To me, the major different between this off-season and the ones of the past twenty years is: Who wants to go there? What is the competitive edge? The days of flocking to NE to try and ride Brady’s coattails to a ring are gone. They’ve lost the sell. I think there are much more attractive places for players to sign than the notoriously strict/boring Patriots. The money better be right, because I think for the first time in a long time, they’re going to be losing out on talent to other franchises for equal 💰 money.