{"id":57617,"date":"2025-01-19T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=57617"},"modified":"2025-01-18T14:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T19:05:30","slug":"patriots-news-1-19-with-vrabel-in-place-next-are-the-coordinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/01\/19\/patriots-news-1-19-with-vrabel-in-place-next-are-the-coordinators\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots News 1-19, With Vrabel In Place, Next Are the Coordinators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good morning. Here are your Patriots News, 1-19, and NFL notes. Well, the worst kept secret in the country, except maybe anything in Washington (that\u2019s the government, not the team), was that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a> hired their new head coach, Mike Vrabel. And it was the smart choice for the Krafts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll be the first to admit that I was intrigued to the nth degree by the thought of Ben Johnson coaching Drake Maye and the offense. I think he will be a great head coach, but we don\u2019t know yet. And the Krafts have already flamed out with a first-time head coach, so I understand if they were a bit gunshy to do it again. And who knows? Perhaps Johnson interviewed and decided he didn\u2019t want to come to New England.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Vrabel brings that no-nonsense culture that, in my opinion, is precisely what this team needs. His teams are tough and physical, and they don\u2019t beat themselves with the self-inflicted BS that has infected this team for the past couple of years. He said the best comment he ever got from another team\u2019s head coach was, \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your team plays its a$$ off<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And one of the things he said at his welcoming press conference got my ears perked up. He said he was taking away the entitlement of this team. And I\u2019m sure there is more to that statement than meets the eye. And maybe we\u2019ll find out if there is more to the story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, Vrabel\u2019s job is to put together a coaching staff to turn things around. He won\u2019t be calling plays in; the coordinators on both sides of the ball must have his trust, so his picks for coordinators must be spot-on. He\u2019ll advise, assist, and be there but prefers to be a CEO type. But he is a hands-on coach. He\u2019ll get involved wherever he feels he needs to as a teacher and mentor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some interesting names for coordinators on the defensive and offensive sides of the ball. Since most people have decided who the offensive coordinator will be, we\u2019ll start with the defensive coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56734\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_24887859_168390408_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 450px, (max-width: 768px) 660px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 mb-3 p-0 pb-3 pt-0 pr-3 pl-3\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: white;\">(PHOTO: Eric Canha-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Defensive Coordinator Possibilities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So, I think, first off, Demarcus Covington is gone, and since he already interviewed for the Bengals DC open position, I would say he won\u2019t be back. I\u2019ll say this: Covington was an excellent DL coach. I think this promotion was one he wasn\u2019t ready for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019ll probably be an excellent DC someday, but he needs more time. On the subject of Covington, I was surprised that the job wasn\u2019t offered to Steve Belichick. He was offered a demotion of sorts. And seeing the job he did with Washington shows that the decision was a mistake. But I digress\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know Vrabel would love to have <\/span><b>Shane Bowen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> back with him, but he is still under contract with the Giants. However, the ownership said they weren\u2019t happy with the defense last year, so I wouldn\u2019t completely rule it out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Jim Schwartz:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One of the most respected coaches in the NFL, Schwartz loves to be aggressive with the front four. He\u2019s been the Browns DC for the past two years; he was with the Eagles before that for five years. In 2023, he was the NFL\u2019s Assistant Coach of the Year. He worked with Vrabel in Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Patrick Graham:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Graham has been the defensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders since 2022 and was the DC with the Giants and Dolphins. He coached both linebackers and defensive line under Belichick and likes to mix up the looks of his fronts like Belichick did. His defenses aren\u2019t a \u201cwe do what we do\u201d unit. They are game plan-specific.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lou Anarumo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Cincinnati Bengals&#8217; defensive coordinator since 2019, Anarumo was fired in January. His defense was a big reason the Bengals reached Super Bowl LVI. Anarumo runs a versatile scheme and will explore different looks with his coverages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other names to consider are Chris Harris, Ephraim Banda, and Ryan Crow. I would really like to see Schwartz come to New England. He\u2019s an outstanding Defensive Coordinator and has the same tough demeanor as Vrabel.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57416\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20108154_168390408_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 450px, (max-width: 768px) 660px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Josh McDaniels\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 mb-3 p-0 pb-3 pt-0 pr-3 pl-3\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: white;\">(PHOTO: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Offensive Coordinators:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone who thinks it WON\u2019T be <\/span><b>Josh McDaniels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, raise your hands. Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Thought so. Look, McDaniels is an excellent OC. He was outstanding during the Brady years. He knew how to find weaknesses in opposing teams&#8217; defenses and had a pretty fair track record of exploiting them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s a great teacher; he worked with Jimmy G., Jacoby Brissett, and look what he did with Mac Jones in his rookie season. If he hadn\u2019t left for the Raiders\u2019 job, the Jones story may have ended differently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the Raiders\u2019 job is precisely why he would be a great choice. Because no one will break down the McDaniels\u2019 front door and offer Josh a head coaching gig, his longevity is precisely why. These innovative, young coaches could light it up for a year or two. And then? Gone to a head coaching gig.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McDaniels spent a year visiting with college coaches who are offensive gurus. So, he could bring all that to meld his Erhardt-Perkins system with modern concepts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was on <\/span><b>Mike D\u2019Abate\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> excellent \u201c<strong>Locked On Patriots<\/strong>\u201d podcast on Friday, and I said I wouldn\u2019t be upset to see <\/span><b>Alex Van Pelt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> kept in some capacity with the new offense. He worked very well with Drake Maye and Joe Milton, and their development was there to see this year. If not as an OC, then perhaps as a QB coach, but I think of all the Patriots coaches in 2024, he and Jeremy Springer did well and deserved consideration, although Springer is gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nick Caley:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Rams passing game coordinator. The Patriots tried to give him the job last year, but he wasn\u2019t having any of it and stayed in LA. He was the tight ends coach with Belichick and should have gotten a shot at the OC, but Belichick opted for Matt Patricia and Joe Judge. We all know how that turned out. The only drawback with him (if he\u2019s even willing), is that he doesn\u2019t have experience working with quarterbacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pep Hamilton:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When we heard that Hamilton interviewed for the head coaching job, we dismissed it as just a ploy to get around the Rooney Rule. But maybe there was method in the madness. Hamilton is a former QB and he loves Joe Milton (What about Maye?). He has plenty of experience as an OC in the NFL, so I think he\u2019s an excellent prospect to think about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I still think it is McDaniels\u2019 job to lose, but Vrabel hasn\u2019t announced anyone yet, so I think any of these guys would work well with the Patriots and Vrabel.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51488\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/USATSI_22635496_168390408_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 450px, (max-width: 768px) 660px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Eliot Wolf\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 mb-3 p-0 pb-3 pt-0 pr-3 pl-3\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: white;\">(PHOTO: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>Quick Hitters For the Patriots and NFL News:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Coaching Changes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mike Reiss of ESPN has reported that TEs coach Bob Bicknell, RBs coach Taylor Embree, WRs coach Tyler Hughes, coaching assistant Keith Jones, and assistant WRs coach Tiquan Underwood are among the Patriots coaches who are moving on in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Robyn Glaser: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Patriots&#8217; Executive vice president of football business plans to resign from the team after 18 years. Glaser helped players such as Devin McCourty and Deatrich Wise set up foundations and remained close with them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Mike Vrabel obviously has different ideas about the organization&#8217;s direction and wants to add his own stamp on things. Former Patriot and Vrabel&#8217;s teammate Tedy Bruschi said the same thing this week on ESPN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Eliot Wolf:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Patriots\u2019 de facto GM is sticking around for at least the foreseeable future with the team after the Krafts hired Mike Vrabel as the head coach. Vrabel was asked if he\u2019d be comfortable working with Wolf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Absolutely,&#8221; Vrabel said. &#8220;Beyond comfortable. I wouldn&#8217;t be here, and I think through the conversations and the interview process, and the conversations with Eliot and with Robert (Kraft) and with Jonathan (Kraft), and just trying to put a roster together and a program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;To me, that&#8217;s the biggest thing, I want to try to put a program around our coaches, our support staff, our personnel department, our players most especially, that people want to be a part of, that they&#8217;re proud of.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Chris Price: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our old friend from the Boston Globe, who also previously wrote here with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/authors\/christopher-price\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PatsFans.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, had a great nugget this week. While looking at free agents that could follow Mike Vrabel to New England, he mentioned this guy, who is probably unknown to most people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel Brunskill: The 30-year-old, who played for Vrabel in Tennessee in 2023, has flashed nice versatility, having lined up at center, guard, and tackle for the Titans and 49ers. A 6-5, 300-pounder, his toughness (he\u2019s never played fewer than 14 games in a season) and versatility could appeal to a team looking to overhaul the offensive line<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another nice nugget about Brunskill is that he\u2019s had 66 starts in the league, and he\u2019s had just ten (10) penalties in that time. That averages out to just one penalty every six and a half starts. A veteran who can play anywhere on the offensive line? Sign this guy, coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Patriots 4th &amp; 2 Podcast:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Derek and I recorded this week&#8217;s podcast on Sunday afternoon after the Patriots hired Mike Vrabel. Although the hire wasn\u2019t surprising, the podcast garnered plenty of worthy discussions. Please check us out and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/patriots-fourth-and-two\/id470173951\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">give us a listen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on YouTube, Apple, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Russ Francis\/Chuck Fairbanks:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The former Patriot tight end and head coach should be in the Patriots team Hall of Fame, and the fact that Francis isn\u2019t is an absolute travesty. Francis and the Raiders\u2019 Dave Casper changed how teams used the tight end position. This will be discussed in our Sunday posts until it happens. Casper is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Francis\u2019 numbers stand up well against Casper\u2019s, yet he isn\u2019t even in the team\u2019s HOF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57062\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_25120346_168390408_lowres.jpg 1952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 450px, (max-width: 768px) 660px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Drake Maye\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 mb-3 p-0 pb-3 pt-0 pr-3 pl-3\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: white;\">(PHOTO: David Butler II-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>Team News: Boston Sports Radio Targets Drake Maye\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston Sports Talk Radio never fails to invent things to hammer the team about and will devote weeks of airtime talking about useless drivel.\u00a0 I still find it amazing that fans tune in, knowing that what they\u2019re listening too is \u2026how do I put this? Call it what it is, Garbage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know the 2-6 show will go as low as they can, and their schtick has never changed. If the fans are happy with a certain player or coach, then they spend hours trying to tear down the guy and incite the mob.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They did it with Brady for years, and they were always trying to do that with Belichick and led the call for him to be fired years before he actually was.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the hosts were told, because they never go to press conferences, that Drake Maye wasn\u2019t attending Mike Vrabel\u2019s press conference. You\u2019d have thought Maye knocked an old lady down and stole her Babka. It turns out Maye was in Mexico proposing to his longtime girlfriend. That\u2019s a pretty good excuse \u2026right? Wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only did they double down on it, but the host also went on a soliloquy about why he was such a hero: He was always on the job when he covered the team. Nobody cares about who was at a January press conference. Take Bill O\u2019Brien.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just speak for myself. I could care less,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d O\u2019Brien, the former Patriots Offensive Coordinator and now the head coach of Boston College, said on WEEI on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the offseason program starts, you want the guy in the front row ready to go. It\u2019s not about press conferences. Someone told me, \u2018It\u2019s all great at the press conference, and then it\u2019s all downhill from there.\u2019 The press conferences are great, but who cares who\u2019s at the press conference?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, the co-hosts of 2-6 joked with the host about his ridiculous take. But the next day, it was all about doubling down with the host, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/01\/17\/drake-maye-under-fire-as-local-media-targets-second-year-qb\/\">and Maye was now a question mark<\/a><\/strong>, according to one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am someone who questions Drake Maye,&#8221; said Jim Murray. &#8220;And I have unanswered questions about Drake Maye.\u00a0 That\u2019s all<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not going to <\/span><\/i><b><i>meat-ride Drake Maye<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like everyone else right now.\u00a0 \u2018Oh he\u2019s the best\u2026\u2019\u00a0 We don\u2019t know,\u201d he continued.\u00a0 \u201cWe don\u2019t know.\u00a0 All we have right now with Drake Maye. is hope. That\u2019s it.\u00a0 And I hope too that he can be the quarterback and franchise quarterback for this team.\u00a0 That\u2019s all.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43518\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/USATSI_19246644_168390408_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 450px, (max-width: 768px) 660px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 mb-3 p-0 pb-3 pt-0 pr-3 pl-3\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10px; color: white;\">(PHOTO: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then there was this: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then the other thing, here\u2019s an inconvenient truth for you, Bailey Zappe, with a defensive coordinator cos-playing as an offensive coordinator in his rookie season, greater than Drake Maye.\u00a0 Fact.\u00a0 Statistical fact.\u00a0 Bailey Zappe did something that Drake Maye didn\u2019t do in his rookie season throw, for 300 yards<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why the fans tune in for that nonsense has always boggled the mind for more than a decade. I\u2019d rather tune in to a good podcast. But that\u2019s me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WEEI, however, also had an issue with Maye, not for skipping Vrabel\u2019s press conference but his own press conference following the Patriots&#8217; final loss against Buffalo. Andy Hart is a very good football guy, but he can be sarcastic (most of the time), and when his dander is up, he gets mercurial. I\u2019ve always liked Jumbo, and got along well with him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was ticked off at Maye and called him a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/podcast\/weei-afternoon-show-07ee5\/episodes?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=201-01d9bc3c-b4a0-4371-a9cb-01731de9ba43\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDiva\u201d for not speaking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the media following the club\u2019s final game, which, obviously, included Mayo\u2019s firing less than an hour after it was over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve got to tell you, the phoning it in started to kind of annoy me,\u201d said Hart, apparently referring to Maye conducting some of his weekly scheduled interviews over the phone rather than in-studio last season.\u00a0 \u201cThe reality is, no disrespect to the other players, but Patriots Monday is built around the quarterback and the head coach<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I totally get that part. The Monday show is a big part of their ratings, and having the QB there in the studio is obviously better than over the phone. The only thing that I disagreed with Hart, and where he went over the top was when he began to compare Maye with Aaron Rogers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s pulling \u2026 His hero, is who?\u00a0 Aaron Rodgers.\u00a0 And Aaron Rodgers, remember when they fired his quarterbacks coach or something and didn\u2019t ask him?\u00a0 And he had a hissy fit.\u00a0 Maybe Drake \u2018Diva\u2019 Maye is upset they didn\u2019t consult him with this decision.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, has the shine already worn off with Drake Maye and the sports radio stations? We\u2019ll see, but would I be shocked? Nope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Parting Shots:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best game on the schedule this week, in my opinion, is the Bills and Ravens. Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson are for Baltimore, and Josh Allen and Khalil Shakir are for the Bills. Bitterly cold temps. And snow? Of course, this is Buffalo in the winter. And this is playoff weather.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think this game should be a fantastic matchup with two of the best teams in the AFC. I picked Buffalo, despite the fact that Baltimore kicked their butts early in the season. This time it will go down to the wire. I like the Bills at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My head is telling me that the Chiefs will roll over Houston but in the back of my mind, I keep thinking that the Texans could surprise them. Regardless, I think Kansas City wins this matchup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think Detroit punches their ticket to the NFC Championship Game and that the Eagles do the same. I do think the game in Philly will be close, but that Eagles\u2019 defense wins the day today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">______________\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Divisional Weekend Predictions:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Saturday, January 18<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Kansas City <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over Houston<\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Detroit <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over Washington<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday, January 19<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Buffalo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over Baltimore<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Philadelphia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over LA Rams<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Last week: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3\u20143<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2024 Season<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><b>204\u201468 (best season yet)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2023 Season\u00a0 \u00a0 178\u201494\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2022 Season: \u00a0 178\u201492\u20142<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2021 Season: \u00a0 183\u201488\u20141<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2020 Season: \u00a0 169\u201486\u20141\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>2019 Season: \u00a0 162\u201493\u20141<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">______________<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to galvanize our football team. I want to galvanize this building. I want to galvanize our fans. The most important thing is the players. There are some of them right here. I want to provide a program that provides their ownership but also their accountability of each other, and one that they\u2019ll be proud to be a part of and that they\u2019re going to fight for.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou guys are going to ask me questions about culture, which I\u2019ll be happy to talk about and discuss. One thing I\u2019ve realized about culture is that you can find out what your culture looks like when your family, your business, or your team is at its low point.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not when you\u2019re winning Super Bowls, or it\u2019s not when you\u2019re 7-1 or 10-1 because then everybody\u2019s waving towels and everybody\u2019s happy and they\u2019re excited to come to work. But when you get hit in the mouth, or you\u2019re down, or the chips are against you, then you can take a snapshot of what your company or your team looks like, and then you\u2019ll find out what culture you have.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBut that culture is going to be built on winning, a competitive spirit throughout our roster, throughout our players, and throughout our coaches and our staff, and the ability to put the team first and care about somebody other than yourself. I\u2019m excited to do that. I\u2019m excited to get to work. But everyone in this building is going to understand and believe that their job is critically important for our success. And it\u2019s going to be, \u2018How can I help you in order to help the players?\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur players will respect and they will appreciate, and they will be grateful for the opportunity that they have here and the people that work in this building, some very familiar faces that I can\u2019t wait to reconnect and to work and figure out how we help these players and this football team.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to earn the right to be here every day. <\/span><\/i><b><i>We\u2019re going to remove entitlement from our football team<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We\u2019re going to get everything that we\u2019ve earned from the head coach to the position coaches, all the way down to the players. We\u2019re going to earn the right to be here every single day. I always say that I don\u2019t want to get into too many messages that will be geared for the players, but I hold those conversations.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThose are special conversations between the coaches and the players, but we want to treat every player the same way they treat the team, and we want to treat every employee the same way that they treat the team. If they care about the team and they come here with a great attitude and a willingness to work and help the team, I\u2019ve asked Robert to do everything that we can for them, to support them and their families. That\u2019s the type of environment that I want to build, and I\u2019m excited about it.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/01\/13\/transcript-mike-vrabels-first-patriots-press-conference-1-13-25\/\"><strong> his introductory press conference<\/strong><\/a>, the Patriots&#8217; new head coach, Mike Vrabel, discussed building a team culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">_______________<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTalent sets the floor; Character sets the ceiling.\u201d Bill Belichick<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow me on Twitter @SteveB7SFG or email me at<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/patspub.patsfans.com\/stevebpatsfans@gmail.com\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to our<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/patriotsfourthandtwo\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patriots 4th and 2<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcasts on Apple and YouTube as Russ Goldman, Derek Havens, and myself from<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PatsFans.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> discuss the latest Patriots news and game analysis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8220;We\u2019re going to remove entitlement from our football team. 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