FOXBORO — The Patriots got their most important hire out of the way Sunday when they named Mike Vrabel their 16th head coach.

But the work is far from finished. Next, Vrabel must go through the hiring process for offensive and defensive coordinators.

“That’s far from solidified,” Vrabel said Monday in his introductory press conference. “We want to put the best, talented coaches in front of our players. When they stand in front of these players, I want the players to embrace what every coach is teaching.

“I will tell you this, as long as I’m the head coach here, our coaches will have three simple jobs — and they sound simple, and they’re probably not as simple as we want to make them be. They want to teach, they want to develop, and they want to inspire our players by making a connection.”

Former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Browns tight ends coach/passing game specialist Tommy Rees have been potential OCs connected to Vrabel. Former Jets head coach Robert Saleh is viewed as one of the top defensive coordinator candidates around the NFL.

The Patriots must satisfy the Rooney Rule with their OC, DC and quarterbacks coach hires by bringing in minority candidates for the jobs.