Patriots
“I did not know what was occurring.”
The 2025 Patriots have an extended solution to go on the subject of shifting previous back-to-back four-win seasons.
However after witnessing Patriots coaching camp firsthand final week, three-time Tremendous-Bowl champion Julian Edelman likes what he sees from a revamped New England roster this summer time.
Edelman, who was on the sector in Foxborough throughout a bodily padded follow on Aug. 4, mentioned the workforce he witnessed final week was an enchancment over a 2024 workforce that couldn’t achieve any traction throughout a chaotic camp.
“Josh [McDaniels] seems like he has the offense going,” Edelman told former Patriots teammate Rob Gronkowski during the duo’s “Dudes on Dudes” podcast. “It looks like there’s much more cohesiveness this yr. They give the impression of being energized. I believe Drake [Maye] appeared actually good. I imply, he was making it look simple. … That’s an indication of him trying good.
“Simply operational, like getting the play in, getting the personnel teams in, getting the play name, figuring out the protection, getting the cadence off, altering safety … like he had all that stuff, appeared superb. The [TreVeyon] Henderson child out of the backfield appeared superb. Second-round decide at Ohio State, had a pair huge performs. Seems good, seems hungry.”
Even with a brand new head coach in Mike Vrabel now in place in Foxborough, Edelman mentioned the return of McDaniels as offensive coordinator introduced some semblance of familiarity to the workforce’s offensive schemes throughout camp — a sentiment that didn’t translate to final yr’s camp underneath Jerod Mayo and Alex Van Pelt.
“It was cool to go to this yr’s [camp] in comparison with final yr’s, as a result of I noticed the system they have been working, and I may do a plus-minus system in my head for every man — as an alternative of like final yr after they’re working a totally totally different offense, West Coast. I didn’t know what was occurring,” Edelman mentioned. “So like, for me this yr, simply figuring out the offense and seeing how they executed.
“I used to be like, man, quite a lot of guys have been making performs. Pop Douglas made a pair performs. Six and 9 — [Javon] Baker and [Kayshon] Boutte, they made a pair performs. They missed a pair performs too. However they’ve potential to be a aggressive soccer workforce, and that might be a hit. You bought to handle your expectations whenever you had 4 wins final yr.”
As Edelman famous, it stays to be seen if the Patriots can truly make a push for the postseason this season with Maye and Vrabel main the cost.
However, because the Patriots attempt to take steps ahead and attempt to set up a successful tradition in 2025, Edelman was impressed with Vrabel’s efforts to set a brand new customary in Foxborough.
“I believed they appeared like knowledgeable soccer membership,” Edelman instructed Gronkowski. “And that’s what you need to appear to be. Nobody was on the bottom. It was a easy follow.
“Everybody’s bought pleasure. Vrabel’s bought excessive power. He’s round in every single place. He’s within the offensive drills, banging round with dudes. It was enjoyable.”
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