Bill O'Brien has his hands full as head coach of the Boston College Eagles, but he's feeling extremely upbeat about the Patriots under new head coach Mike Vrabel.

To start their NFL offseason, the New England Patriots made a coaching change. They moved on from Jerod Mayo and brought in Mike Vrabel to replace him. Already,

The Patriots' roster is loaded with waiver-wire-level players, many of whom can be jettisoned without much consequence. Better for Mike Vrabel to do that and put his stamp on the team, rather than accept the current last-place roster.