In his first season as Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel took a team that had gone 4-13 two years in a row and took it to the Super Bowl. He’s definitely off to a good start.
But after a disappointing performance at Super Bowl LX, Vrabel said his team still has work to do.
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“I like the baseand we will try to improve it,” Vrabel said, via ESPN’s Mike Reiss.
Vrabel noted that every team makes changes, and sometimes those changes mean moving on from players who contributed to their Super Bowl success.
“We’ll have to make tough decisions, and we’ll try to make them in the best interest of the team. As always, that will never change,” Vrabel said.
These changes will likely affect older, more expensive players.
“As I was taught, we talk about the business of the NFL, we look for the best, youngest and cheapest player every day, and the players we have try to prevent that from happening,” Vrabel said. “And that’s the dynamic. That’s the business of the National Football League.”
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The Patriots have a good salary cap space, but that doesn’t mean they’ll pay a player more than they think he’ll be worth in 2026 just because they like the contributions he made in 2025. If they think they can improve the roster by giving up some of the players who helped them reach the Super Bowl, they will.
