Streicher, by the way, is a walking, talking reminder of the Belichickian model. Working for Vrabel in Tennessee, he rose from special assistant to the head coach in 2018 to director of football administration five years later; the same title Belichick’s assistant, Berj Najarian, once held.

The chase for a No. 1 receiver has been an elusive pipe dream for the New England Patriots for years. Rarely has the team gone all-in at the receiver position, but that could obviously change with Bill Belichick no longer running things.

Speaking at the 2025 Scouting Combine, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel spoke about the increased Jets rivalry as well as those around the rest of the division such as the Buffalo