No staff handed for fewer yards per recreation (176.1) than the Patriots in 2024m and solely Cleveland (15.2) and the New York Giants (16.1) averaged fewer factors per contest than New England (17.0). The staff hasn’t had a 1,000-yard receiver since Julian Edelman caught 100 passes for 1,117 yards from quarterback Tom Brady in 2019.
Diggs was with the Vikings that yr however spent the subsequent 4 seasons with rival Buffalo, catching 445 passes for five,372 yards and 37 touchdowns. Assuming he makes a full restoration and may method these numbers with New England, Maye may simply end as a top-10 passer subsequent season.
What about Mike Vrabel?
The previous Patriots linebacker began his head-coaching profession with the Tennessee Titans in 2018, main the staff to 4 successful seasons on the best way to being named AP Coach of the Yr in 2021.
He misplaced his job after going 7-10 in 2022 and 6-11 in 2023. He labored as a advisor with the Browns in 2024 and was employed in January to switch former Patriot linebacker Jerod Mayo after one season. Vrabel mentioned he was humbled and grateful to be again in New England and talked about rebuilding the staff’s championship tradition at his introductory news conference.
“Our tradition goes to be constructed on successful, aggressive spirit all through our roster — gamers, coaches, employees — and the power to place staff first and care about anyone aside from your self,” Vrabel mentioned. “I am excited to do this. I am excited to get to work.”
After all, free-agent additions like Diggs, former Eagles defensive deal with Milton Williams and former Lions cornerback Carlton Davis ought to make his job a lot simpler in 2025.
The place ought to Will Campbell play?
Pro Football Focus referred to as the 6-foot-6, 323-pound prospect “an offensive lineman’s offensive lineman” and named him as the highest offensive deal with within the 2025 NFL Draft. All however two of his 2,548 snaps got here at left deal with with LSU, however some nonetheless imagine he’s higher suited to play guard.
Whereas huge, Campbell’s arms (32 ⅝ inches) are thought-about brief for an NFL deal with. Morgan Moses, the staff’s new proper deal with, and incumbent left deal with Vederian Lowe each have 35 ⅜ arms.
“I’m gonna play wherever the coach tells me to,” Campbell said at LSU’s pro day. “However I’ve talked to fairly a couple of individuals, and solely two groups that I’ve talked to out of all people see me as a guard, and that’s as a result of they have already got tackles.”
Arm size apart, Campbell has the dimensions, quickness and tenacity to play left deal with, but when he struggles, a transfer to protect, even briefly, gained’t damage him or his new staff in 2025.
