It's a new dawn, it's a new day in New England, as Bill Belichick is not the coach of the Patriots for the first time since 1999. Through Belichick's Hall of Fame run as Patriots head coach, his defenses never lower than 17th in points allowed and finished outside the top 10 only six times in 24 seasons. Unfortunately the New England offenses took a dip after the departure of Tom Brady, culminating in Belichick's worst offensive season last year as the Patriots finished second to last in points scored and finished last in the division for the first time since his debut season.

The new era of New England football should look much like the old, at least defensively, as Belichick staffers Jerod Mayo and DeMarcus Covington rise to head coach and defensive coordinator, respectively. What will change -- and what has to change -- is the offense, where Alex Van Pelt joins from Cleveland to run an attack led by No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye. The Patriots spent six of their seven draft picks on that side of ball, including two receivers in Ja'Lynn Polk and Javon Baker to help Maye boost the upside of the passing offense.

If the Patriots offense can go from terrible to just mediocre-to-bad, they're certain to surprise some people. But a difficult schedule and a lack of established playmakers likely has the franchise thinking long-term rather than running up wins in Year 1.

Below, we'll go through the futures and win total markets for the 2024 New England Patriots, sharing recently updated odds from major U.S. and Nevada sportsbooks as well as the SportsLine Projection Model forecast for each betting market. We'll then take a look through the schedule, share my power ratings line projections for every game and note any rest or travel advantages or disadvantages to remember. Then we'll examine the changes to the depth chart and what the effect of each could be, before wrapping up with our early forecast of what to expect from this team in 2024.

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