"Hopefully, Mike Vrabel's debut will go as well as Jerod Mayo's did last year. It feels like a decade ago now with everything that has happened since, but the Patriots opened the 2024 season with a stirring 16-10 victory over the Bengals to begin the Mayo era. Turned out that it also was the high point of the Mayo era, which ended after four victories and a single season."
"The Patriots are in more experienced and capable coaching hands with Vrabel - a three-time Super Bowl champ and franchise Hall of Famer as a player - and his experienced staff, which includes three assistants with NFL head coaching experience. Vrabel's debut, with a work-in-progress roster led by second-year quarterback Drake Maye, comes up against a Raiders team that has many similarities with and ties to the Patriots."
The Patriots opened 2024 with a 16-10 win over the Bengals that began the Jerod Mayo era, which ultimately lasted one season with four victories. Mike Vrabel takes over as head coach, bringing Super Bowl experience and a staff that includes three former NFL head coaches. The roster is a work in progress led by second-year quarterback Drake Maye. The Patriots face a Raiders team that also finished 4-13 last season and added coach Pete Carroll and veteran quarterback Geno Smith. The Raiders retain several players with Patriots ties, including Elandon Roberts, Jakobi Meyers, and minority owner Tom Brady. Both teams aim to leap from cellar-dweller to contender this season.
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