New England Patriots Patriots rookie Eli Raridon is looking like a potential Day 1 contributor "I think things are starting to slow down for me." Lomu’s future profile as New England’s starting right tackle and Jacas’ injury woes have drawn plenty of headlines. Speaking on Monday, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said Raridon has started to find traction after worrying less about making mistakes as a rookie in camp. I think it’s a great mentality to have and to win in this league, you have to play fast,” Raridon said. I think we can play fast, you know, obviously play smart, but not worry too much about making a mistake.