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Mike Vrabel sends Patriots message about champions as team enters bye week
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FOXBOROUGH — Mike Vrabel's team has exceeded all expectations as they head into the league's latest bye week.
Winners of 10 in a row, the Patriots sit 11-2, alone atop the AFC East and own the NFL's best record. They'll have a week off before hosting Buffalo in a game with major playoff implications.
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As New England heads into the bye after meetings on Tuesday, Vrabel's message to the team was about staying focused on what lies ahead.
"That we're not done. We're not satisfied. I think champions are never satisfied," Vrabel said. "I think you can appreciate where you are, but at the same time, never be satisfied or complacent. The fine line between rest and recovery, and just being sedentary. So, there's a fine line of what we have to do to be able to come back in here, understand that just because you have a bye, that doesn't mean you're guaranteed some victory the next week in this league.
"Teams are 16-12 coming off a bye this year, so obviously the bye doesn't guarantee anything other than we should get some guys back that we didn't have last night, and we'll see where that goes throughout the week. Give them some time to reconnect with people that they care about, and then also be ready to focus on football and us finishing this thing."
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