This report about Patriots' player evaluation process is troubling

Bill Belichick oversaw arguably the greatest dynasty in professional sports from 2001 to 2019. But times have changed since the early 2000s, and it sounds like the New England Patriots head coach and his staff are struggling to keep up.

The Boston Herald's Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed published an in-depth article Thursday highlighting Mac Jones' stunning decline from Rookie of the Year runner-up to one of the NFL's most ineffective quarterbacks. Included in that article is a nugget about how New England assesses talent -- and it should make Patriots fans a bit uneasy.

"According to a league source, part of (the Patriots') business includes a front office that evaluates players almost…