If you make the mistake of listening to Boston’s sports talk radio outlets, you’ve been “fortunate” enough to hear a lot of complaining about the New England Patriots’ wide receiver and tight end groups being substandard this year. A popular opinionated consensus seems to consider those two areas on the offense as huge question marks heading into the 2019 season.
True, there was significant turnover offensively for the Patriots after winning Super Bowl 53. Left tackle Trent Brown signed a record-breaking contract in free agency with Oakland. Wide receivers Cordarrelle Patterson and Chris Hogan also cashed in during free agency with the Bears and Panthers, respectively, after receiving minimal attention from New England.