The advent of the Patriots’ offseason initially seemed to prolong the disappointment of the Super Bowl LII loss to the Eagles. Nate Solder, Malcolm Butler, Dion Lewis, and Danny Amendola – all popular and accomplished players – took lucrative deals elsewhere in free agency.
Rob Gronkowski and even Tom Brady seemed to waver on their love for football – or at least the Patriots’ brand of football – for the first time. It felt like everyone was rushing to the epilogue when fans weren’t even to close to ready for the story to end.
Lately, it’s been better.