"Mike Vrabel is only 11 regular-season games into Year 1 as head coach of the New England Patriots, and the culture shift in Foxboro has already been seismic. We might've found out the real reason why following the Patriots' 27-14 rout of the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Vrabel has spoken a lot about building a program this year, and he's accomplished that feat in short order."
""We wanted to put a program around these players," Vrabel said. "I came here because of the familiarity, and I came here because of Drake. I knew what he would be, and it was important to come here and that's who I wanted to coach. So building a program is about that, it's about putting great people around your really good players, and that's what Drake is for us, and we've got a lot of those guys.""
"New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel: 'I came here because of Drake' Patriots quarterback Drake Maye joined the TNF crew after yet another surgical performance through he air. He was joined on the set by his head coach - and even Maye couldn't have expected what came next. Vrabel wasn't directly asked about his quarterback, but his response to a question by analyst Richard Sherman had the entire panel on the edge of their seats."
Mike Vrabel is 11 regular-season games into Year 1 as Patriots head coach and has sparked a seismic culture shift in Foxboro. The Patriots improved to 9-2, extended an eight-game winning streak, and sit atop the AFC. Vrabel publicly stated he returned to New England chiefly because of quarterback Drake Maye and because of familiarity with the franchise. Vrabel emphasized building a program by surrounding talented players with great people. Drake Maye delivered another decisive performance on Thursday Night Football, and Vrabel revealed he specifically wanted to coach Maye as part of long-term program building.
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