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Mike Vrabel And Drake Maye Are Taking Over Football America

Bonisiwe Shabane
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mike vrabel and drake maye are taking over football america

Drake Maye celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter of the Patriots' 27-14 victory against the Jets on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium. Logan Bowles / Getty Images It’s just a matter of time before we see New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and quarterback Drake Maye teaming up to do one of those buddy TV commercials that are all the rage... You know, like “Scrubs” veterans Zach Braff and Donald Faison plugging T-Mobile Internet, or the Xfinity Multiview spot in which Vince Vaughn whips up his special pancakes for Owen Wilson. Vrabel and Maye got a ton of nationally televised postgame exposure Thursday night, this after the Patriots emerged with a methodical, taking-care-of-business 27-14 victory over the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium. Sitting next to each other on the set, Vrabel did some calculating in his head and came up with this: “My younger son Carter’s the same age as Drake, and I’m thinking, my God,...

I’m 50, and it’s just so much fun because these guys are experiencing a lot of this for the first time. Mike Vrabel spent the 2024 season serving as a consultant with the Cleveland Browns before he became the top candidate of last winter's head-coach hiring cycle. While numerous stories at the time linked Vrabel with the Las Vegas Raiders, it's now known that he always intended to become the New England Patriots' next head coach following the rookie season of... Under Vrabel and Maye, the Patriots improved to 9-2 on the season via a 27-14 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night. After that victory, Vrabel opened up about the events that led him back to New England during the offseason. "I came here because of the familiarity," Vrabel explained, per Chris Mason of MassLive.

"I came here because of Drake. 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."

Vrabel and quarterback Tom Brady earned three Super Bowl rings as teammates with the Patriots from 2001-08. While Vrabel was inducted into the Patriots' Hall of Fame in the fall of 2023, that was before Brady was officially approved as a minority owner of the Raiders. Send this article to your social connections. Send this article to your social connections. In case you forgot, or didn’t know, Thursday’s Jets-Patriots game was a matchup between the two teams that were most interested in Mike Vrabel this past offseason. If Thursday was any indication, Vrabel’s decision was validated by the top reason he decided to go to New England.

Following the Patriots’ 27-14 victory over the Jets, Vrabel pointed to Drake Maye for the reason he wound up with New England. “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.” Sport Bilder des Tages May 20, 2025 Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks to the media before the team s OTA held on the practice field at Gillette Stadium. /CSM Foxborough USA – ZUMAc04_ 20250520_zma_c04_023 Copyright: xEricxCanhax Sport Bilder des Tages May 20, 2025 Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks to the media before the team s OTA held on the practice field at Gillette Stadium. /CSM Foxborough USA – ZUMAc04_ 20250520_zma_c04_023 Copyright: xEricxCanhax In the last five days, the New England Patriots defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Jets.

moving to a 9-2 record. They currently have the best winning percentage (.818) of the NFL this season. Finishing their Week 11, they have earned themselves a well-deserved three-day break before finally getting back to work. Even head coach Mike Vrabel has announced that he needs time away from the team. “I’m proud to be your coach and I appreciate how you f***ing play, okay? But I’m also gonna enjoy a couple days away from you,” Vrabel said after the victory over the Jets.

“I’m proud to be your coach and I appreciate how you f***ing play, okay? But I’m also gonna enjoy a couple days away from you.” Stefon Diggs couldn’t be happier to be a Patriot after they beat the Jets and improve to 9–2. When the Patriots hired Mike Vrabel to be their head coach, most New Englanders thought they knew what to expect: A hard-nosed, no-nonsense, old-school kind of football lifer who would lead the locker room... Vrabel has filled that description to some extent. Yet he's also managed his players with a surprisingly soft touch.

And after Vrabel led the Patriots to their eighth straight victory to improve to 9-2 on the season on Thursday night against the Jets, his starting quarterback -- and bona fide MVP candidate --... Subscribe to NBC Sports Boston's podcast network to hear our Insiders bring you the latest insights on your favorite teams! After back-to-back 4-13 seasons, the pressure was high on Patriots' owner Robert Kraft to bring in the right head coach this offseason. The hype surrounding new head coach Mike Vrabel five months after his hiring is a reflection that Kraft made the right decision. Not just for the organization as a whole, but also for its potential franchise quarterback. Drake Maye was not set up to succeed as a rookie, but his potential often provided glimpses of hope.

Heading into the 2025 season, the optimism around the Patriots is as high as it's been in recent memory. The organization did its job in surrounding Vrabel and Maye with the right coaches and players to assure the Patriots are competitive again, and now all that's left is for the team to prove... One constant presence during the Patriots' dynasty days was offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. When he left to coach the Raiders after the 2021 season, the offense plummeted under the leadership of Matt Patricia and Bill O'Brien. Bringing in McDaniels was the X-factor in terms of the coaching staff around Vrabel that could be the icing on the cake for the Patriots. Let's not forget that defensive coordinator Terrell Williams shares a similar mindset to Vrabel's in terms of his old-school coaching approach.

Williams' defense will keep the Patriots in just about every game. Patriots #1 FANSITE on the PLANET – PATS PLANET!! For the first time since Tom Brady walked out of Gillette Stadium, it feels like the New England Patriots have found their identity again. And ironically, it’s not in chasing the past — it’s in building the future. When Mike Vrabel was announced as the Patriots’ new head coach, reactions were mixed. Some questioned whether his tough, defensive-minded approach would fit with a rebuilding roster and a rookie quarterback still finding his footing.

But now, just halfway through the 2025 season, those doubts are fading fast — because it’s becoming increasingly clear that Vrabel and Drake Maye might just be the answer for the next five years... Let’s be honest — the early skepticism was understandable, I had as much skepticism as the next guy. Vrabel came in with a reputation for discipline and defense, but this was a franchise desperate for offensive spark. Many wondered if pairing him with a young quarterback like Drake Maye would stifle Maye’s development or repeat the mistakes of the post-Brady years. But Vrabel’s leadership has done the opposite. He empowered Maye, trusted him to take control of the offense, and built a balanced team that plays complementary football.

After a shaky 1–2 start including losses to a pretty bad Raiders roster and a star studded Steelers team. But the Patriots have found rhythm — and identity — on both sides of the ball. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye saw rookie receiver Kyle Williams separate in the end zone. It was a risky throw, made more dangerous with top cornerback Christian Gonzalez in coverage. The New England Patriots quarterback rifled the ball into a tight window.

Williams, the team’s third-round pick, snatched the ball out of the air over Gonzalez for a touchdown. It was the first practice of training camp in one of the first sessions of 11-on-11 drills. And for an organization desperate to turn things around offensively after a few years of disappointment, this play felt like the perfect example of why there’s reason for optimism. But the most important part of that play was what happened afterward. Maye approached Williams, first to celebrate, then to share a piece of constructive criticism. "I told him to maybe sell it a little more, just try to give [the corner] a go-route feel," Maye said.

"But I think he's coming along. He's looking good." At 22 years old, Drake Maye isn’t just taking coaching. He’s giving it.

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