Dan Graziano

He's had himself a difficult offseason, obviously, but I think we know he can coach.

I do think that the Patriots were beneficiaries last year.

The fans up there hate to hear it.

They were beneficiaries of an easy schedule last year.

There's no question about it.

And that included...

their playoff run where CJ Stroud showed up and looked like he forgot he was, you know, it was actually right-handed and where the Broncos quarterback got hurt on the last play or whatever of the game before.

And they had to play with their backs up in the snow.

So they got, they got lucky to some extent.

So I think it's more likely they take a little step back here on their way to future continued Superbowl success than that.

They repeated right away.

Well, I think the one guy that stands out is Brandon Ayoub, the receiver in San Francisco.

They're hoping to trade him, but I don't think they can.

Everybody knows they're going to have to cut him eventually.

He's getting $27 million this year if they don't.

And and I don't think anybody wants to trade for that.

He's coming off an injury, hasn't played since October of 2024.

So I think he's on a different team.

And this may be of interest in the market where you are, because that's a team that's been connected to him an awful lot.

So I'd look for him to be on a different team one way or another.