{"id":16315,"date":"2025-03-05T02:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T02:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16315"},"modified":"2025-03-05T02:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T02:53:32","slug":"breaking-patriots-rivals-reportedly-believe-new-england-building-deadly-combination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16315","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Patriots&#8217; Rivals Reportedly Believe New England Building &#8216;Deadly Combination&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-2017792\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->For two decades, the New England Patriots were built off their coach and quarterback.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/Drake_Maye.jpg?w=480&amp;h=270&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"NFL Rumors: Patriots Considering Reunion With Franchise Legend\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No, Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye aren\u2019t Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, and will never be. But having Vrabel and Maye in place together is a terrific building block for the Patriots.<\/p>\n<p>Those around the league seem to know it, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn AFC East scout described Vrabel and Maye as a \u2018deadly combination\u2019 and said it\u2019s \u2018scary\u2019 to see the Patriots putting the right pieces in place, including (Eliot) Wolf and vice president of player personnel (Ryan) Cowden,\u201d the Boston Herald\u2019s Andrew Callahan and Doug Kyed wrote in a story published this past weekend. \u201cOne team source called Vrabel and Maye \u2018the best things going\u2019 for the Patriots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Getting the coach-quarterback tandem right is one of the toughest tasks to master in the NFL. The Patriots faltered in that regard in recent years, and they are far from the only team in the league to do so.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Patriots-must-complete-in-2025-NFL-offseason.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Perfect trade Patriots must complete in 2025 NFL offseason\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A post-prime Cam Newton was never the answer and Mac Jones and Belichick butting heads made the offense sink even deeper into ineptitude. Replacing Belichick with Jerod Mayo wasn\u2019t the answer, either.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>But perhaps the biggest positive to come out of last season\u2019s abysmal 4-13 campaign was the potential Maye showed as a rookie. The 22-year-old flashed his playmaking ability with his arm and legs in 12 starts. He threw for 2,276 yards with 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while also rushing for 421 yards and two scores.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Maye has a coach guiding him who, exactly, has a clue. 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