FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – In the perfect New England Patriots world, they would have been gifted another Kyle Van Noy, Akeem Ayers or Jonathan Casillas at Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. Those were three of the team’s best deals in recent years, helping to fortify the linebacker position at extremely modest prices.
But it didn’t happen – a reminder of Bill Belichick often saying how it takes two sides to make a deal -- which means defensive reinforcements the team might need for the second half of the 2018 season now must come from within.
Ideal?