The Patriots are keeping the long-term in mind amid their short-term success.

Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer joined Patriots Pregame Live on Sunday and shared what he's heard regarding New England's plans for the NFL trade deadline.

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"My understanding is their approach is going to be to take a long-term view of this whole thing," Breer said before the Week 7 matchup against the Titans . "I think you have to put these in two buckets, right? Short-term versus long-term.

"I think if there is a short-term buy here for them, it's going to be more of a depth piece," Breer said.

Given the offense's struggles running the ball, Breer name-dropped Raiders running back Zamir White and Dolphins running back Jaylen W

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