For the first time in a long time, it’s looking like we’re going to have a legitimate football season here in New England.

The 4-2 Patriots are currently sitting in first place in the AFC East, with Drake Maye ’s emergence and Mike Vrabel ’s stewardship over a retooling roster putting New England in a position to go on a run this winter.

But, if New England wants to take advantage of what looks to be a wide-open AFC this season, Eliot Wolf and the Patriots’ top brass might have to be aggressive ahead of the Nov. 4 trade deadline in order to shore up some deficiencies across the depth chart.

“I don’t know if that has a bearing on it,” Vrabel said Wednesday when asked if his team’s record has any impact on how aggressive they will be at the trade deadline. “We’re just going to continu

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