Head Coach Mike Vrabel 11/23: "I'm proud to keep coaching these guys"

Mike Vrabel (0:01)

A little fancy. What do you got?

SPEAKER_2 (0:07)

Any update on the world?

Mike Vrabel (0:08)

I don't have an update on anybody right now, unfortunately. You know, I appreciate you guys all talking about the injuries this week, so thanks.

Drew (0:17)

Mike, how much of a battle was this? It was.

Mike Vrabel (0:20)

That's what happens in this league. You know, you need everybody, and you go through the season, you go on the road, and you know it's tough, and nobody wants to talk about numbers and records. That doesn't mean anything.

SPEAKER_4 (0:31)

How about Andy?

Mike Vrabel (0:32)

Huge.

Those are great, and I appreciate what he's done, and I think he's, you know, a lot of confidence there. And then the operation, you know, we had, I don't know, went through four or five different combinations on a field goal. I mean, you lose Lyman, and now you got Farms, and, you know, Durden and Morgans, the win, you know what I mean? It's just like a lot of moving parts, so give those guys credit for being able to jump in there and help us.

SPEAKER_2 (0:59)

Mike, it had been a while since your team faced a double digits episode. What did you see after your group found 10.75?

Mike Vrabel (1:04)

We settled down, you know, I mean, we settled down, and, you know, they gave us one back, and, you know, gave us a little bit of life there defensively, so, you know, we settled down, and again, it wasn't perfect by any means, but it was, I would say, just enough. Was that country was able to make some nice catches where you down the stretch as well as they touched it? Yeah, yeah, and again, you know, big plays is, you know, first and 20, we throw to Hunter and Diggs, you know, who every receiver wants production, and, you know, ball didn't find them as many times a day, but he turned and blocked, and, you know, we went from a holding penalty to first and 20 to then converting, and, you know, that gave us a spark there, so Hunter was, you know, huge, and everybody's battling, it's late in the season, and everybody's beat up.

SPEAKER_4 (1:48)

How frustrating was the goal line in the stands of the Mariners?

Mike Vrabel (1:52)

I mean, what happened? We didn't score today, you know. Again, you got to score with your man, whatever you call, and, you know, it'll be a good learning opportunity for us in a lot of phases, and just how important and how critical the week of practice is and being ready to go, because you never know when your opportunity is going to come and making sure that everybody's on the same page and, you know, a lot of moving parts today.

Drew (2:19)

Is there anything limiting Drake Nadei?

Mike Vrabel (2:24)

Limiting? No, just, you know, probably, you know, admittedly, not his best performance, but, you know, give them credit. And, you know, I think he came up big with some good throws, and, you know, I'm sure there's a couple that he'd like to have back.

Drew (2:42)

Mike, you talked about after the fish and finish, to see Chase on, get a piece of flackle there at the end, to see Colton come up with a couple of fast pickups.

Mike Vrabel (2:50)

Yeah, and again, to have that penalty called on him, and then come back and still be able to challenge and stab, and, you know, I didn't think he was too bad on the PI, maybe it was, but, you know, again, to have that called on you, and then to come over there and be able to challenge and finish is a testament to him, and, you know, being able to, you know, Andy make the kick and make it a touchdown game, you know, allowed us just enough time to get him stopped on fourth down. You had a team in Tennessee that suffered a lot of injuries.

SPEAKER_4 (3:22)

What did you learn from that season that you've been applying this year by the University of Tennessee and so strong in this case?

Mike Vrabel (3:27)

Prepare as a starter and be ready to go and take advantage of your opportunity.

SPEAKER_2 (3:31)

What impressed you most about the events on that final series and how it worked?

Mike Vrabel (3:36)

Just trying to mix everybody in there and try to mix in some pressure and give the coaching staff a great job by them. Great job by the players to be able to get the call in there quickly, mix in some pressure, mix in some man. And then, you know, in a gotta-have-it situation there, being able to force the quarterback and to get rid of the football.