Head Coach Mike Vrabel 11/2: "We're going to learn from winning so we don't have to learn from losing"

Mike Vrabel (0:00)

You look comfy. So did I, I about blew a hamstring out trying to catch a bar more. Go ahead, Karen.

Karen (0:11)

It's six straight, but I'm guessing there are some things you'd like to clean up.

Mike Vrabel (0:17)

Sure, you know, but it's a funny league. And, you know, we're going to learn from winning so that we don't have to learn from losing.

And about taking care of the ball and complimentary football and how quickly things, you know, can change. End of the half, we take a nap, like we talked about the other day. We took a little nap and they scored and made it a one possession game. And, you know, give them a lot of credit, but give our guys credit there for finishing and coming up big when we had to in the fourth quarter. You know, with the pressure, the intentional grounding forced them to punt. And then, offensively, being able to finish with the football was huge. Great timing by Drake, great catch by Hunter, getting a couple extra yards and staying in bounds. You know, all the stuff that we practice in five-minute, and they're believing in and they're buying into it because they see that that's what good teams do to end the game. Dan Roach in the back.

SPEAKER_3 (1:20)

Mike, just to follow up on that with all that happened in the game for you guys with some adversity, how good is that for them to see that, go out and execute it and then say, hey, we do all this, but we do this when we needed to, made the stops, made the plays, and we get out of here with the win.

Mike Vrabel (1:35)

I mean, that's what, you know, when you play, I mean, they're talented, they're a good team. And that's what happens when you do, when you keep teams around, when you keep them in the game. And, you know, so give them credit, but also give our guys credit for battling back when we had to.

You know, it wasn't great there. You know, we had our spurts, we had our moments, but, you know, we're going to clean up and then take care of the football and be better defensively in the red zone. You know, that's been our, it's been our issue, and I made some good plays down there, but we got to be better in the red zone.

SPEAKER_4 (2:13)

Over here, Mike, to your right.

Mike Vrabel (2:15)

Okay, that's fine. I look at the cameras, I can listen to you.

SPEAKER_4 (2:19)

You don't need to look at me. You've talked a lot about the unselfish nature of your receiver group, and what can you say about Pop Douglas who made the most of his opportunities today?

Mike Vrabel (2:27)

Yeah, and we got to keep finding Pop, you know, but you always look, and when Pop doesn't have the ball and somebody else does, he's turning a block and doing all the things that we ask him to do to protect our identity. And so, you know, we have to continue to find him on some of these runaways or some of these slot plays that are really good for him. And I love having him on a team. He's fun to coach. I mean, he sits right up front, and, you know, he's always into it. Great teammate, so always happy for his success.

SPEAKER_3 (2:57)

Mike, I know in New Orleans, your message to the team was, hey, you got to enjoy winning. What was the message now, knowing you guys won, despite not playing your best?

Mike Vrabel (3:06)

Get ready to go on the road, you know. Understand that that's how it goes in this league sometimes. It's tough, you know, but embrace. Don't let anybody take the joy of what we do. You know, joy is authentic. Joy comes from these guys caring about each other, being happy for the guy next to them that, you know, made a play. Joy is about what we do in here, and I think that they need to embrace that and be thankful for what they get to do and what I get to do. And, you know, we talked about when you get... Sometimes you get this taken away from you, you know, whether you're a player and you get cut or you're a coach and you get fired and you get another opportunity, you know, you want to try to make the most of it and enjoy it.

Karen (3:54)

Josh Bregg, again, to the back.

Josh Bregg (3:55)

Mike, we saw you talking to Drake on the sideline after the interception.

SPEAKER_4 (3:59)