One of the reasons why Mike Vrabel is the head coach of the Patriots in 2025 is because the team's 2024 offseason failed to turn up enough productive players and Vrabel signaled his desire to move things the other way earlier this week.

Eliot Wolf and the New England Patriots are gearing up to make the roster good enough to use the No. 4 pick on the best player available.

Because blame beats unemployment, jumping in front of a blame train nonetheless marked a good day for the Patriots’ personnel head. Wolf can speak at the combine because even after another disastrous season he’s still the head of an NFL front office. And according to Wolf, he’s maintained control over the 53-man roster.