The New England Patriots named Mike Vrabel as the next head coach of the franchise on Sunday to little surprise within the NFL community. Vrabel, who most recently worked as a consultant to the Cleveland Browns and previously coached the Tennessee Titans,

Josh McDaniels and Mike Vrabel were together on what came close to being regarded as the NFL's best team of all-time.

With Mike Vrabel having spent a season with the Cleveland Browns, there was always going to be a risk he would poach an assistant or two at his next head coaching job.