New England Patriots: Revisiting Preseason Predictions

Accountability. It is a key word in the New England Patriots’ locker room and every player is accountable for doing their job. Why should it be any different for me?

I had checked in with six takeaways from the preseason four months ago here at MusketFire.com, and now that the regular season is over and the Patriots have a bye this week once again for Wild Card Weekend.

At the time of writing the preseason piece, the Patriots still had two cut-downs to go but had already let go of veterans Bryan Stork, Donald Brown, Nate Washington, Terrance Knighton, E.J. Biggers, Cedric Thompson and Brock Vereen). I was focused on the cornerback grouping, the linebackers contract situation, the defensive line, the running backs, a revamped offensive line, and the wide receivers.

Let’s see what I said then, and whether I was on track with how things turned out or if I was way off base.