Vrabel, mates know their job SAN JOSE, Calif.— When it comes to NFL defenses, it’s better to kick up your heels rather than get caught on your heels. The Patriots didn’t get to Chad Pennington in their loss to Miami and it showed. The veteran quarterback dropped back 20 times and had all the time he needed to effortlessly and systematically complete 17 passes for 226 yards. The Patriots didn’t physically get to J.T. O’Sullivan very often in their win over San Francisco, either. They recorded just one sack, but the ability to create constant pressure manifested itself in other ways. “First and foremost, I thought we had a good plan,” linebacker and defensive ringleader Mike Vrabel said. “The coaches did a good job of kind of preparing us for what J.T. was going to do and for the most part everybody did a good job and got him...
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