The New England Patriots have a lot of work to do on offense.
Not only did the Buffalo Bills posterize Bill Belichick’s squad in the playoffs, but the Patriots also saw more attrition than addition during the offseason. It might have been an overreaction to blow up this offense, just because of one tough loss to a division rival. Belichick, rightfully, didn’t do that.
He did, however, get rid of one of his starters (guard Shaq Mason) while watching another (Ted Karras) walk in free agency. The good news is that the Patriots have a starting-caliber guard waiting: Michael Onwenu. The bad news is that they don’t have another answer at guard. At this point, they project to start James Ferentz at left guard. Not ideal.
