After a day of contemplation ... I am excited!
The Patriots have an incredible front office / coaching structure that, while sad to see TB12 go, has to be drooling over the challenge in front of them.
While the Colts, Packers, and 49ers had solid (even exceptional) backups waiting for The Guy to retire, most teams (Dolphins-Marino, Broncos-Elway to name two) didn't. And suffered for it.
We have Stidham, and unknown really. He may have upside, may be well regarded by the staff, but we just don't know.
Also, in a day or two they'll be able to redo the walls of the locker room, One PP, and the corporate building with all the bulletin board material from around the league. There are enough vets on this team to use that as motivation for the new guys.
It's a journey into the unknown. It may suck, may take a few years to pan out (if ever). But, it's going to be exciting.