Every year, mock drafts are all the rage across the NFL community. There's only one problem: They almost always predate free agency, which doesn't make all that much sense. Why? Because the veteran market is where most clubs start when it comes to plugging immediate roster holes.

"Everybody who comes here and sees it for themselves is like, 'Where's all the people? Where's this department? Where's that department?'" The post NFL insiders: Patriots are ‘so far behind’ rest of NFL in several areas beyond roster appeared first on Boston.

Luckily for the Patriots, they do have some resources to help speed up the process — starting with more than $130 million in salary cap space heading into the NFL’s 2025 free agency period. How that money will be spent remains to be seen,