As a football player, Mike Vrabel was frequently characterized as a feisty, hard-nosed linebacker whose toughness and intelligence made him an All-Pro.
As the Texans' defensive coordinator, his colorful style hasn't changed.
"Animated," Texans middle linebacker Brian Cushing said. "Interesting, but extremely knowledgeable. Very smart. His football IQ is through the roof. He's just a football person. He's a football player and now he's a football coach. He is football, 100 percent, all the time.
"He's the kind of coach that's always trying to put his players in the best position possible and it's truly a team defense.