I'm in the camp of thinking that Brady's ad meant he's not retiring, not necessarily that he's coming back to NE. But, in the interest of the discussion, you "fix" this team by:
1) Making sure your OL talent is up to snuff. Depending on how they feel about Froholdt, Cajuste, etc, that may mean bringing Thuney back. Without Dante, there's no more making due with whoever we end up with. The starting talent will need to at least stay the same, and the backups need to be better than they were in 2019 (Karras exlcuded).
2) Add talent to the TE group. This position is tailor made for Brady's style of play, and a good tight end makes more difference to this offense (both in the passing and running games) than a good WR, IMO. Sign a veteran and draft another kid (somewhere in the top 3 rounds).
3) Add talent to the WR group (hey, just because I think TE is more important, doesn't mean I think WR is good to go as is). Like TE above, sign a vet and draft another kid to compete with Meyers (Probably 3rd round or higher, unless a stud falls in their lap). I think Harry will improve next year, and regardless you know as a 1st rounder he's going to get every opportunity to do so. If Meyers makes a leap too, even better! But I'd rather keep kicking the can for developmental positions.
4) Maintain the defense as best you can, but if it needs to take a step back to sure up the offense, so be it. The offense has more... um... "room to grow", than the defense does. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to see a defense heavy draft. There's a lot of aging vets on that side that we'll potentially need replacements for in the next few years.
