I agree with that. The owner is cheap and everyone in the NFL knows it. The owner also thinks he is clever and can out think the other owners so he does not have to spend as much. So the owner hired a coach that no one trusts, other coaches or players, because the new coach is cheap. Then the team tried to hire outside coaches and players. Potential new coaches and players are not impressed so they go other places. That includes Bill O'Brien and S Belichick. My point is that it is not about the contract $$ (which I thought you were saying). If the team organization is good, NFL professionals will sign here.
The Pats first have to stop being cheap and get a coaching staff that NFL professionals respect. It is not about the $$s until the rest of the team structure is in order. Overpay or massive overpay I don't care. No coach or player wants to be involved in the present Patriots' locker room.
The point is that NFL teams can turn around in 1 or 2 years. Look at the Commanders, look at the Texans, look at the 2001 Patriots. There are lots of examples of 1 or 2 year turn arounds. You were wrong on that point.
With Mayo we will not turn things around. Hopefully Jonathan Kraft is learning. Get rid of the Robyn Glazers of the world. Sign real coaches like Brian Flores and/or Ben Johnson. Get a real GM like Howie Roseman, and we can sign outside players. I think Maye will be good. We need 2 tackles and a WR in the draft and we are back in the running in 2026. We could be really good in 2026 if the Krafts wise up AND Maye is the real deal. We have a ton of cap space to fill out the defense.