Could New England go straight from one former Patriots linebacker as head coach to another? It appears that might be a realistic outcome of the team’s ongoing search for a new HC.
Mike Vrabel, after all, is widely considered the frontrunner to end up filling the position opened up by the firing of Jerod Mayo. Whether the Patriots Hall of Famer will indeed return to the fold remains to be seen, but it is not hard to see why the organization views him in a favorable light — both in terms of his past ties, and his coaching credentials.