Even though they are coming off a solid 10-7 season that saw them return to the playoffs, the New England Patriots are headed towards free agency with a lot of questions. Sure, they were able to address the biggest of them all last year — Which quarterback will lead the team into the post-Tom Brady era? — but now they have to build a team around that QB, second-year man Mac Jones.
The offseason is the time to do that, with free agency and the draft presenting prime opportunities to bolster not just the starting levels across the board but the depth behind them as well.