The Patriots are one month away from the official start to free agency on March 13. And they have work to do. Fortunately for them, they have plenty of funds with which to do it.
Head coach Jerod Mayo and personnel chief Eliot Wolf have $66 million in cap space to play with this offseason, according to Over The Cap. That number could balloon to about $80 million if and when the team releases corner J.C. Jackson.
Where should they turn, then, when the league-wide free-agent spending spree commences?
Quarterback? Unlikely, it seems, unless they pursue a cost-effective option.