The New England Patriots are shaping up to have an elite defense.
Bill Belichick’s defensive line is much deeper than the 2020 season and the linebacker corps is better by leaps and bounds. The secondary lost out on a couple instrumental players in Patrick Chung and Jason McCourty, but the cornerback crew is still elite.
Devin McCourty, Adrian Phillips, Jalen Mills and Kyler Dugger are holding down the safety position with Stephon Gilmore, J.C Jackson, Jonathan Jones and Joejuan Williams going toe to toe with the top receivers. The only unknown factor is if Gilmore and the Patriots can come to an agreement on his contract — which is seeming to head in a positive direction.