The New England Patriots kicked off the legal-tampering period of free agency with a spending spree the likes of which we’ve never seen from them.
Is it possible they follow that up with a draft strategy that’s also very un-Patriots-like?
Say what you will about Bill Belichick’s track record in both areas, but the mastermind is always adapting. For years we wrote that the Patriots have never been big spenders in free agency, but that’s not exactly true.
In the 2001 offseason, after Belichick’s initial season as coach, they signed 20 free agents.