The New England Patriots are coming off one of the organization’s worst campaigns in two decades last season, but offseason spending has improved the roster.
It seems a handful of writers, however, still aren’t extremely convinced with how the Patriots will fare in AFC East competition in the short term.
Four ESPN NFL reporters who cover the division — Marcel Louis-Jacques, Cameron Wolfe, Mike Reiss and Rich Cimini — were asked which team they believe is in the best position to compete for the AFC East three years down the road.
Here are snippets from their answers:
Cimini: I can’t believe I’m not picking the Patriots out of pure habit, but will Belichick even be around in three years?