Bill Belichick’s squad endured a rapid decline over the last two months of the season, largely due to injuries, but as he’d say, it is what it is.
Belichick and Nick Caserio will take a long hard look at a roster that was built to win back-to-back Super Bowls but ultimately fell short of that goal, and they’ll have to determine if they need to make subtle changes or moves with a grander perspective.
Here are the 84 players they’ll study before mapping out an offseason plan.
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Tom Brady (signed through 2017): Brady was a legitimate MVP candidate for most of the season.