Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo and head of personnel Eliot Wolf both have spoken at length about installing a new culture and a new way of operating in New England.
Mayo said he "(doesn't) like echo chambers" and expressed a desire to "knock down silos and collaborate." Wolf admitted there's "more of an open — less of a hard-ass type — vibe" at the Patriots' facility.
There's a reading of those comments that doesn't reflect well on former head coach Bill Belichick, who was the culture-setter in New England for the previous 24 seasons.