With Rob Gronkowski announcing his retirement from football in the off-season, Coach Belichick attempted to re-stack his receiver room while hoping he could get by with what he had on his roster. Many transactions occurred over the year which saw the removal of troubled player Josh Gordon and the addition of a circus which was Antonio Brown. Even as Brown made an instant impact in his debut, he only managed to suit up for one contest amidst more off field issues.

With all the turmoil which surrounded this offense in 2019, it was the defense which carried this club on a weekly basis. This unit was by far the best in the business creating turnovers while maintaining the top rankings verse the entire league. 47 sacks and 25 interceptions while being the best in total points and total yards allowed was the result from a fabulous showing. Clearly this side of the ball covered up many inadequacies carried from the offense.

Regardless of the back step and not being that polished offensive group we’ve come to know for so long, the Patriots won the division once again and attempted to make noise in the postseason. Having to play on wildcard weekend for the first time in many years, New England had the opportunity to make another run. However, the running prowess of the Titans Derrick Henry was far too swift which provided an early exist eliminating them from the playoffs. With Patriot fans not overly accustomed to losing, the afterthought became - what would this team look like potentially without Tom Brady (free agent). An off-season like no other is upon them and will be very interesting to say the least.