The NFL is a copycat league, especially when it comes to coaching searches.
When Sean McVay emerged as a star for the Rams, teams began searching for their own young offensive genius type.
NFL analyst Charles Davis’ thinks finding a Mike-Vrabel-type coach will serve as a model for teams who are searching for a new leader between now and next season.
It’s not just the early success he’s had with the Patriots but the way he’s approached it that impressed Davis’ during Sunday’s win.
“As we start coaching searches in the NFL — and we’re gonna have a few more, I believe — People are gonna use Mike Vrabel as a model about what they’re looking for in their next head football coach,” said Davis, who is in his ninth year doing games for CBS. “With an organization, he pulls together everyone, right? Yes, he’s known as a defensive coach. I get that. But the relationship he’s forged with his quarterback, Drake Maye, who’s playing at a really high level, lets you know that he’s locked in on everything on this team, special teams, offense, defense, the whole deal.
“He has his hands on everything, every part of the organization and the pulse,” Davis continued, pausing as plays happened on the field. “He’s like the antidote to all the offensive guys that we talk about. We use the word presence a lot with coaches. Does anyone have more presence than Mike Vrabel? He’s got it.”
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