FOXBOROUGH - During the week, Mike Vrabel talked about the importance of the Patriots getting stronger as the game wore on, and winning the second half in their season opener against Las Vegas.

That was one of Vrabel’s keys to beating the Raiders.

That didn’t happen.

Vrabel’s hope of getting good enough to take advantage of bad football?

Not even close.

What about details, technique and fundamentals? Effort and finish?

The Patriots flunked most of Vrabel’s tenets across the board in the 20-13 loss to Pete Carroll’s Raiders.

And the players knew it.

Wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who was one of the bright spots during his Patriots debut (6 catches, 57 yards), said it felt like failing a parent.

“That’s a guy you wanna run through a wall for. Obviously, he was a player, I got a lot

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