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Patriots newly elected Hall of Famer says team in good hands with Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye
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SAN FRANCISCO - Adam Vinatieri enjoyed his time out in Denver as the Patriots honorary captain for the AFC Championship game two weeks ago.
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He loved seeing his former team beat the Broncos to advance to Super Bowl 60 against the Seattle Seahawks , and feels good about their prospects for the future.
The legendary Patriots kicker, who earned his ticket into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Thursday night, praised former teammate Mike Vrabel and the job he’s done with the team this season.
He was pleased to see Vrabel win Coach of the Year honors.
“The thing about Mike, he was such a great football competitor as a player, but he’s a great coach as well,” Vinatieri said. “I’m sure he took a lot of stuff that he’s learned along the way, and he made it his, and I think the guys really love him. The guys believe in him.
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“Just to watch the way that those guys are playing shows how great of a job that he’s done this year, and (the award) is very well deserved.”
Vinatieri also believes the Patriots have a keeper inDrake Maye.
“The Patriots are very fortunate to have a quarterback like him,” Vinatieri said. “I dare say he’s the Tom Brady of the future, right?
“I mean, he’s very, very good and he’s fun to watch out there and he’s a big strong guy and he can run the ball ... I think 3 or 4 plays with his legs were the difference in the outcome of that game.”
Given he was busy chatting with the media, Vinatieri missed who had won the MVP.
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He was told it was Matthew Stafford .
“Stafford did well, that’s very well deserved,” Vinatieri said, “but I would have loved to see my boy Drake up there as well.”
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