The Mike Vrabel era has officially begun.
The Patriots introduced their 16th head coach in franchise history on Monday afternoon at Gillette Stadium, with both Vrabel and Patriots team owner Robert Kraft offering insight on the team’s short coaching search, the state of the franchise, and Vrabel’s vision for the future.
Along with Vrabel’s focus on changing New England’s culture — as well as his plans for developing Drake Maye — here are six other takeaways from Monday’s press conference.
An easy sell
While most of Monday’s press conference featured Vrabel fielding questions from the media, Kraft opened the event with a few words on why New England shifted its focus to the former linebacker after firing Jerod Mayo earlier this month.