The 5-2 New England Patriots are presumably well ahead of schedule in their ongoing rebuilding process.

But even with New England currently holding onto first place in the AFC East and putting themselves on track for a playoff appearance this winter, NFL insider and Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer doesn’t expect the Patriots to target stopgap additions if they bring in talent before the Nov. 4 trade deadline.

“My understanding is their approach is going to be to take a long-term view of this whole thing,” Breer said on NBC Sports Boston’s “Patriots Pregame Live” about New England’s approach at the deadline. “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,” B

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