Belichick also recalled times when Vrabel ventured into the defensive backfield at practice.
"You would just say go back there and go with what you see and if you want to gamble," Belichick said. "Mike, he would love that. He would drive (Tom) Brady crazy doing that."
Vrabel played eight seasons in New England and won three Super Bowls under Belichick. Now, he's a linebackers coach for the Houston Texans, and will finally get a chance to test his schemes against his former coach on Sunday night.
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"I would tell him, 'Mike, when you're a coach and you're calling the defenses, you should go ahead and do that,'" Belichick said Wednesday.
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Belichick said he thinks Vrabel has a great mind and passion for coaching.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Few people know as much about football as New England coach Bill Belichick, but that never stopped Mike Vrabel from making suggestions when he played linebacker for the Patriots.
"He would play free safety in practice for us probably once or twice a year, especially when we were up against a guy like Ed Reed or somebody who you really didn't know what he would do," Belichick said.

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"He's got great playing experience, so he can draw on things that honestly I can't. I've never played in this league," Belichick said. Belichick said he isn't surprised Vrabel has ventured into coaching.
Belichick said he didn't always listen to his former player.
Vrabel's flexibility made him a favorite of Belichick, who frequently used him as a tight end in goal-line packages. Vrabel had eight catches in his Patriots career, all for touchdowns.
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