Brian Flores:

The Rams defense struggled in the passing game against “12 personnel” groupings (2 WR, 1TE, 2RB) and look for the Patriots to utilize White and Burkhead

Bill Belichick would probably take most of the onus on himself as the defensive coordinator for 2019, The best choice? Bret Bielema who was a head coach

So how did the team address these deficiencies? It is important to note that the Patriots consider free agency and the draft inexorably linked. They use their draft capital for veteran players as the feeling is, their quality is a more known value than a college player who has yet to play in the NFL.