The New England Patriots are in a complete rebuild mode as they prepare for the 2024 season. Owner Robert Kraft made the difficult decision to fire Bill Belichick and that means the Patriots are in a new era with Jerod Mayo taking over as head coach.
In some ways, when a team is at the start of rebuilding, the pressure decreases to a degree because expectations are reduced. But this is the Patriots franchise, the team that dominated the NFL from 2001 through 2018 by winning six Super Bowls. As a result, there is little patience for a team that has only two playoff appearances in the last 5 years and lost both of those games.