There wasn't much to like about the debut of Mike Vrabel's 2025 Patriots. They were outplayed, outcoached, and outclassed by the Las Vegas Raiders. Being "outcoached" was the one thing that was furthest from the mind. Small consolation, at least Vrabel was outcoached by a top NFL Head Coach and maybe a Pro Football Hall of Famer to boot, all-time nice guy, Pete Carroll.
On the positive side, they didn't get blown out, always a good thing, and last year's dreadful team won their first game, so maybe a turnaround isn't all that remote a possibility.