New England Patriots

Patriots scheduled to interview Mike Vrabel on Thursday

January 8, 2025
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The Patriots are interviewing three time Super Bowl champion and forker Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Thursday.  Vrabel has already interviewed with the Jets and is also scheduled to meet with the Bears, Saints and Raiders. The Raiders could potentially be the Patriots biggest competition with Vrabel’s former teammates Tom Brady and Richard Seymour being minority owners of the team. The Patriots have inherent advantages over the Raiders with…

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Patriots Head Coaching Interview requests and interviews tracker

January 8, 2025
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The Patriots are in search of a new head coach. We will be tracking who they have interviewed or extended an interview to. 1/6/25 Requested to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson  1/7/25 Interviewed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich  Interviewed long time NFL and XFL assistant and head coach Pep Hamilton  1/8/25 Requested permission to speak to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn 1/9/25 Former Patriots…

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Get to know Patriots candidate Ben Johnson

January 7, 2025
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Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images The Patriots have requested to meet with current Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Johnson, one of the NFL’s brightest offensive minds is rumored to have interest in the job and is only taking interviews with teams that he thinks he has a legitimate shot of landing the job. Johnson actually has some local ties. After playing quarterback at North Carolina, he spent three seasons as a…

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5 reasons why Jerod Mayo was relieved of his duties

January 6, 2025
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Getty Images The Patriots relived head coach Jerod Mayo of his duties after one season Sunday night. There are several reasons why Mayo was terminated. Here are the top five reasons why the Mayo Era was short lived and why Robert Kraft ultimately decided to fire him.  1. Lack of development: The Patriots did not get better, plain and simple. Outside of Drake Maye, Christian Gonzalez and perhaps Layden Robinson,…

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10 candidates to watch for the Patriots head coaching opening

January 6, 2025
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The Patriots surprised the NFL world tonight by firing Jerod Mayo after the team’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills. The termination seemed like a fate accompli in recent days and it finally happened today. Former Patriots and Titans coach Mike Vrabel is the favorite but the Patriots will need to go through the hiring process and they will need to interview minority candidates. If they go through the process,…

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Win or lose today, the Patriots need to start over at head coach

January 5, 2025
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AP Photo The Patriots close out the 2024 season today with a home game against the rival Buffalo Bills. A game that has major ramifications. With a loss, the Patriots would secure the first overall draft choice in April’s NFL Draft. With a win and a couple of different outcomes around the league, they could fall as far as the fourth pick in the draft. Regardless of what happens today,…

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Patriots should do everything they can to clinch the No. 1 pick

December 30, 2024
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David Butler II-Imagn Images The Patriots are now positioned to pick first overall in next year’s draft after the New York Giants win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. All the Patriots have to do to secure the first overall pick is lose to the Bills next week. The problem is the Bills are probably going to be resting their starters which makes the game winnable. The Patriots can tank,…

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Kraft needs to be proactive, not reactive when it comes to current state of the Patriots

December 29, 2024
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AP PHOTO Let’s get something straight. Robert Kraft is not going to admit he made a mistake in hiring Jerod Mayo and he is not going to fire him. We can stop wasting our time speculating about Mike Vrabel coming here or any other coach for that matter.  Assuming Kraft retains Mayo, he should come out and publicly support the embattled coach after the season and lay out his vision…

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Seven points on the Patriots 40-7 loss to the Chargers

December 29, 2024
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AP Photo FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots got rolled at home on Saturday, 40-7 by a good but not great Chargers team. The bottom line, the Patriots no showed and it was obvious in their performance. It was a terrible performance but then again, there have terrible performances at home a lot in recent years.  Here are seven thoughts on the loss. 1. Total no show: The Patriots no showed today. Plain…

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