Patriots offensive players reveal Mike Vrabel's strategy in meetings that keeps the players on their toes
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has a strategy when leading meetings with his team, and center Garrett Bradbury along with running back Antonio Gibson gave some insight into what that is. “A big thing I was told coming in, was Coach Vrabel will ask a bunch of questions in team meetings,” Bradbury told reporters […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has a strategy when leading meetings with his team, and center Garrett Bradbury along with running back Antonio Gibson gave some insight into what that is.
“A big thing I was told coming in, was Coach Vrabel will ask a bunch of questions in team meetings,” Bradbury told reporters on Thursday. “Like, you have to know your stuff, which I love.
“I think that if you have to be ready to answer any questions, whether it’s about rules, whether it’s about goals, whether it’s about individual plays, coaching points, I think everyone in that meeting room understands they have to be on top of their stuff. And when you do that, if you’re the left tackle, and you know what the right guard is going to do, you play faster.
“When you know the whole system, the whole big picture, you know what the receivers have to do, or Coach Vrabel is up there talking about the defense and what they’re angles and their thought process, you see the big picture of the game, and I think the faster you can play, the better you can play. So I think that’ll be good moving forward as a collective locker room and team meeting room where everyone knows everyone’s job."
Vrabel's strategy ensures the players are always listening and retaining the information just in case Vrabel happens to call on them.
“He asks lots of questions, just to keep us on our toes,” Gibson added. “You can see he’s super excited. You hear stories from players, he’s popping into everybody’s (position meeting) room. He can’t sit still for too long.”
While the cold-calling can be annoying in the moment, it's clear Vrabel is doing it for the good of the team, ensuring that everybody knows everyone's role at each moment. That's what will lead to success.
