INDIANAPOLIS — In line with Mike Vrabel, it’s not simply big-name additions that can make for a profitable Patriots offseason.
It’s small tweaks to the little particulars.
“I feel proper now it’s about, from a training standpoint, what we did nicely, how we are able to improve it. The brand new concepts,” Vrabel stated this week on the NFL Scouting Mix. “We’ve to have contemporary concepts to what we’re doing in all three phases. That’s been my path to the workers is to undergo and give attention to what we are able to do to reinforce the core ideas, but additionally, I must see some new concepts that perhaps drive us to push ourselves in a special path.”
Among the many modifications Vrabel seems to be pushing for is how quarterbacks and huge receivers learn defenses inside sure performs. Within the postseason, the Patriots struggled at occasions in opposition to defenses that disguised nicely, which burdened the chemistry between Drake Maye and his receivers as a result of pass-catchers will typically change their routes based mostly on the protection. But when the quarterback and his goal don’t see protection the identical method, the timing is thrown, and there’s just about no probability of a completion.
“It’s about everyone seeing it via the identical set of eyes,” Vrabel stated. “I imply, if you wish to say, ‘Yeah, now we have route conversions,’ which lots of people do. We do. That’s no shock. However I imply, there’s two those who need to see it the identical, the quarterback and the receiver, and people are issues we’ll proceed to work on.”
Vrabel talked about formations and motions amongst different methods the Patriots can improve their core offensive performs. He additionally shared that he’s inspired his assistants to hunt new concepts in any respect ranges of soccer, realizing it’s uncommon to have model new concepts in immediately’s sport, however frequent to see contemporary twists on outdated ideas.
“Everyone needs to be a guru, however you go searching and loads of these items look the identical, and there are loads of good concepts,” Vrabel stated. “Like I inform them, it’s solely loopy if it doesn’t work.”
