great challenge for us obviously, and we’re going to have to have a great week.”

Will this play any role on Sunday or is bulletin board material overhyped and has little impact?