INDIANAPOLIS — Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf admitted Wednesday his front office did not gather sufficient information ahead of free agency last year and that failure would now inform how the team operates this offseason.

“I think maybe just being more thorough,” Wolf said from the NFL Scouting Combine. “Just some of the information that we got on some of the players wasn’t as thorough as it needed to be.”

Last year, the Patriots spent the bulk of their money on re-signing internal free agents, including veteran safety Kyle Dugger, offensive lineman Mike Onwenu and tight end Hunter Henry. A few of their outside signings hit, namely backup tight end Austin Hooper and running back Antonio Gibson. But the Patriots failed to add an impact starter and whiffed at a few key positions they planned to address in free agency.

Offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor left the team after one game, and the Patriots waived veteran wideout K.J. Osborn midseason. Both players signed in free agency, started the team’s season opener and were expected to fill long-standing holes in the Patriots’ roster, which remain unresolved.

Wolf, first-year coach Mike Vrabel and new vice president of player personnel Ryan Cowden will now lead the Patriots back into free agency with a league-leading $128 million in projected cap space, per Over The Cap. Wolf sounded encouraged by the coaching staff Vrabel has put together, which includes four assistants with head-coaching experience. The 42-year-old executive believes it will help the Patriots address their lack of thoroughness last year and fortify the roster.

“I think just moving forward, we have a tremendous opportunity with this coaching staff,” he said. “A lot of these guys have been other places, they’re familiar with these (free agents), and just having that familiarity with with players is going to be an advantage for us moving forward.”