""We're going to need him. We're going to need everybody," Vrabel told reporters on Monday. "He's got talent, skill-set, he's a good protector, we trust him in protection, and we'll get through this. I think a lot of it is just consistency and continuing to build confidence, but you have to go out there and do it.""
"Since 2005, there have only been three Patriots running backs other than Stevenson (Laurence Maroney in 2009, LeGarrette Blount in 2013, and Stevan Ridley in 2012 and 2013) who fumbled three times in a season. The most a Patriots running back had in a season during that span was four. Stevenson is one fumble away from back-to-back three-fumble seasons."
"Several potential factors could be at play here. As former players, Vrabel and Mayo can empathize with current players in a way that's different from Bill Belichick, who never played pro football."
Rhamondre Stevenson has eight fumbles over his last 18 games, including two lost fumbles on Sunday after beginning the season with two clean games. Mike Vrabel remains patient and continues to depend on Stevenson because of his talent, protection ability, and production. The coaching staff assigns responsibility to Stevenson to improve ball security while showing more tolerance than recent Patriots regimes. Since 2005 only three other Patriots running backs fumbled three times in a season and the single-season maximum in that span was four. Stevenson is one fumble away from consecutive three-fumble seasons.
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