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It's time for the New England Patriots to move in a new direction. They are 2-8 to start the 2023 NFL season and well and truly out of any sort of feasible playoff contention. After putting up a meager six points against the Indianapolis Colts, the questions surrounding Bill Belichick, Mac Jones, and the entire Patriots organization are about to reach a boiling point. For the first time in decades, there are real concerns about the Hooded One's future in Foxboro, whereas Jones' future seems to be a topic of the past. What put the Patriots in this hole in the first place? Part of it was Tom Brady's departure to Tampa Bay, but the Pats had to be preparing for the inevitability of the GOAT either hanging up the spikes or taking his business somewhere warmer. That is to say, the real issue is they prepared poorly for his exit. More specifically, they drafted poorly. See, as brilliant of a head coach as Bill Belichick is, Bill Belichick the GM is his worst enemy. The Patriots haven't been the same at making the right personnel decisions, minus a few big hits in specific niches, since Belichick's falling out with Scott Pioli.