INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 According to Mike Vrabel, it\u2019s not just big-name additions that will make for a successful Patriots offseason.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s small tweaks to the little details.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think right now it\u2019s about, from a coaching standpoint, what we did well, how we can enhance it.\u00a0 The new ideas,\u201d Vrabel said this week at the NFL Scouting Combine. \u201cWe have to have fresh ideas to what we\u2019re doing in all three phases. That\u2019s been my direction to the staff is to go through and focus on what we can do to enhance the core concepts, but also, I need to see some new ideas that maybe force us to push ourselves in a different direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the changes Vrabel appears to be pushing for is how quarterbacks and wide receivers read defenses within certain plays. In the postseason, the Patriots struggled at times against defenses that disguised well, which stressed the chemistry between Drake Maye and his receivers because pass-catchers will often change their routes based on the defense. But if the quarterback and his target don\u2019t see coverage the same way, the timing is thrown, and there\u2019s virtually no chance of a completion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about everybody seeing it through the same set of eyes,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cI mean, if you want to say, \u2018Yeah, we have route conversions,\u2019 which a lot of people do. We do. That\u2019s no surprise. But I mean, there\u2019s two people that have to see it the same, the quarterback and the receiver, and those are things we\u2019ll continue to work on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vrabel mentioned formations and motions among other ways the Patriots can enhance their core offensive plays. He also shared that he\u2019s encouraged his assistants to seek new ideas at all levels of football, realizing it\u2019s rare to have brand new ideas in today\u2019s game, but common to see fresh twists on old concepts.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody wants to be a guru, but you look around and a lot of these things look the same, and there are a lot of good ideas,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cLike I tell them, it\u2019s only crazy if it doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n
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