If the organization decides to make HC changes I wonder if Wolf goes as well?? I see us moving around in the draft to collect picks becuase we have so many needs all over the roster.
I doubt that the front office changes. Look, the Patriots cleared out cap space by letting veterans like Matthew Judon go, only shopping in the bargain aisle, and holding onto to draft picks in 2024. A lot of us debated whether they were tanking and now know they were. Eliot Wolf laid very low and is nowhere to be seen right now. Smart move.
I don't know how many people here remember ML Carr as the Head Coach of the 1996-97 Celtics, but he was the loyal soldier in the organization, posted a winning percentage under .300 with a bad team and cleared the way for Rick Pitino who proceeded to screw everything up on so many levels it was hard to imagine (fire Larry Bird?). I see Jerod Mayo as the ML Carr of the 2024 Patriots.
Mayo oversees a tank year and endures 2025 as the front office loads up in the offseason with lots of roster turnover and probably a coaching change. Wolf inherited Mayo. Let's see if he is empowered to pick his own guy.
Our parlor game now is: Who stays and who goes: 1) on the roster, and that may go as deep as 50% of the 53-man roster at the end of the season, 2) on the coaching staff. I can easily check the names of 25 players who should go.
They should keep all the rookies drafted in 2024 - these kids were brought into hot mess in transition. It's just not their fault. Anybody who has coached any sport where there is a transition from JV to varsity understands that the older kids have to lead the way as newcomers find their way against better competitors than they've ever played against. I disagree with anyone who is trashing these rookies. They are not costly and deserve another year in a stable situation.
With his $139M Eliot Wolf needs to sign veterans who can play and can lead. The Patriots need guys who are good players but not divas like Matt Light, Tedy Bruschi, Danny Amendola, Stephon Gilmore, Devin McCourty, Mike Vrable. I'm not sure who on this team fits that category - Dugger? Hooper? Henry? Onwenu? Bourne? Stevenson? Hernandez? Bentley? Maybe. But there needs to be grown-ups in that locker room around Drake Maye. (And, Eliot Wolfe, draft your *** off with all the picks you have!)
I'm in favor of keeping Mayo for another year, keeping SVP at OC and his system in place for Drake Maye. Finding a new, experienced DC from a top program feels right, but I'd listen to the players and Mayo's evaluation. The OL Coach has to go. This OL has not improved as the season progressed. We knew there would be challenges early, but the continued penalties, missed blocking assignments, and lack of consistency in any phase of the blocking scheme is the coach's fault.
