A Patriots roster that lacked talent on both sides of the ball finished Week 18 with a record of 4-13 before owner Robert Kraft showed Mayo the door.

“For me as a player, especially a quarterback, you want that,” Maye said. “You like that. You want to be coached hard. We’re playing at the highest level, but we still need to be coached hard. ... We probably need that, a little hard coaching.”

Mike Vrabel is looking to set a new tone in New England, and Patriots quarterback Drake Maye tells Phil Perry he's fully on board.