Mike Vrabel was once thought to be a head coaching candidate for the New England Patriots. However, a new report suggests that he was not appealing enough for the organization. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer explained why on Monday in a column.
Vrabel would undoubtedly have been the safer hire in comparison to first-year coach Jerod Mayo. Vrabel has spent the last six seasons as head coach of the Tennessee Titans. He compiled a 56-48 record while with the organization.
Per Breer, the decision for the Patriots passing on Vrabel goes all the way back to the first time owner Robert Kraft passed on hiring Bill Belichick, who was one of Bill Parcells’ assistants with the Patriots in 1996.