With the flood of Free Agent signings, the Patriots have rebuilt their defense into what may be a top-tier NFL group. They targeted young Free Agents that are well-established players already but are also coming into their prime years as players. I don’t care if they appeared to overpay some of them, they had the available cap space and they went after their type of player who they feel will fit the scheme they want to play.
Some quick thoughts:
1) The signing of Matt Judon pleasantly surprised me. They tend to not go after the top Free Agents.