FOXBORO — Head coach Mike Vrabel supplied an replace on Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams, who was away from the staff final week whereas he handled an unspecified medical situation.
Williams might be “round and concerned” as New England prepares for its Week 3 matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers, per Vrabel, however it was unclear as of noon Monday whether or not he would resume his play-calling tasks.
“I feel Terrell is in good spirits,” Vrabel stated. “I respect you asking. Terrell might be round. I don’t fairly absolutely know in what capability, however he might be round and concerned, so we’ll proceed to simply make certain there’s a superb plan for all the things that occurs, similar to we all the time have been.”
In Williams’ absence, inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr called defensive plays throughout Sunday’s 33-27 win over the Miami Dolphins. Vrabel, who gave Kuhr a sport ball after the win, stated the operation was “good” below the assistant coach’s path.
“We subbed and we bought into our calls,” Vrabel stated. “The perfect name is a decisive one which the gamers know and consider in and that they’ve confidence that they’ll execute their job. So once we wanted to get the drive stopped, we bought the drive stopped. We had a plan to play these guys and the way we needed to play them.”
Williams and Kuhr each labored below Vrabel in Tennessee earlier than becoming a member of the Patriots’ teaching workers this previous offseason. Vrabel stated final week that Williams’ present state of affairs was unrelated to the health-related situation that saved him away from the staff throughout spring apply.
“We would like the very best for him, need the very best for him and our gamers, our gamers’ households and everyone else,” Vrabel stated final Wednesday. “So we are able to’t speculate proper now. I simply wish to ensure that he’s targeted on getting outcomes and determining what the subsequent step is right here or medically.”
