Are the Patriots truly better than last year? Yes, and here are six reasons why
Are the Patriots truly better than last year? Yes, and here are six reasons why  
Podcast: Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast
Published On: Wed Jun 18 2025
Description: There is optimism surrounding the Patriots heading into the 2025 NFL season. Is it warranted, or too early to tell? Tom Curran lays out his six reasons the Patriots will be better in 2025. Phil Perry joins to give his take on how optimistic Patriots fans should be.5:00 - Reasons to be optimistic? Or is it too early to tell? 7:30 - Six reasons the Patriots are truly better than last year 12:30 - Impact of the defensive front-seven 19:00 - Can the Patriots have a shutdown secondary? 22:30 - Patriots got a breezy schedule WATCH every episode of the Patriots Talk podcast on YouTubeFollow NBC Sports Boston:NBCSportsBoston.comX @NBCSpatriotsFacebookInstagramTikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.