{"id":752901,"date":"2026-02-15T01:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T01:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/752901\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T01:58:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T01:58:23","slug":"patriots-hold-on-to-key-coach-who-was-crucial-for-drake-mayes-improvement-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/752901\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots hold on to key coach who was crucial for Drake Maye&#8217;s improvement in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">A major reason the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-england-patriots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">New England Patriots<\/a> reached Super Bowl LX was the breakout performance of Drake Maye. Following his impressive 2025 campaign, several members of the coaching staff drew interest from other teams. However, the Patriots have managed to retain one key figure who played a crucial role in the quarterback\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">After a challenging rookie season in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/drake-maye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Maye<\/a> made significant strides in 2025. He led New England to <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Super Bowl<\/a> LX and, despite the loss, gave fans reason to believe the franchise may have finally found Tom Brady\u2019s long-term successor.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The Patriots recognize the importance of maintaining that upward trajectory. As a result, they ensured continuity by keeping quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant, who was instrumental in Maye\u2019s growth and transformation into a more polished and confident starter.<\/p>\n<p>Which team was interested in Ashton Grant?<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/las-vegas-raiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> expressed interest in interviewing Ashton Grant for their vacant offensive coordinator position. However, the Patriots blocked the request, as they are determined to retain him for at least another season.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Grant currently serves as the Patriots\u2019 quarterbacks coach and is widely viewed as a key factor behind Drake Maye\u2019s significant improvement in 2025. It was his first year in the role after joining the organization alongside head coach Mike Vrabel.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Prior to Grant\u2019s arrival, Maye worked with T.C. McCartney under former head coach Jerod Mayo. During the 2024 season, Maye finished with a 3\u20139 record and a 55.2 QBR. In 2025, his performance took a major leap, leading New England to a 14\u20133 record and a Super Bowl appearance, while posting a 77.1 QBR in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Patriots 2026 NFL season outlook will elevate competition as team hopes to go back to the Super Bowl\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/patriots-2026-nfl-season-outlook-will-elevate-competition-as-team-hopes-to-go-back-to-the-super-bowl\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mike-vrabel-1-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"Patriots 2026 NFL season outlook will elevate competition as team hopes to go back to the Super Bowl\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">Patriots 2026 NFL season outlook will elevate competition as team hopes to go back to the Super Bowl<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/ffranco\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ffranco-80x80.webp.webp\" alt=\"Fernando Franco Puga\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Fernando Franco is an accomplished writer and sports journalist who specializes in soccer, NFL, MLB, and MMA. Since joining Bolavip US in 2022, he has significantly broadened his sports journalism repertoire, offering deep insights and comprehensive coverage. Fernando&#8217;s writing career began in 2013, and over the years, he has made notable contributions to leading sports media outlets such as Sopitas.com, Diario AS USA, and Goal. His articles are well-regarded for their depth and analytical approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major reason the New England Patriots reached Super Bowl LX was the breakout performance of Drake Maye.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2050],"tags":[833,7,1167,249,2326,2094,6,208],"class_list":{"0":"post-752901","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-england-patriots","8":"tag-drake-maye","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-new-england","11":"tag-new-england-patriots","12":"tag-newengland","13":"tag-newenglandpatriots","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-patriots"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116072173229219561","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}