DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 12: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots reviews a printout on the sideline during a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 12, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
The New England Patriots and head coach/de facto GM Bill Belichick will be facing a ton of pressure in 2021 after they finished 2020 with their worst record since 2008 and went on the biggest free agent spending spree in franchise history in order to right the ship.
However, all the cap space in the world (and the Patriots certainly had a ton of it entering the offseason), was never going to be enough to mask all the deficiencies of this roster, which was arguably one of the least-talented in the NFL last campaign.