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\"Patriots'<\/p>\n

FOXBORO, Mass. \u2014 The Patriots got the easy part out of the way.<\/p>\n

Mike Vrabel was officially introduced as the organization\u2019s next head coach on Monday, bringing his proven ability to build a culture to One Patriot Place.<\/p>\n

New England is certainly pleased with the hiring, but the hard part begins when inevitable roster upgrades start being made between Vrabel and Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf.<\/p>\n

What are they looking for?<\/p>\n

\u201cEliot is going to laugh,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cI\u2019m going to say good (players).\u201d<\/p>\n

Vrabel, of course, expanded on that later on, giving valuable insight into his roster-building philosophies amid his introductory press conference at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think that player acquisition, you look at what\u2019s available in free agency and who you can sign and then see where you come out of that,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cYou look at the teams that are able to protect the quarterback and dictate the flow of the game offensively \u2014 making sure that up front we\u2019re sound, we\u2019re strong, whether that\u2019s through free agency or the draft \u2014 that\u2019s something that\u2019s critical.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vrabel wants to upgrade the offensive line, and while that desire would have already been rather obvious before he spoke on Monday, you certainly could feel how important he believes having a competitive unit is. The Patriots currently don\u2019t have the horses to adequately protect their most valuable asset, but that doesn\u2019t mean sweeping changes need to be made to do so.<\/p>\n

Vrabel believes \u201cscheme, style, tempo and cadence\u201d can all be used to cause conflict on the other side of the ball, thus making things a little easier on a unit that might be undermanned from a personnel standpoint. New England can implement those things, while also matching each of them with individual player strengths to get the best possible look on a given play.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s more than just obtaining talent, according to Vrabel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re just going to try to focus on players that we feel like fit us, fit into what we\u2019re doing, that are willing to commit to the team, and then also try to find players that will hold each other accountable,\u201d Vrable said. \u201cWe have to get to know each other. We\u2019ve got to peel some layers back so that you can hold each other accountable because, if you don\u2019t trust the guy next to you, you don\u2019t believe in him, you don\u2019t know anything about his family or how he was raised, when you hold him accountable, then there\u2019s pushback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drake Maye will be a deciding factor in who, what, when, where and why the organization does things over the next several seasons \u2014 including how they attack improving the offensive line and who eventually is named offensive coordinator. Vrabel seemingly has already taken that into account when scouting the overall adjustments that need to be made in the offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that the offense \u2014 again, we mentioned things like aggressive but not reckless,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cWe have to be able to take chances. How do we create plays without having to just throw the ball down the field 50 yards and just sit there taking shots, right? The creativity. We want to be, I would say, versatile enough if the players can handle it\u2026 It will be based on what the players can understand and what they can handle. We\u2019re not going to put things that make them slow.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all very nice to hear in theory, but execution is now the biggest piece of the puzzle. Vrabel has his work cut out for him, but there already seems to be a great understanding of what needs to get done down in Foxboro, Mass.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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