From a team-building standpoint, the Patriots should sell before the Oct. 31 deadline. But Bill Belichick's history shows that's unlikely.
Bill Belichick wants to win. He wants to do"what's best for the team." He tends to do the unexpected. Put it all together and it feels like, maybe, Belichick will decide not to sell any of the pieces of his 2023on Sunday. It doesn't feel like the type of success they can replicate, just given the game plan . But it provided some hope for a Patriots team that looked atrocious in the previous three weeks.
Belichick never tears down. Not even in 2020 when Tom Brady left and the team was 2-5 with Cam Newton at quarterback. The Patriots responded to that low point by winning four of their next five games. It didn't save their season. But it saved their locker room. They were never really playoff relevant, but they finished 7-9. And it preserved Belichick's approach: Never signal to your players they're playing for high draft picks.
"I'm not focused on that right now," Jones said when asked if he'd considered the possibility he might get traded."Honestly, just really focusing on coming together as a team during tough times and seeing how we respond, seeing how I respond. I'm definitely excited for the challenge, looking at it in the eyes and taking it head on."
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