Vrabel, who coached for six seasons in Tennessee, brought in a variety of new coaches to the Patriots. In total, four assistants on this staff have head coaching experience with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, offensive line coach Doug Marrone, tight ends coach/passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, and senior defensive assistant Ben McAdoo.

As good of a coach as Vrabel was/is, Titans fans continuously got fed up with him for hiring his coaching staff from a network of people he had an existing working relationship wi

The New England Patriots made the big move to fired head coach Jerod Mayo immediately after the final game of the regular season. To replace him, they were able to land Mike Vrabel. Of course, Vrabel has a long history with the Patriots.