The football world wants you to believe the Patriots have had a crappy offseason — and they might be right.
After collapsing late last season, New England has sat on the sidelines while other contenders seemingly have improved their rosters. A polarizing performance in the draft hasn’t helped matters, nor has the apparent willingness to subject Mac Jones to a collaborative, unorthodox play-calling approach following the departure of Josh McDaniels.
Those concerns are fair, but are there other ways to interpret what New England has done since getting molly-whopped by the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs?