Ex-Patriots Super Bowl champion makes bold 2025 prediction for team
Ex-Patriots Super Bowl champion makes bold 2025 prediction for team
Former New England Patriots defensive tackle Lawrence Guy thinks the Patriots will do more than just improve upon their ugly, four-win 2024 season.
He believes New England will be a playoff team.
The team has made sweeping changes, including firing Jerod Mayo as the head coach and hiring Mike Vrabel as the replacement. Vrabel headed up free agency and the 2025 NFL draft, along with lead personnel executive Eliot Wolf. That work included the Patriots being heavy spenders in free agency and selecting 11 players on the draft board.
"I think they're going to be in the playoffs just because of what they have done in this offseason with [Morgan] Moses being hired, with their first-round draft pick on a left tackle, the energy they're bringing in, Mike [Vrabel] coming in," Guy said on The Jim Rome Show. "I've been in training camp with Mike when he was at Tennessee, and I loved the energy. I know what he's bringing. That's something that New England needs."
Guy's prediction isn't as outlandish as some might think when considering the Patriots have one of the easiest schedules in the league in 2025. Things also aren't nearly as scary in the AFC East division this time around.
The New York Jets appear to be retooling after moving on from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and the Miami Dolphins don't look as strong on paper as they did a year ago. That leaves the Buffalo Bills as the only juggernaut in New England's path.
The fate of the Patriots will ultimately come down to Drake Maye's progression in Year 2. Jayden Daniels was the reason the Washington Commanders went from a perennial loser to a serious playoff contender.
Maye will have to be the reason the Patriots do the same.
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