FOXBORO — For the first time in ages, this list is easy.

Too easy.

What should the Patriots be thankful for this year? Must we spell it out?

Yes. Oh yes.

Because there’s no better time to give thanks than when the real football season begins, and playoff games await in the New Year.

The Patriots are good again.

Happy Thanksgiving.

He’s a burgeoning superstar and icon, yet still a humble 23-year-old whose right arm, by all accounts, is strong enough to carry this franchise for the next decade.

Quarterbacks like Maye are the greatest asset, and greatest gift, in the NFL.

Most weeks, this space is reserved for analysis of his physical gifts. But Maye’s processing and personality are equally responsible for the player he is and will become. Opponents fear Maye, teammates love him and

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