A new look, the same quality Patriots coverage.
Hey friends!
You probably have heard the phrase ad nauseam over the last few months: it’s a new era in New England. With the dynasty days firmly in the rear-view mirror and the Jerod Mayo experiment ending after just one disappointing year, the Patriots decided to rebuild once again this offseason by hiring Mike Vrabel as their head coach.
The goal is clear: to make the organization better from top to bottom, and to finally give fans something to look forward to again. A fresh start. A clean, new look.
At least from our perspective, we’re bought into that vision — so much so that we decided to follow suit.
Admittedly that’s hyperbole, but change is indeed also coming to Pats Pulpit.
In just a couple of weeks, we will be switching to a new platform as part of a network-wide move at SB Nation. This will change the look of the site and also make it faster and more reliable on any device you use. Like going from Mayo to Vrabel, the hope is that this is a clear upgrade.
When you land on the site, it will look cleaner — less clunky, with more white space, and a better ad experience with faster load times — but will still operate business as usual. We will continue to have all of our usual content, analysis, and news, and follow our goal of bringing you the Patriots coverage you can find.
Community discussion and content created by you will also be more prominently featured in the newly design. The best comment threads will be easy to find, and staff and commenters alike will be able to start conversations whenever they like with a brand new tool.
The plan is to do an early-August reveal, so consider this a heads-up. You will hear more from us when it’s almost here, because we want to make this as open and smooth process as possible for everyone involved — the staff here at the Pulpit, and most importantly you: the readers, the commenters, the lurkers, the people who make all of this possible with their continued support.
Pats Pulpit will look a little different, feel a little faster, and, most importantly, have a bigger role for you, the community. So, make sure to stick around and check it out.
And now, we return to our usual programming.
Go Pats!