FOXBOROUGH – All you can take away from the preseason was Ja’Whaun Bentley and some guy named Ralph Webb. Other than that, what?
The Big Three in Patriotland are sniping. The empire is crumbling. Or so they said.
The Patriots had to open the regular season against a team with a terrific defense, a terrific young quarterback who torched the Patriots in Week 3 last year, and a bunch of ex-Patriot coaches who could have, if they put their mind to it, figure Bill Belichick out.
As things turned out, three things are clear. The preseason portended nothing.