But I’ll let Kirk handle his own PR and get right to the heart of this matter.
Mike Vrabel was the first hire of the offseason.
Which was to take their time in their search for coordinators.
They didn’t need to make this choice fast; they needed to get it right.
Josh McDaniels works on so many levels, I can’t even reduce them all to blog length.
So won’t even try.
But let’s begin at the obvious one.
They finished 6th in the league in points.
With a receiving corps of Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, Nelson Agholor and N’Keal Harry.
And most important of all, a rookie quarterback you may remember, named Mac Jones.
And he couldn’t come within a million astronomical units of doing what McDaniels accomplished with him.
As a reminder, in case you’ve forgotten, Drake Maye is not Mac Jones.
He’s got 10 times the athletic talent, arm strength and running ability.
And so far has shown he’s better at processing information, reading defenses and making good decisions.
Even on his third tour of duty in New England.
Rarely does anyone get a second chance.
Few (Pete Carroll) ever get a third.
He’s a born offensive coordinator.
And he’s the Patriots for as long as they want him.
I’ll just address one caveat I have.
I wanted to try something different.
And wanted a fresh new approach.
Then I got a taste of Van Pelt’s.
And saw the two wideouts they drafted in the top 110 picks combine for 13 catches and 99 yards.
And to win his fourth ring as OC of the NEPs.
Well done, Vrabel.
So far, everything in 2025 is coming up Thornton.
