I’m curious, who has the final say on hiring assistant coaches? Vrabel has an “all-star” staff of coaches, while Mayo was allowed to hire a lot of first-timers. Was he set up to fail?

Speaking in New Orleans, Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez said that a "lax" Patriots team might have cost them in 2024.

Deron Mayo, 36, has been with New England since 2018, serving as an assistant strength coach under Moses Cabrera until he was elevated into the head role last season. Before that he was playing the game as a linebacker, spending the summer of 2011 with the Broncos before heading to the CFL from 2012-17.

The "Patriot Way" was a phrase we heard a lot during New England's dynasty, with the team winning six Super Bowls over a span of two decades. The exit of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady changed the identity of the team, but at least one player is expecting those old ways to come back with the addition of their new head coach.

As much as Patriots players supported Jerod Mayo during his lone season as New England’s head coach, it sounds like many of them are excited about their new boss. On Wednesday morning, third-year cornerback Christian Gonzalez suggested “the building got a little more lax” under Mayo,

Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is looking forward to the "Patriot Way" returning to Foxboro under new head coach Mike Vrabel.

A new era may be beginning for the rebuilding New England Patriots, as Mike Vrabel is their new head coach and Drake Maye will be their starting quarterback moving forward. Vrabel got plenty out of an underwhelming Tennessee Titans roster as the Titans’ head coach from 2018 to 2023,

McAdoo served in the role of senior offensive assistant for the team under Jerod Mayo in 2024. He has previously worked for the Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars, among other teams. He is most known for being the head coach of the New York Giants from 2016-2017.

Less than a month after being named head coach of the New England Patriots, Mike Vrabel has assembled his full coaching staff.

Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez played his first season under Bill Belichick. He played his second season under Jerod Mayo. He will play his third season under Mike Vrabel. Gonzalez said things changed inside the building from 2023 to 2024.