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Worst NFL offseason move for each of the 32 teams

By Randy Gurzi

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 22: Bud Dupree #48 of the Pittsburgh Steelers encourages the crowd against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 22: Bud Dupree #48 of the Pittsburgh Steelers encourages the crowd against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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Jun 10, 2021; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (84) and New England Patriots wide receiver Marvin Hall (14) participate in drills at OTA at the New England Patriots practice complex. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports /

New England Patriots: Changing their identity

Bill Belichick has forgotten more about football than 99 percent of the people in the world will ever learn. The New England Patriots head coach has been at it for 21 years with the Pats and won six rings in that time. He also hadn’t suffered a losing season since the year 2000 or missed the playoffs since 2008.

Then in 2020, he had to switch things up when Tom Brady left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Without his star quarterback, Belichick turned to Cam Newton but it was a decided step backward. New England ended up missing the postseason and went 7-9, marking their first losing campaign in 20 years.

With that happening, it’s understandable that Belichick wanted to mix things up but he and the Patriots went a little overboard. They wound up going after just about everyone in free agency throwing caution to the wind and changing their entire identity.

This isn’t a team that was known for making several splashy signings but they elected to do that as they added the top two tight ends in Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith. They also picked up Matt Judon, Davon Godchaux, and then they overpaid for Kendrick Bourne and Nelson Agholor.

Will they be better than they were in 2020? Probably. But will it be enough to win a title? No. Not only that, but it could make it hard to continue to build their roster since they used so much capital in one offseason.

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