The Patriots are about to embark on a transformational offseason, which means there’s a lot to talk about in New England!
NESN wanted to outline exactly how much needs to be done, especially in an offseason where you could see more than half the Patriots roster overturned. We decided the best way to do that would be a step-by-step look into the minutiae of it all.
New England’s offseason already has included significant organizational changes, and it soon will see major trades, free agency additions and losses, and an extremely important NFL draft. We want to delve into all of that, with specific examples coming together to build out a better roster for the future.
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Here’s how New England can pull off the perfect 2025 offseason.
New England made our job pretty easy by turning over a large part of the organization relatively quickly, but Mike Vrabel (head coach), Josh McDaniels (offensive coordinator) and Terrell Williams (defensive coordinator) aren’t the only new faces you can expect to see around One Patriot Place in 2025.
The Patriots recently announced their full coaching staff, which includes a wealth of names you already knew before the announcement. Thomas Brown, Doug Marrone, Todd Downing and Ben McAdoo have been around the block, with three of the four having head coaching experience. Vrabel retained very few members of the staff from last season, focusing on experience, familiarity and upside while building things out.
Vrabel is probably set with his decisions, but we didn’t start this thing to have people do the work for us. So, we decided to add one extra name to an already established staff.
Kris Richard was successful as defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks from 2015 to 2017 but found himself in lesser roles for the Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys over the last several seasons after leaving over personnel decisions. The Patriots should look for him to take on a defensive passing game coordinator role under Williams, allowing him to have some real input for the first time in a while and provide play-calling experience on the defensive side of the ball.
That leaves the following organizational projections for 2025:
COACHING STAFF
Mike Vrabel (Head Coach)
Josh McDaniels (Offensive Coordinator)
Terrell Williams (Defensive Coordinator)
Jeremy Springer (Special Teams Coordinator)
Thomas Brown (Tight Ends/Off. Passing Game Coordinator)
Ashton Grant (Quarterbacks)
Tony Dews (Running Backs)
Todd Downing (Wide Receivers)
Doug Marrone (Offensive Line)
Jason Houghtaling (Assistant Offensive Line)
Robert Kugler (Assistant Offensive Line)
Riley Larkin (Offensive Assistant)
Chuckie Keeton (Offensive Assistant)
Kris Richard (Def. Passing Game Coordinator)
Clint McMillan (Defensive Line)
Zak Kuhr (Inside Linebackers)
Mike Smith (Outside Linebackers)
Justin Hamilton (Cornerbacks)
Scott Booker (Safeties)
Ben McAdoo (Senior Defensive Assistant)
Vinny DePalma (Defensive Assistant)
Kevin Richardson (Defensive Assistant)
Milton Patterson (Defensive Assistant)
Tom Quinn (Assistant Special Teams)
Frank Piraino (Director of Sports Performance)
Deron Mayo (Strength and Conditioning)
Brian McDonough (Assistant Strength and Conditioning)
FRONT OFFICE
Robert Kraft (Chairman/CEO)
Jonathan Kraft...