NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When Mike Vrabel steps to the podium at AT&T Stadium late Monday, he needs not to tell us that he needs to do a better job coaching.
He needs to have done a better job coaching.
I don’t fault him for his default answer after a loss. It’s an automatic me-first route to accountability when things go wrong. And too many coaches, including his predecessor, don’t look first to themselves when things go bad.
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