Last year the Patriot defense ranked 5th in fewest points per drive and had the 4th in lowest scoring percentage in the league... this without Judon, Gonzalez and Marcus Jones. The defense was top five in allowing scoring despite being on the field more than any defense in the league.
It's hard to see because the offense was ranked 32nd worst, dead last... but the offense was Jonathan's pet project, he and Wolf wanted Mac, they both wanted Juju over Meyers, they hired the offensive coaches. The 32nd worst offense was the result of collaboration and a power struggle between the owner and his head coach. The owner ultimately fired the head coach and now we're great... right?