Head Coach Mike Vrabel 11/13: "I'm excited to be 9-2"

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

Mike, just a thought on the second game in five days, what you guys were able to do, the focus this week, and guys stepping up, making plays, Pettis, Ponder, just as the game went along.

Mike Vrabel (0:10)

Yeah, I mean, testament to our players, our staff. I thanked them so many times, just being able to roll in there on Monday, have stuff prepared. You know, it's hard to, you know, go on the road to Tampa, you know, and get your mind, you know, ready for that, but also in the back of your mind, you've got to hold another box about, you know, what are you going to do against the Jets and be able to get on a plane, come home, get in late, but have that ready to go and have energy and a game plan ready for the players on Monday at 1 o'clock. So thank the trainers, thank the staff, the strength staff, everybody involved for getting our players ready to go for the game here in a short, short week.

SPEAKER_3 (0:58)

Hi Mike. Hi Karen.

Mike Vrabel (1:01)

1A.

SPEAKER_3 (1:02)

Sorry. Your fans were chanting MVP for Drake from the minute he came out in almost every series. What did you make of his performance tonight and his performance in general in route to your record?

Mike Vrabel (1:19)

Well, I would say his performance in general has been, you know, what we expect. And, you know, we have high expectations for Drake. He has high expectations for himself. He'll continue to improve. I know that he'll stay humble through this all. And, you know, again, as far as the performance tonight, I thought it was, you know, again, in first view, you know, pretty good. He was good enough to win. He took care of the football. You know, we just have to, you know, continue to focus on the little things, operation, unforced errors throughout the, you know, the offense. The only thing that really stops us is us, you know, offensively. So, continue to do that. Let them enjoy a win on a short week. Like I told them, I'm excited. We're nine and two. I'm excited that I don't have to see them till Monday.

SPEAKER_4 (2:09)

And you're telling him in the front?

Tealer Kyle (2:11)

Mike Roberts-Blaine was telling us about guys coming back from Tampa and going straight to the facility, sauna, hot tub, as part of the recovery process. What's involved in that plan and how do you piece that together?

Mike Vrabel (2:21)

We were just looking back and just trying to get everybody together and say, hey, what can we do that maybe we've wanted to do or thought about doing on a short week, just exhaust every avenue, giving guys IVs before we left Tampa, having the massage therapists, everybody all hands on deck here. But also having a schedule. Our assistant trainer went around, Mike Bauman around and scheduled everybody so that there could be like a flow chart. And guys didn't walk in at 1130 and say, well, I can't get a massage cuz Morgan Moses is already on a table. So it was, let's make sure that this is planned out and there's some thought to it and give our players the best opportunity to recover. So that's what we did.

SPEAKER_6 (3:06)

Hi Mike, what did you see from the defense on New York's opening drive? And why do you think it's just been so difficult to get that stop on the opening possession this season?

Mike Vrabel (3:16)

The quarterback tonight, we couldn't faster than most of the guys we got and didn't do a good enough job, so we recovered a little bit.

And we'll have to try to continue to be better there, but there's plenty of opportunities and places where we play good defense, and I have to remember that. That they can get a first down and we can still stop them. I mean, it doesn't have to be three and out every time.

SPEAKER_1 (3:47)

Alan Siegel on the left.

Alan Siegel (3:50)

Mike, last two games, Jack Gibbons has had a lot of production. How does he personify what you're building with this defense in terms of his importance to it now?

Mike Vrabel (4:00)

Well, Dr. Gibby always knows usually what to do for the most part. He's usually in the right place at the right time, sniffs out them screens, and just kind of, you know, seems to be in the right place at the right time, does his job, usually does it fairly well, and he's a great teammate, cares deeply about his teammates, and he's fun to coach, and he's a great person to be around each and every day.