Hiring Mike Vrabel as their next head coach is the biggest domino to fall for the New England Patriots this offseason, but far from the only one. Now, it’s about building a coaching staff that can help the team return to form after back-to-back 4-13 seasons.
Vrabel, who has 14 years of coaching experience on his résumé, does have the connections to make this process a smoother one for the Patriots than last year’s. Still, there is plenty of uncertainty about how the 49-year-old will fill the spots on his staff between retaining current coaches and adding new ones to the mix.