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Bill Simmons vents frustrations about ‘super cheap’ Patriots amid slow offseason

Expectations were high for the Patriots entering this free-agency feeding frenzy.

With New England sitting atop the league with over $100 million in cap space entering this offseason, the Patriots were poised to shore up several areas of the depth chart by bringing in top talent.

But even though New England has retained several key contributors already on its roster like Mike Onwenu, Hunter Henry, Kyle Dugger, and Kendrick Bourne, the Patriots haven’t exactly stolen headlines with outside talent on the open market.

After coming up short in the free agency sweepstakes for Calvin Ridley last week, New England’s lone addition to their receiving corps has been former Vikings pass-catcher K.