The New England Patriots' defense should be much improved in 2025, thanks to all of the moves they have made this offseason.
However, the Patriots definitely appear to have some weak links, and the linebacker position has widely been viewed as a potential problem area for New England given its uncertainty in terms of who its starting unit will be.
Surprisingly, Dalton Wasserman of Pro Football Focus has actually ranked the Pats' linebacking corps third in the NFL, calling it an "elite" group.
"New England’s combination of old and new faces gives the team a potentially formidable linebacker unit," Wasserman wrote.