Bill Belichick and Nick Caserio might have treated themselves to a post-Super Bowl power nap this week before they got back to work on the 2019 roster construction process.



There’s a lot for the Patriots brass to sort through, from the potential retirement of a couple franchise cornerstones to negotiations with star free agent Trey Flowers and the likelihood of a reworked deal for the soon-to-be 42-year-old quarterback.



If the past is any indication, Belichick will probably give his assistant coaches a week off, but they’ll get back to business later this month to prepare for the scouting combine in Indianapolis, which quickly leads into free agency and then draft season. These long playoff runs yield a short turnaround for the offseason, but that’s a high-class problem, as Patriots owner Robert Kraft would say.



First, Belichick and Caserio will look internally. And here is a thorough examination of all 80 players on the Patriots’...