"Vrabel served as Titans head coach from 2018-23 and posted a 56-48 record (including playoffs), which included division titles in 2020 and 2021, three playoff berths, and a trip to the AFC Championship Game in the 2019 season. Vrabel, who earned AP Coach of the Year honors in 2021, was fired by owner Amy Adams Strunk after Tennessee posted a 6-11 record in 2023."
"In his weekly radio interview on WEEI, Vrabel added: "I think it's going to feel different, but it can't be different; the way we prepare, the way we try to put together a game plan. But we have to recognize the obvious -- me having spent time there, so a lot of people on the other side who I know that coach or worked with.""
"Vrabel, in his first season as Patriots coach, has his team playing with a similar identity to his old Titans teams -- one that prioritizes "effort and finish" and "ball security and ball disruption." Quarterback Drake Maye has hit his stride in recent weeks, becoming just the fourth player in NFL history under 24 years old to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100 or higher in five consecutive games."
Mike Vrabel downplayed his upcoming return to Tennessee as the New England Patriots prepare to face his former team, the Titans. Vrabel served as Titans head coach from 2018-23, compiling a 56-48 record with division titles in 2020 and 2021, three playoff berths and an AFC Championship Game trip in 2019, and won AP Coach of the Year in 2021 before being fired after a 6-11 2023 season. Vrabel emphasized maintaining standard preparation and game planning despite familiar personnel on the opposing sideline. The Patriots emphasize effort, finish, ball security and disruption, and quarterback Drake Maye has surged recently.
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