Pats Pulpit
Last week’s SB Nation Reacts survey showed that New England Patriots fans were an optimistic bunch heading into the 2025 NFL season. A whooping 91 percent claimed that they would feel good about the direction of the team ahead of Week 1, and it is not hard to see why — from Mike Vrabel headlining a new-look coaching staff, to a restocked roster, to the development of second-year quarterback Drake Maye.
Then came the season opener. The Patriots did jump to a 10-7 halftime lead, but things started to unravel over the third and fourth quarters resulting in a rather uninspiring 20-13 loss to the visiting Las Vegas Raiders.
Was that game merely a blip on the radar? Or a worrying display of a team not as good as initially thought? And does any of this change how you feel about the direction of the Patriots? Welcome to this week’s Reacts survey.
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