You wouldn’t know it because the last 12 months have felt like a decade, but the New England Patriots are entering just the second year of the post-Tom Brady era, and this upcoming season brings as much, if not more, uncertainty than last.
P.B. 1 — or “Post-Brady 1,” for the uncultured — was about as disastrous as a Patriots season could get. The training camp quarterback competition was never competitive, Cam Newton’s season was marred with inconsistency and overzealous expectations, and the hope that Jarrett Stidham or even Brian Hoyer could keep the ship afloat died in Kansas City.