Mike Vrabel observes that coaching in the Super Bowl involves a lingering mental workload compared to the more focused, event-driven experience of being a player.

“I think just as a player, you just have a different mindset. The player is like, yep, I lock in. I know what to do. When it's done, it's done. And then I can kind of get back to it the next day. I think as a coach, it just continues to like linger and stay on your mind”