If there’s one thing NFL teams should know at this point, it is you should never count out Tom Brady and Bill Belichick regardless of offseason departures or how the team looks on paper.

The New England Patriots definitely took a blow when it lost Rob Gronkowski to retirement and the team also lost Chris Hogan in free agency to the Carolina Panthers. Those departures mean Julian Edelman, Phillip Dorsett, and newcomer Matt LaCosse will take on a larger role in the offense.

Michael Bennett returned on the Patriots’ defense to go along with Deatrich Wise Jr. – who enters his third season with the Patriots and first time as a starter.

New England hasn’t been challenged in the AFC East in years and though the departures on offense certainly hurt them, Brady and Belichick always appear to come up with a new scheme to keep the team moving.

Is a seven Super Bowl title on the horizon? Don’t be surprised.

Read below for more about the Patriots heading into the 2019 season.

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2019 SCHEDULE

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches from the sideline in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Giants, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Channel	Opponent
1	Sept. 8	8:20 pm	NBC	Pittsburgh Steelers
2	Sept. 15	1:00 pm	CBS	@ Miami Dolphins
3	Sept. 22	1:00 pm	CBS	New York Jets
4	Sept. 29	1:00 pm	CBS	@ Buffalo Bills
5	Oct. 6	1:00 pm	CBS	@ Washington Redskins
6	Oct. 10	8:20 pm	FOX/NFL	New York Giants
7	Oct. 21	8:15 pm	ESPN	@ New York Jets
8	Oct. 27	4:25 pm	CBS	Cleveland Browns
9	Nov. 3	8:20 pm	NBC	@ Baltimore Ravens
10				Bye
11	Nov. 17	4:25 pm	CBS	@ Philadelphia Eagles
12	Nov. 24	4:25 pm	FOX	Dallas Cowboys
13	Dec. 1	8:20 pm	NBC	@ Houston Texans
14	Dec. 8	4:25 pm	CBS	Kansas City Chiefs
15	Dec. 15	1:00 pm	CBS	@ Cincinnati Bengals
16	TBD	TBD	TBD	Buffalo Bills
17	Dec. 29	1:00 pm	CBS	Miami Dolphins

PLAYERS TO WATCH

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady warms up before an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

QB: Tom Brady
RB: James White
WR: Julian Edelman
WR: Phillip Dorsett
TE: Matt LaCosse
DE: Michael Bennett
LB: Dont'a Hightower
LB: Kyle Van Noy
CB: Stephon Gilmore

PATRIOTS DRAFT PICKS

New England Patriots defensive end Chase Winovich runs down the field in the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Round 1, Pick 32: N'Keal Harry, WR
Round 2, Pick 45: Joejuan Williams, CB
Round 3, Pick 77: Chase Winovich, DL
Round 3, Pick 87: Damien Harris, RB
Round 3, Pick 101: Yodny, Cajuste, OL
Round 4, Pick 118: Hjalte Froholdt, OL
Round 4, Pick 133: Jarrett Stidham, QB
Round 5, Pick 59: Byron Cowart, DL
Round 5, Pick 163: Jake Bailey, P
Round 7, Pick 252: Ken Webster, DB

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