Patriots QB Drake Maye seems thrilled with his new head coach and offensive coordinator | Sporting News

Over the last few weeks, the New England Patriots have undergone quite a change, firing head coach Jerod Mayo, hiring Mike Vrabel to take his spot and building out a staff to support the new head coach in 2025.

Vrabel comes to New England with experience as both a player and a coach, with varying levels of success in each role.

During his time as a linebacker, he won three Super Bowls with the Patriots, and since moving to the sidelines, he led the Tennessee Titans to three postseason appearances in six seasons.

This next year, he'll be asked to turn New England back into a postseason contender after three years missing the playoffs and back-to-back 4-13 campaigns that resulted in Mayo and Bill Belichick losing their jobs as head coach.

Luckily, Vrabel seems to already have the quarterback situation figured out, as 2024 third-overall pick Drake Maye showed flashes throughout his rookie campaign that saw him earn Pro Bowl honors as an alternate.

Maye has been pretty quiet since the end of the season, but he spoke to SiriusXM this week about his new head coach.

He reached out to me and we got on the phone.

Hes been awesome," Maye said.

"Obviously, [hes] a guy whos done it, played in the league and won a Super Bowl.

You have a respect for what hes done and seen what hes done.

I think the biggest thing is hes been a head coach, and he knows what its like.

So excited to get up to New England and get things going.

The Patriots also brought Josh McDaniels back to New England for his third stint as the franchise's offensive coordinator.

He'll work closely with Maye, and that's another challenge that the quarterback is excited about.

"Coach McDaniels, obviously what he's done [with the Patriots] and the success he's had, I'm fortunate to be able to have a guy come in who has done it at a high level and learn from him coaching one of the best ever -- the best ever in my opinion, Tom," Maye said.

"So I have a great chance to go back -- all those years of film he has in the little database, it's all their play-calls, all Coach McDaniels' stuff and what he did with Tom.

So it's fortunate for me to go back and study it up and get ready for this next season." The trio of Vrabel, McDaniels and Maye could be the future of the Patriots for the next decade if there's legitimate growth from last season in every aspect.

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