It’s a typical September in Foxborough.
Bill Belichick isn’t conceding an inch in press conferences. On an almost quarter-quarter basis, the defense has vacillated between garnering superlatives and displaying a demoralizing ineptitude. And the Patriots’ offense — as evidence by Sunday’s 31-20 loss in Jacksonville — is clearly still a work in progress.
On Monday, the offense received what the team hopes will be a key component of that progress with the addition of Josh Gordon — a 27-year-old pass catcher whose electric skill set and potential is matched only by the gravity of his checkered past and current off-field battle with addiction.