Coming off their first losing season in two decades, the New England Patriots were aggressive all offseason. They were the biggest spenders in free agency — taking advantage of a slowly developing market — and also made some big investments on the trade and draft markets.
There is no denying that the team is much improved compared to the one that went just 7-9 last year. But how do the Patriots compare to the rest of the league? Pretty favorably, at least according to ESPN’s Bill Barnwell.
Ranking each team in the league based on their respective offseasons, Barnwell had New England in second place behind only the defending world champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
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