Rebuilding a team is never easy, but this is no ordinary rebuild facing the New England Patriots - as once the most dominant dynasty the NFL has ever seen is now having to be reconstructed from the ground up.
Fans in New England were spoilt rotten with almost two decades of unbridled success during the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick era - the greatest quarterback and head coach combination the sport has ever witnessed.
They became the Manchester United of the NFL, but now face a similar problem as the Red Devils in trying to replicate their success while replacing club legend Sir Alex Ferguson.