BOSTON -- The offseason has arrived for the New England Patriots, whose season came to a merciful end Sunday afternoon with a 35-23 loss to the Bills in Buffalo. The Patriots will be postseason spectators for the second time in the last three years, giving Bill Belichick and company ample time to retool for 2023.
There should be some changes to the roster with a number of free agents, and there should be even bigger changes on the coaching staff given the season-long struggles of the offense and special teams. But those are just assumptions, based on everything we saw over the last five-plus months.