Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien has some fun with new Patriots HC Mike Vrabel during WEEI's 'The Greg Hill Show'

“People that have helped shape me, from John Cooper, Bill Cowher, John Mitchell ... before going to the Tennessee Titans to serve as the head coach from 2018-23. O’Brien was the head coach for Houston during that time. During his time with Tennessee ...

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is a head coach again in the ... Vrabel jumped back to the NFL to work on the Houston Texans staff with fellow Belichick disciple, Bill O'Brien. Three years as a position coach later, Vrabel had been promoted ...

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is a head coach ... on the Houston Texans staff with fellow Belichick disciple, Bill O'Brien. Three years as a position coach later, Vrabel had been ...

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

Vrabel said on sports radio WEEI that he has a "long list" and confirmed it includes former Las Vegas Raiders head coach and Patriots coordinator Josh McDaniels, who still lives in the region and last worked with the Patriots in 2021 when he worked wonders with then-rookie Mac Jones.

A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

The New England Patriots have a new head coach in Mike Vrabel, and now he needs to find an offensive coordinator to continue the development of quarterback Drake Maye

And who could forget Alex Van Pelt and Co, who hardly proved to be an upgrade despite receiving the best quarterback play the Patriots had seen in at least three years, maybe five? Now generally, running to your past for answers to present-day problems is a good way to conflate short-term comfort for long-term solutions.

Chip Kelly has been preparing his high-powered Ohio State offense to face Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship, and the work he has done with the Buckeyes could lead to interest from at least one NFL team.

While Felger is no stranger to stirring up discourse on the radio, the entire narrative regarding Maye’s absence was grating to current Boston College football coach Bill O’Brien.

DECATUR — June 26, 1940 - January 15, 2025 — On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, our Brother in Christ, John William “Bill” O’Brien Jr. of Decatur, Alabama, went home to be with his Lord ...