Maybe we’ll find out just committed the Patriots are on Monday night.
As in, can Bill Belichick stomach a loss to the $%&#@*& Jets in order to help his franchise, long-term?
Laying down against the AFC East rivals would go a long way toward improving the Patriots’ positioning in next year’s NFL Draft. New England, currently sitting with the ninth pick, is only 2 1/2 games behind the 0-8 Jets for the rights to presumed No. 1 pick, quarterback Trevor Lawrence. A loss could throttle the Patriots into the top five, possibly putting them in the running for Ohio State’s Justin Fields or North Dakota State’s Trey Lance to become the quarterback of the future in Foxborough.