"Mike Vrabel has taken his first season as head coach of the New England Patriots all the way to the Super Bowl, and that's a beautiful thing. But the head coach who's talked a ton about building a program in Foxboro this season will have little time to spare after next week's showdown with the Seattle Seahawks. Regardless of the embarrassing "luck" narratives being pushed by the national media, the Patriots have won 17 games this year"
"It's all playing out exactly how Vrabel envisioned, albeit, probably a year or two early. And after turning over more than 40 percent of the roster during his first offseason, the Patriots figure to be active again in 2026 to continue building this thing in Vrabel's vision. That puts free agency, which opens about a month after Super Bowl LX, firmly on the Patriots' radar."
Mike Vrabel led the Patriots to the Super Bowl in his first season as head coach. The Patriots won 17 games and return to elite status with high fan expectations for 2026. The roster experienced more than 40 percent turnover in Vrabel's first offseason, and the team expects to be active again in 2026. Free agency opens about a month after the Super Bowl and the Patriots currently project roughly $34 million in salary-cap space. The roster has solid starters but lacks depth. The team can more than double cap room using four non-release moves. Restructuring DE Milton Williams could save about $13.4 million after his four-year, $104 million signing.
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