Hope springs eternal in New England. But what exactly does improvement look like for the 2025 Patriots?

After back-to-back 4-13 seasons, can new head coach Mike Vrabel guide New England to its first playoff appearance since 2021?

That depends on a myriad of questions, from the health and production of new faces like Stefon Diggs to the development of second-year quarterback Drake Maye to the effectiveness of a revamped defense under new defensive coordinator Terrell Williams.

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So, with Week 1 officially upon us -- the Patriots open at home against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday -- we asked our Patriots Insiders Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry to peer into

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