I beg to differ. Gotta look beyond the 10 win stat. Even in their own division, the Pats were not competitive and only won 3 games out of 7. And two of those three wins were against the Jets.
I expect Mac and the offense will improve with tweaking, but the defense has a long way to go. If the Pats don’t get multiple playmakers with speed at all three levels of the defense, they will not be competitive enough to return to the playoffs. Not being able to get key stops against Buffalo and Miami was very telling. It doesn’t matter how good the offense is if the defense can’t get stops.
I expect Mac and the offense will improve with tweaking, but the defense has a long way to go. If the Pats don’t get multiple playmakers with speed at all three levels of the defense, they will not be competitive enough to return to the playoffs. Not being able to get key stops against Buffalo and Miami was very telling. It doesn’t matter how good the offense is if the defense can’t get stops.