I am loving this offseason for the Pats (within the context of losing Revis, Browner, and Dennard)
They tremendously upgraded the front 7 (at least for the long term) adding 4 decent rookies, Jabaal Sheard, and one would expect Dominique Easely to be better and Chandler Jones is still in the improvement phase of his career. They also get back Jerod Mayo, and they signed a free agent LB as well to help with the loss of Ayers and Casillas.
They added two rookie DBs in the draft (including what seems to be a highly intelligent one) and one as a college free agent (M Butler was a college free agent. You never know), and they brought in 3 vet DBs in free agency.
They added two decent rookies to the OL but added another college free agent with a ton of starts at Georgia. That goes with any improvement from Cameron Flemming that they drafted last year. And Stork is still in the improvement phase.
The running backs are fine. James White had a year to grow and they brought in Travaris Cadet and that youngin Tyler Gaffney comes off the injured reserve. Between Blount, Gray, White, Gaffney, Bolden, and Cadet I think they're fine there.
They added receivers too. They added two in free agency, they added Scott Chandler at TE, they added TE in the draft, and two college free agents, so the competition at the bottom should be pretty good. Dobson, Boyce, and Tyms are still in the improvement phase.
At DB L Ryan, Tavon Wilson, Ebner, Harmon, M Butler, and even Kyle Arrington are all still in the improvement phase of their career.
The team now has about as much depth and youth as you could possibly ask it to have at every position except DB where they have a ton of youth and a pro bowl safety. But they have a heck of a front 7 to help them out.
And for what it's worth the Seahawks didn't have a first round pick.
They don't have to be great on day one. They just have to be great when they hit the playoffs