""It's not supposed to happen this fast!" one security guard said to another. He's right. Teams aren't supposed to be able to miss the playoffs three seasons in a row, finish 4-13, change head coaches for a second straight year ... and then go 14-3 en route to the Super Bowl. And it's especially not supposed to happen this soon after the end of one of the great sports dynasties we've ever seen."
""This offseason will see a staggering 10 of the NFL's 32 teams change head coaches, and a handful of those franchises are still working their way through the interview process, trying to figure out which coordinators will make good head coaches and which former head coaches will do better this time around. Mike Vrabel and the Patriots stand as a stark example of what it looks like when teams get this right. It seems Vrabel has pushed every correct button at every turn. Schematically, strategically, emotionally and motivationally, he has had the right idea for what to do in any given situation -- even as those situations get bigger and more intense.""
The New England Patriots reversed a multi-year decline to reach Super Bowl LX after a 14-3 season capped by a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos. The team had missed the playoffs for three seasons, finished 4-13 and changed head coaches twice before hiring Mike Vrabel last January. Vrabel's leadership drove schematic, strategic, emotional and motivational improvements, and his decisions in varied game situations proved effective. The NFL will see 10 teams change head coaches this offseason. Vrabel and the Patriots provide a model of how a successful coaching hire can rapidly transform a franchise.
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