Might 9, 2025; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks the to media throughout a press convention at Gillette Stadium. Necessary Credit score: Eric Canha-Imagn Photos
Coming off consecutive 4-13 seasons, the New England Patriots are hoping to show the web page rapidly below new head coach Mike Vrabel.
“I believe there’s an pleasure. There’s an vitality,” Vrabel advised reporters Tuesday because the group’s offseason program received underway. ” I believe there is a willingness of gamers that stroll in and need to enhance, need to get to know the brand new gamers and those that they are aware of from final yr, the coaches and every part else. We’re simply consistently attempting to construct that each day.”
Vrabel, who performed for the Patriots from 2001-08 and coached the Tennessee Titans from 2018-23, replaces Jerod Mayo. Mayo solely coached one season after succeeding six-time Tremendous Bowl winner Invoice Belichick.
Proper now, Vrabel stated the Patriots try to combine second-year quarterback Drake Maye and the remainder of the roster into a brand new system forward of subsequent month’s necessary minicamp.
“I believe everyone’s labored extraordinarily laborious, together with Drake, to select up what we need to do offensively and defensively,” Vrabel stated. “Now that has to begin to translate onto the apply discipline in a spring setting, with out pads, and I believe that we’re off to an excellent begin. We had a optimistic day. We had been capable of combine some velocity stuff in and aggressive stuff to some extent.”
Though these are non-contact periods, Vrabel stated there are nonetheless issues he needs to see in each apply.
“That we’re out and in of the huddle, that there are clear substitutions, that there is communication,” he started. “You hear the protection making checks when anyone on the offense strikes or motions. There’s coordination, and that the offense is transferring with urgency and that the play clock is not sitting at zero for 4 seconds. All the operational issues.
“After which there’s clearly received to be a degree of execution after we’re within the velocity, after which after we get to the jog-through, can we apply at a tempo that is lower than 100-percent and nonetheless get one thing out of it.”
Vrabel confirmed that the Patriots will maintain joint practices throughout coaching camp later this summer season with each the Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings.
He additionally gave an replace on operating again Rhamondre Stevenson, who’s coping with the passing of his father in March.
“We’re extraordinarily excited to have him with us. I have been in fixed communication with him, and clearly our ideas and prayers are with him and his household as they heal and so they grieve, and I need to be part of that to assist him, and get to know him,” Vrabel stated of Stevenson, additionally praising his on-field effort and efficiency from final season.
“He will be a big a part of what we do, and we’ll simply have to find out the place he is at when he is again right here,” Vrabel stated of Stevenson.
New England opens the common season at dwelling in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 7.
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