Eye On Foxborough

Ex-Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss Mike Vrabel — who was part of the regime that released Cassel from the Tennessee Titans and his ex-teammate — how Josh McDaniels eased Cassel into the starting role when Tom Brady tore his ACL in 2008, his initial impressions of Drake Maye and revealed what he admired most during the QB's rookie season, why he believes McDaniels will be great for Maye, some names Patriots fans should be looking at ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss Josh McDaniels' return and what that means for Drake Maye in Year 2, the Chiefs' chances at a 3-peat and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less than 10 days after being hired Mike Vrabel already has all three of his coordinators in place. Josh McDaniels will run the offense, while Terrell Williams handles the defense and Jeremy Springer stays on with special teams. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason explain why they're both quite optimistic about the hirings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time Super Bowl champion Christian Fauria joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss what the Patriots can expect from New England's new coach and Fauria's former teammate, Mike Vrabel, how he'll help Drake Maye, why he's the right guy for the job and shares a story from when the two were teammates on the Patriots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's official: Mike Vrabel is the new head coach of the New England Patriots. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into whether this was the right choice for Robert Kraft, what it means for the current front office, and who could be joining Vrabel on his Patriots coaching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The search for the next Patriots head coach is in full swing. New England has already hosted Byron Leftwich and Pep Hamilton, Mike Vrabel is in town Thursday, and the Patriots are hoping to interview Lions coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn later this week. So who is the best choice for New England's next head coach? Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jerod Mayo era has already come to an end in New England. Robert Kraft fired Mayo following a win over the Bills that cost the Patriots the No. 1 overall pick. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down the franchise-altering move and where the Patriots go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the No. 1 overall pick hanging in the balance, there's plenty at stake in Foxborough this weekend. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into whether the Patriots should tank against the Bills to guarantee themselves the top pick in next spring's draft and the guys weigh in on some big picture questions facing the franchise as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boston Herald Patriots beat reporter Andrew Callahan joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss New England's Week 17 loss, whether the Patriots should bench Drake Maye after moving into the top spot for the 2025 NFL Draft, what's next for Jerod Mayo and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots were flat-out embarrassed by the Chargers in a 40-7 loss on Saturday afternoon. Do the Krafts need to scrap everything and go back to the drawing board this offseason? Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down what needs to change to get New England back to respectability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hop in the rental car with Mark Daniels and Chris Mason as they drive back from a surprisingly competitive Patriots loss at Highmark Stadium. What should be made of New England's fast start, Rhamondre Stevenson's fumbling issues, and a questionable 4th quarter decision from Jerod Mayo? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Patriots continue to really disappoint, will the coaching staff be back next year? Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into the future of Jerod Mayo and New England's coordinators. At this point, the guys think there's one coach who's most likely to take the fall — though neither believes he deserves it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three-time Super Bowl champion Devin McCourty joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss the 2024 Patriots as the season is coming to a close. McCourty goes into how the team is lacking vocal leaders after the loss of David Andrews and Ja'Whaun Bentley, Jerod Mayo's shortcomings and where he went wrong, McCourty's meeting with Drake Maye, Bill Belichick's new job and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming off the bye week, the Patriots made more of the same mistakes as they lost to the Cardinals in one-sided fashion. Hop in the rental car with Chris Mason and Mark Daniels as they drive back from State Farm Stadium and break down what went wrong, a viral Jonathan Kraft moment, and what it might all mean for the future of the coaching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Belichick delivered a stunner, taking the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason react to Belichick's move to college, his introductory press conference, and dive into what it could mean for the current Patriots staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss the remaining schedule New England has ahead of it and what he expects, Drake Maye's progression as a rookie and what Hoyer has liked from the No. 3 overall pick, the Bill Belichick-UNC rumors and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award-wining MassLive columnist Matt Vautour joins Patriots reporter Karen Guregian for a game of "Would You Rather" Patriots edition where Guregian pits Drake Maye against other QB's around the league and the duo decide whether they'd take the rookie or a team's current quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots lost a 25-24 thriller to the Colts on Sunday afternoon. Chris Mason and Mark Daniels break down where things went wrong. Spoiler: Just about everybody not named "Drake Maye" is culpable in some fashion as the Patriots fell to 3-10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots weren't competitive in a blowout loss at Miami. Chris Mason and Mark Daniels break down what went wrong from Hard Rock Stadium, where the Patriots need to add pieces in the offseason, and what to make of a strange postgame locker room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Jones could have been getting offensive snaps far sooner, but nobody told Alex Van Pelt that the CB/PR played offense, too. Jones himself had to send the OC a text message earlier this month to volunteer his services. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down Jerod Mayo's coaching blunder in a quick-hit episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FTNFantasy's Chief Analytics Officer and the creator of DVOA Aaron Schatz joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss the 2024 Patriots, why there's reason for optimism beyond Drake Maye, why he believes New England is still projected to land the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The offense looked good for most of the afternoon, but faltered when it mattered most as the Patriots fell to the Rams. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down Drake Maye's late INT, some questionable coaching decisions from Jerod Mayo, and a disastrous day for New England's defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into the return of Christian Barmore and how he could impact the Patriots defense for the rest of the season. They also break down whether the Patriots are actually in the hunt, evaluate the job that Alex Van Pelt has done this season, and Daniels has quite a rant to close the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime Patriots captain David Andrews joined MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss Drake Maye's leadership, provides an injury update on his shoulder and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason are in Chicago, where the Patriots upset the Bears, 19-3. The guys share what they learned about Drake Maye's speech to the offense on Wednesday, recap a terrific day for the defense, and dive into Kendrick Bourne's unexpected benching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trade deadline came and went without the Patriots making a move, so New England is now rostering seven wide receivers. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down how the Patriots should solve that logjam, who needs to play down the stretch, and they dive into an odd offensive line move that the team is considering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Patriots quarterback and current SiriusXM NFL Radio host Jim Miller joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to preview the upcoming Patriots-Bears matchup, how Chicago's season has gone, impressions of Drake Maye and what the future could hold for Bill Belichick.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots lost to the Titans in overtime on Sunday afternoon, but Drake Maye led a dramatic comeback to force the extra period. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down Maye's big day from Nissan Stadium in Tennessee, why it looks like the Patriots found their guy, and the issues still facing this 2024 team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the trade deadline looming next Tuesday, the Patriots are in a position to sell off a few pieces. But who should they deal? And for how much? Should they buy, too? Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into the best path forward for Eliot Wolf and offer an update on Drake Maye and the concussion protocol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MassLive award-winning columnist Matt Vautour joins Karen Guregian to discuss some of his recent columns including where Bill Belichick could end up in 2025, what winning two straight games could mean for the Patriots and their fan base, Belichick's recent comments about his former Patriots team over the last few weeks and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots responded to Jerod Mayo's "soft" comment in emphatic fashion, knocking off the Jets 25-22 with Jacoby Brissett under center for most of the afternoon. Chris Mason and Mark Daniels break down how the Patriots pulled off the upset, Drake Maye's concussion, struggling wide receivers, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots are back from London and things aren't great. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into dysfunction in the WR room, how Jerod Mayo's "soft" message is being received across the locker room, and more insight from behind-the-scenes conversations this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time Super Bowl champion Christian Fauria joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss Jerod Mayo calling the Patriots “soft” and walking back those comments, where New England goes from here, Ja'Lynn Polk, why he's “cautiously optimistic” about Drake Maye and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three-time Super Bowl Patriots champion Ted Johnson joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss Drake Maye's first NFL start in Week 6 and why he was impressed by it. Johnson also looks at the offensive line and the defense — two areas that have struggled for New England, and dives into Alex Van Pelt and the job he's done thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots dropped Drake Maye's debut as a starter, but the rookie's play was largely encouraging. Chris Mason and Mark Daniels react to Maye's first start from Gillette Stadium and dive into what went wrong for the defense in a 41-21 loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John McClain, 2006 Dick McCann Memorial Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame and HoustonTexans.com writer, joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss the upcoming Patriots-Texans matchup at Gillette Stadium, Bill Belichick, the state of the Texans and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Multiple sources have confirmed to MassLive that Drake Maye will start against the Houston Texans so Chris Mason and Mark Daniels have an emergency pod. The guys dive into the plan for Maye, Jacoby Brissett's dip in production, how the rookie will fare against the Texans and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots lost an ugly one to the Dolphins, 15-10, and their losing streak hit four games. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into how undisciplined Jerod Mayo's team looked in this one and some perplexing play-calling decisions from Alex Van Pelt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down the loss of David Andrews and how that impacts the plan for Drake Maye. The guys then disagree on whether the Patriots should trade for Davante Adams, and dive into what things look like if Jerod Mayo's team loses to the undermanned Dolphins this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jump in the front seat as Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down New England's loss to the 49ers on their drive back from Santa Clara to San Francisco. The guys dive into whether the offense is fixable, Rhamondre Stevenson's fumbling issues, the defense letting another QB out of the pocket, and they try to find some silver linings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down the 5 biggest storylines heading into this weekend's game at San Francisco, and also provide updates on Christian Barmore's new projects and Drake Maye's progress on the practice field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time Super Bowl champion Damien Woody joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss the Patriots' ugly Week 3 loss, how New England's response in Week 4 could show if players are bought in with rookie coach Jerod Mayo and takes a look at some other teams across the league, including the 0-3 Bengals and Jaguars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab a coffee and hop in the car with Mark Daniels and Chris Mason as they drive back from New Jersey and discuss Drake Maye's debut, an uncharacteristically decaf showing from the Patriots defense, and some mixed messaging from Jerod Mayo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots pushed Seattle to the limit, but ultimately the Seahawks beat Jacoby Brissett and company in overtime. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down what went wrong, where the limitations with this offense are currently, and causes for optimism moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Daniels chatted with Drake Maye about what Week 1 was like as a backup, so he and Chris Mason dive into the rookie's development plan. The guys also preview the upcoming matchup with Seattle and make their picks for Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBC Sports Boston's Tom E. Curran joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss the Patriots' Week 1 win, the ESPN article detailing Robert Kraft's Hall of Fame quest and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots started the Jerod Mayo Era off in style, stunning the Bengals 16-10 in their season opener. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down how New England was able to pull off the upset in Cincinnati, and what they'll need to do to keep their newfound momentum rolling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's prediction time! Mark Daniels and Chris Mason make their picks for New England's 2024 record, when Drake Maye starts, the biggest sources of optimism and concern with this year's Patriots team and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dante Scarnecchia, former New England Patriots offensive line coach, joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss the 2024 O-line, expectations for the upcoming season, and more – including whether he'd come out of retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots were the last team in the league to name their Week 1 starter, but it wasn't a surprise: Jacoby Brissett. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down Jerod Mayo's decision, how both QBs reacted, what it means for Drake Maye moving forward, and Daniels rants about the process it took to get here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerod Mayo said Drake Maye has "outplayed" Jacoby Brissett in the Patriots QB competition. So should the rookie start Week 1? Mark Daniels and Chris Mason are on the same page here. They also dive into some troubling offensive line play, mixed messaging from Mayo, and Brissett's regression in the second half of camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices