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The New England Patriots were overmatched in the biggest game of their season. They were simply not ready for either a test or a stage like this. It came too early in Mike Vrabel’s rebuilding project. It was way too soon for quarterback Drake Maye. But there is still good news for the Patriots, even in the wake of their ugly 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX. They are a strong team, headed in the right direction, and maybe just a few tweaks away from being a perennial contender. And they have the best young quarterback in the NFL, too. So they will be back. And they will probably be back a lot. As painful as it might be for the rest of the NFL to hear, that’s the lesson from this magical run by the Patriots, no matter how badly it ended: We may be on the verge of another dynasty in New England. The Patriots have the two most important ingredients for long-term success in the NFL — a great coach and an elite quarterback. And they have a whole lot of the other ingredients, too. They need more, of course. That much was clear on Sunday night in Santa Clara, Calif., when New England could barely mount any offensive attack through the first three quarters, as its prized quarterback barely had time in the pocket to breathe. The Pats need to fix their mess of an offensive line after Maye was sacked six times in the Super Bowl and a ridiculous (and record) 21 times in four playoff games. And an upgraded lead receiver would also help after seeing the way the Seahawks held Maye's current top target, 32-year-old Stefon Diggs, to three catches for 37 yards and left the young QB with few options all game long. But those are all correctable issues for a team that isn’t far from having it all — and they are surely things the Patriots will address beginning next month. What they lacked most was time to grow and experience. They needed another offseason to really be ready to compete for a championship. And they needed to experience more adversity, tough situations a