The New England Patriots sit at 3-2 through five games in Mike Vrabel’s first season, with recent victories over the Raiders, Bills, and Steelers showcasing offensive output led by quarterback Drake Maye and a defense allowing the fourth-fewest points per game. Vrabel continues to handle day-to-day duties, including injury updates and weekly press conferences into mid-October, following an offseason hire that aligned him with the franchise’s long-term plans around its young signal-caller. Midseason head-coach changes remain uncommon absent sustained losing streaks or roster fractures, and current results plus the compressed timeline to December 31 limit realistic paths to departure. A sharp downturn in the remaining schedule or unforeseen off-field developments could still shift dynamics, though the present trajectory supports broad trader consensus against an exit.