Less than two years ago, the Patriots got demolished in London and fell to 1-6. It was ugly. It was embarrassing. And here's the thing that should concern Mike Vrabel and Eliot Wolf: of the three players who actually scored that day, only one is still on this roster.

JaMycal Hasty is still here. Joey Slye is gone. K.J. Osborn is gone. That's the turnover rate we're talking about. Two-thirds of the offensive contributors from that catastrophic afternoon have been moved on from, which tells you everything about the systematic rebuild that's been happening in New England.

The point isn't to relitigate ancient history. The point is that Hasty's presence—the one surviving scorer from that wreck—is a reminder of just how far this organization has come in a remarkably short window. Vrabel and Wolf inherited a mess. A historical mess. And they're methodically dismantling it, replacing underperformers with guys who fit their vision. That London game was rock bottom. The fact that only Hasty remains is proof the front office actually learned something from it.

This matters because when Jacksonville comes back around—and they will—this Patriots team will look nothing like the one that got humiliated. The depth chart has been completely overhauled. The scheme has changed. The mentality has changed. Hasty's still here, sure, but he's part of a different team now, operating under different leadership with different expectations. That's not nostalgia. That's progress.