Mike Vrabel hasn't made a final call yet on the first massive task he has as the Patriots HC
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – Mike Vrabel has officially been introduced as the New England Patriots head coach. And now it's time for him to get to work. There's a lot of holes to fill within the Patriots organization, and right now, it starts with the coaching staff. The offensive and defensive coordinator search is officially on. […]
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – Mike Vrabel has officially been introduced as the New England Patriots head coach.
And now it's time for him to get to work.
There's a lot of holes to fill within the Patriots organization, and right now, it starts with the coaching staff.
The offensive and defensive coordinator search is officially on.
"That's far from solidified. We want to put the best talented coaches in front of our players," Vrabel told reporters during his introductory press conference. "When they stand in front of these players, I want the players to embrace what every coach is teaching.
And with that, he expects three key things from all of the coaches.
"I will tell you this, as long as I'm the head coach here, our coaches will have three simple jobs — and they sound simple, and they're probably not as simple as we want to make them be. They want to teach, they want to develop, and they want to inspire our players by making a connection," he added. "We're going to make strong connections with our players so that we can coach them and we can push them.
"I've really believed in this system, and I believe in having great teachers, great developers, and also coaches that will inspire our men by making a connection so that they know exactly what makes them tick."
For the offensive coordinator position, Josh McDaniels is reported to be a frontrunner. And even Rob Gronkowski agrees with that move.
"If I'm Mike Vrabel, the first thing I would do is call up and dial up the number of Josh McDaniels, a familiar face to Patriots fans and hire him as offensive coordinator as soon as possible," Gronkowski said on FOX's NFL show on Sunday.
As for the defensive coordinator position, there are a lot of great candidates.
So, let's see who joins Vrabel's staff.
