"You can find out what your culture looks like when your family, your business, and your team is at its low point... We're going to earn the right to be here every day. We're going to remove entitlement from our football team."
"Vrabes has always been the type of guy to hear leaders out, and to hear the guys that give their all to the team. I think the meetings have been great. We come together as a group and make a lot of decisions together."
"teetering on a mutiny"
"a soft football team across the board"
Last season the Patriots locker room faced severe dysfunction, with the environment described as "teetering on a mutiny" and the team labeled "a soft football team across the board" after a Week 7 loss. Jerod Mayo's hold on the locker room appeared to slip, leaving players and fans frustrated and drained. Mike Vrabel implemented a culture overhaul focused on earning the right to be there each day and removing entitlement. The team responded on the field with a 10-2 record, more wins than the previous two seasons combined, and players publicly praised the collaborative meetings and coaching approach.
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