Marquis Lee Opts out and puts more pressure on Belichick

Several days ago, six New England Patriots opted out of the 2020 season. While the players have until August 6th to opt out, it was believed that no more would take the year off. Especially with Matthew Slater revealing that he changed his mind and would play.

On Saturday Marquis Lee announced that he would not be playing for the New England Patriots in 2020. That he was opting out on the season. Nobody can Fault Lee or his teammates for protecting themselves. Belichick was asked about players opting out and said the players gotta do what's best for them.

What this does is tighten position battles. It makes it harder on the team. The team knew it was going to make cuts but with players essentially cutting themselves, it changes the dynamics of roster building. 

The Patriots now only have Edelman, Sanu, Harry, Meyers, Byrd, Olszewski, Slater, and Thomas. Odds are two of these receivers are gone but with Belichick, you never know. We could see former third round prospect Isaiah Zuber resigned? The Patriots cut him about a week ago.

Here's the one thing I want everyone to take away from this. Everyone was wondering who was responsible for the dynasty and if Belichick was a product of Brady. If Belichick can make the playoffs without Brady and all these other players, It shows that he could've at least got to the big dance. The duo of Tom and Bill lost Superbowls, so we cannot say whether Bill would've won them but it shows how good of a coach Bill is.

Update: Will Hastings did not opt out per Zack Cox of NESN on Twitter.