Let's compare the Pats and the Bills in terms of cap, free agents, draft picks and I believe the potential for the Pats to improve is greater than for the Bills, even aside from our projected improvd coaching.
Draft: Pats have 11 picks (8 their own plus 3 comps) - value 975 (7th highest in League)
Bills have 6 picks (and pick lower) - value 650
Power Rankings based on the position of each team's current picks in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Pats: Effective cap space for Pats $28.6m
Bills: Effective cap negative $22m
NFL salary cap space estimates for all 32 teams
overthecap.com
Free agents:
Pats:
- WR Nelson Agholor
- CB Myles Bryant
- OT Yodny Cajuste
- RT Marcus Cannon
- LS Joe Cardona
- DT Carl Davis
- FS Cody Davis
- C James Ferentz
- RB Damien Harris
- CB Jonathan Jones
- FS Devin McCourty
- OT Conor McDermott
- ILB Raekwon McMillan
- WR Jakobi Meyers
- S Jabrill Peppers
- WR Matthew Slater
- CB Joejuan Williams
- LB Mack Wilson
- OT Isaiah Wynn
(so two potential big losses in Meyers and Jones).
Bills:
- OG Ike Boettger
- WR Jamison Crowder
- LB Tremaine Edwards
- OT Bobby Hart
- S Jaquan Johnson
- RB Taiwan Jones
- QB Case Keenum
- LB A.J. Klein
- WR Jake Kumerow
- DE Shaq Lawson
- S Dean Marlowe
- P Sam Martin
- LB Tyler Matakevich
- OT Justin Murray
- DT Jordan Phillips
- S Jordan Poyer
- OG David Quessenberry
- OG Rodger Saffold
- RB Devin Singletary
- TE Tommy Sweeney
- OG Greg Van Roten
Restricted free agents:
- LB Tyler Dodson
- CB Dane Jackson
- CB Cam Lewis