Truebel, then head coach of the Titans, led his oppressive team to a superb upheaval from 20 to 13 years old at the Gillette Stadium. The Patriots had entered the game as a favorite, but failed in what would become the last match of the legendary Legendary Career in New England by Tom Brady. His last pass in Patriots uniform was a pick-six. For Kraft, this game was more than the end of an era; It was the start of a new vision.
“This magical moment came to me in the last match that Brady and Belichick have ever played as a unit,” said Kraft said in an interview with The Up & Adams Show. “”[Vrabel] Flee in the playoffs, and I watched and I thought: “He was a guy who was exposed to the greatest trainer and the largest quarter-arre, and he was able to overcome. He has intrinsic knowledge to be in this system and knew how to use it so as to benefit his team. Since that moment, I said to myself: “Wow is a guy that we should consider to direct our efforts one day.” “”
When Robert Kraft knew that Mike Rébel would be a big leader?
He says that the “magic moment” was when the Titans of Trobert killed Brady and Belichick in the playoffs 👀@heykayadams | @Patriots pic.twitter.com/lum2nwbahb
– Up & Adams (@upandadamsshow) July 30, 2025
This belief has persisted in Kraft’s mind for years. After a series of disappointing seasons and coach changes, he acted on this intestinal feeling. In January, the Patriots officially hired Vrabel to take over as a head coach. He marked a return to Foxborough for the former secondary school, who won three titles from the Super Bowl with the franchise as a player.
Truebel’s curriculum vitae of coaching added weight to early printing of Kraft. During his mandate with the Tennessee from 2018 to 2023, Truebel compiled a record of 54–45 and led the Titans with several appearances in playoffs. His teams were known for their physique, their discipline and their ability to strike over their weight. In 2019, the Titans of Trébel carried out a race in the playoff series and reached the AFC championship match.
For Kraft, this kind of leadership and vision was exactly what the patriots needed after the consecutive seasons with only four victories each. “The last two years have been the worst of my 31 years of property,” he admitted. “We have to change that. We have a new coach at Mike Truebel, who is really connected with the players, doing a great job. ”
Truebel inherits a young list and high expectations. The second second quarter-arre Drake Maye should be the centerpiece of the reconstruction of the team, and the patriots were aggressive in a free agency to consolidate the weaknesses on both sides of the ball.
What excites the most kraft is the in -depth understanding of TriBel in the patriotic way, on and off the field. As a former player who prospered under Belichick, Truebel brings credibility and information that few others can. He knows what it takes to win in New England – and how to direct a wardrobe through adversity.
Now, where it all started, Vrabel’s challenge is clear: restoring the patriots to their old glory. For Kraft, the decision was long to come, launched by an unforgettable match. This rainy night in 2019 may have closed a chapter, but in the eyes of Kraft, he opened another.
