COMMENTARY
In many ways, the Patriots are navigating new territory this offseason, particularly in the month that’s now passed since Tom Brady defected to Tampa Bay and the franchise entered a new era of readjusted expectations. But the position the Pats find themselves as next week’s NFL draft approaches is hardly unfamiliar.
In fact, save for the uncertainty behind center, they were in almost this exact situation a decade ago. And the fate of football life in post-Brady Foxborough could hinge on how close the front office can come to replicating the success they had back in 2010.