For a team that typically tries to keep a business-like low profile, the New England Patriots have had some rather noisy offseasons as of late.
Last year, there was a ton of talk around the league about how the Patriots would prepare for a month without Tom Brady. This year, all the buzz has been about New England's free-agent and trade activity.
There's a reason why the Patriots draw a lot of attention from the collective football world, though. New England has an enigmatic head coach in Bill Belichick, one of history's all-time greats in Brady and is almost always considered a legitimate Super Bowl contender.