Back with another strong Patriots mailbag. This week, we have questions about Mike Vrabel, the coaching staff, who might be picking the groceries come draft weekend, and much more. Let’s get to it.

The Patriots have plenty of work this offseason following a tough 2024 campaign. Alongside Eliot Wolf and new front office member Ryan Cowden— whom Vrabel was able to poach from the New York Giants —New England and its new coach have nearly $130 million in cap space to work with to turn over the roster.

Reiss also said a pair of defensive coaches — director of skill development Joe Kim and defensive assistant Keith Jones Jr. — won’t be returning. Jones took a job at Appalachian State last week and the university announced the move, so that’s been public knowledge.

Players and opponents would do well not to go at new Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. Former Pats QB Brian Hoyer knows that well.

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

Some of the legendary coaches' philosophies — including game plans, practice plans and training — have rubbed off on Vrabel.

As a former player, coach Mike Vrabel always had connections to the New England Patriots organization, and that was probably enough to get him a coaching job with the team earlier. However, he felt a need to leave New England and build his own path to an eventual

As much as Ben Johnson or any other hotshot might have supplied some sizzle, that’s not what this Patriots team needs.

Josh McDaniels is reportedly considered "the favorite" for the Patriots' offensive coordinator job. Read more on Boston.com.

The #Patriots spent this past Tuesday interviewing #Bears interim coach and OC Thomas Brown for their vacant OC job under new coach Mike Vrabel, sources say.

The New England Patriots have hired head coach Mike Vrabel, and now work kicks into high gear to form a staff. On Saturday, Ian Rapoport of NFL