The New England Patriots have won only eight combined games over the last two seasons, and despite having some pieces in place to build around are still in the middle of a major organization-wide rebuild. There is no magic button to push in order to speed-run the simulation, the Patriots have to build the team back up one step at a time.
The next of those is coming this week, with the NFL’s free agency period coming up. The Patriots are in a prime position to add to one of the worst rosters in football, heading toward the open market with virtually no must-re-sign players on their roster and plenty of salary cap space available.