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There are 32 teams in the NFL. Only one of them made a trade to acquire a three-time All-Pro wide receiver to fill its biggest roster weakness. That same team, the New England Patriots, also brought in a second reliable pass catcher from a perennial playoff team.
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The Miami Dolphins lost their starting quarterback, their head coach and their two best wide receivers. But even that was not enough to land them on CBS Sports analyst Jordan Dajani’s “biggest offseason losers” list. That honor was reserved for the reigning AFC Champion Patriots (who added talent at their three biggest needs).
“There’s a narrative that some are afraid to address the Mike Vrabel drama,” Dajani wrote. “It’s the biggest story of the offseason, yes, but we also deal in facts, and neither party will come out and admit what we saw in the photos published by the New York Post/Page Six. We have a resignation letter from Dianna Russini and worthless word salad from the Patriots head coach in his press conferences instead.”
Dajani wrote three more lengthy paragraphs about New England‘s offseason without once mentioning the names A.J. Brown or Romeo Doubs.
I’m not sure how it is even possible to tell the story of the NFL offseason, let alone the Patriots’ specifically, while omitting these two names.
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Dajani clearly aimed to retell the story of the Russini/Vrabel scandal, and I understand that, but we are still talking about football, are we not?
“To make a list of NFL teams that had the worst offseasons and not include the Patriots would be disingenuous,” Dajani continued. “To make matters worse, the Patriots are the prime regression candidate in 2026. After going 14-3 last season with help from the easiest schedule since the turn of the millennium, the Patriots have the sixth-toughest schedule in 2026…”
Dajani is willfully ignorant of the fact that, regardless of the offseason drama, the games will still be played. The Patriots will still win 10+ of those games. New England will dominate the AFC East, and, thanks to their offseason additions, make a second consecutive playoff appearance.
No disrespect, but I don’t think Dajani could be more wrong about the scope of the NFL offseason if he tried. The situation in New England is more of an “honorable mention” than the third-biggest loser in the league.
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