Head Coach Mike Vrabel 10/19: "I'm happy for these guys, they're figuring out how to win"

Mike Vrabel (0:00)

Couldn't talk, Teresa, in the coming over?

SPEAKER_2 (0:02)

I probably tried.

Mike Vrabel (0:03)

I bet you did. I heard you guys were stars today. Did you get a lot of texts? Good. I'm happy for you. Go ahead. What do you got, Karen?

SPEAKER_2 (0:12)

Well, three straight roses, fourth straight overall. How does it feel that your team is able to pull that off, especially from here at the end of the show?

Mike Vrabel (0:21)

Yeah, I think an emotional game, some emotional stretch for us. I meant something that this team and organization hasn't done, and it's done a lot. And again, that doesn't do anything. But again, the grind of coming back and getting prepared and staying in the game, we've played really well in the second half. That's what I'm really proud of. And sometimes you don't always know how these games are going to go. And we certainly have to start faster, but really proud of the way that we've played, you know, giving up three points in the last two halves of football. Offensively, really, if we don't beat ourselves, it's been a good product and was that same way today. I love the fact that we're finishing with the football special teams. Unfortunately, you know, with a penalty, but we had some good kick coverage, some inconsistent kick coverage. So again, there were some good ones and there's some bad ones, and that's kind of where it's been. But in the end, I felt like we did enough. So excited for these guys.

SPEAKER_4 (1:18)

What did it mean to you to come back? You and the team, though, you know what I mean? Not just yourself, but the whole emotion of the day.

Mike Vrabel (1:23)

Well, first of all, congratulations, man. Twenty five years. We appreciate what you've done. And I went back and I looked at it, you know, you had a highlight video and I was in it. And I looked a lot younger and I didn't have sleeves and I'll, you know, probably shouldn't have had some sleeves on back then. But congratulations and thanks for covering us in this town for as long as you have.

You know, I just moved on, you know, I mean, again, there's a lot of guys over there and a lot of people and that support staff that helped us through some decent things. But, you know, you kind of move on and this is a whole different challenge and I'm excited of where I'm at. And I appreciate the support of our fans to come down here and be excited and be into the football game. And we got to continue to give them things to cheer about and to travel and to come back and play really well at home. So, that's what I'm proud of them. I'm happy for these players, you know, have a little bit of momentum and to continue to build it throughout the week.

SPEAKER_5 (2:23)

A chant of your name late in the game.

SPEAKER_4 (2:26)

You think that's your people, people here?

Mike Vrabel (2:28)

Well, I didn't get that many tickets. I don't know, but that's neither here nor there. I mean, I'm happy for our players. I think these guys, you know, they're figuring out how to win. They're figuring out how to practice. You know, I guess it's humbling to have these people want to whoever that is cheer for us, whether that's the Patriots or Drake May or, you know, me or anybody else.

SPEAKER_3 (2:50)

Mike, you thought some of the work of Remondre Stevenson.

Mike Vrabel (2:53)

Well, again, it's not just the running back. And again, we say the running back doesn't do a good job and we got to run it better, but we got a block better and I felt like there were some running lanes. And when there weren't, we were able to stick it downhill and be able to push some piles. We had some double-digit runs. We had some dirty runs. It was great to see us finish there at the end. So I think it's always a combination. And we took care of the football and that's really the formula.

And they made a mistake there that we were able to capitalize on. Well, you just mentioned the turnovers again this week.

SPEAKER_4 (3:26)

What's written so long on the field?

Mike Vrabel (3:29)

Practice, awareness, you know, just everybody else helping. But, you know, it's getting good to see us doing the technique and the details that are important for those types of things. And, you know, we're not putting the ball in harm's way. And the guy's going to make him plays and the quarterback throws it in the tight windows.