The Patriots, who were a surprise playoff team a year ago on the strength of a promising rookie season by Mac Jones, lost offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and replaced him with some combination of Matt Patricia and Joe Judge. The rocky preseason that followed has created some anxiety among Patriots fans on the eve of Sunday’s opener at Miami.
Can they get back to the playoffs despite some red flags?
So far MassLive’s Patriots coverage team is not optimistic. Here’s a look at each of our projected New England’s record, finish in the AFC East and whether or not they’ll make the playoffs.