""I came here because of the familiarity. I came here because of Drake," the Patriots head coach told Prime's "TNF Postgame Show." "I knew what he would be, and it was important for me to come here. And that's someone I wanted to coach. And so building a program is about that. It's about putting great people around your really good players. That's what Drake is for us.""
"While Vrabel ended up with the Patriots, he left a strong impression on the Jets in his lone interview with the team. In fact, the Jets were willing to give Vrabel complete roster control in order to hire him, The Athletic's Dianna Russini's reported in January. SNY's Connor Hughes also reported that the Jets were trying to make a strong push to hire Vrabel before he agreed to a deal to become the Patriots' head coach."
""The Jets interviewed Mike Vrabel and I cannot express how much they loved him, and they wanted him," Hughes said on SNY's "Jets Final Drive" show. "He was their 1.1. They wanted Mike Vrabel more than anything else, so much so that I heard that when he was on his way to take the Patriots job, they made a last-second call to say, 'Is there anything we can do to give you"
Mike Vrabel cited familiarity with quarterback Drake Maye as the primary reason for taking the New England Patriots head coaching job. The Patriots defeated the Jets 27-14 in the referenced game. Vrabel said he knew what Maye would be and that coaching him was important, emphasizing building a program by surrounding good players with great people. Vrabel agreed to the Patriots deal one week after the team fired Jerod Mayo. The Jets interviewed Vrabel two days before Mayo's firing and reportedly were willing to offer him complete roster control and made a last-second push to hire him.
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