We should get a fairly good idea of where the Patriots stand in the conference early in the season, as they'll start the year with road trips to Miami and Pittsburgh before hosting the Ravens in Week 3. (The player is at least low-key with Butler the story, obviously, is not.) They drafted an interior lineman who projects to be a Day 1 starter, and they drafted some players with intriguing talents, like speedster wideout Tyquan Thornton, versatile running back Pierre Strong, and slippery punt returner/cornerback Marcus Jones.
The Patriots haven't made splashy signings, instead opting to re-sign a number of veterans while making some more low-key additions like Ty Montgomery, DeVante Parker, Jabrill Peppers and Malcolm Butler. Yet with Von Miller going to the Bills, Tyreek Hill going to the Dolphins, Khalil Mack going to the Chargers, Matt Ryan going to the Colts, Davante Adams going to the Raiders, Deshaun Watson going to the Browns (and maybe being able to play), and Russell Wilson going to the Broncos, it's quite obvious that AFC teams have bulked up quite a bit. That question's difficult if not impossible to answer at this point in time. The more complex version of that question involves how much better the Patriots have gotten in relation to the rest of the teams in their division and the conference. In the months that have passed since that grisly beatdown in Buffalo, the question is quite simple: Have the Patriots gotten better?
They were good enough to make the playoffs, though they weren't nearly good enough to actually compete in those playoffs. BOSTON - The 2021 New England Patriots were.
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