These aren’t the same New England Patriots you remember.
Gone is the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach Bill Belichick, who reigned as both de facto general manager and coach for 23 years. Gone is the secretive and robotic messaging when dealing with the outside world. Gone are the “do your job” slogans and old ways of looking at things.
The changes in New England start at the top with first-year head coach Jerod Mayo and executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf. Those changes have trickled down to the coaching staff and roster.