PATRIOTS NEWS Patriots hire Mike Vrabel to be HC

[RobertWeathers]

OMG that was funny!

 

[KDPPatsfan85]

OMG that was funny!

I was in tears watching it! So funny!

 

[Ross12]

OMG that was funny!

I saw on a Barstool podcast that Will Compton did a spot-on Vrabel impression so this is probably pretty accurate stuff.

How will it compare to “finding our North Stars” and “when we win, we win together” and sending messages to players via radio interviews but then walking them back and having custom murals painted of yourself with kids looking up to you hanging in the locker room?

 

[RobertWeathers]

Kraft will find a way to make himself out to be the hero in hiring Vrabel.

If they win, he should be.

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

It's for prosperity.

For the record. I never said it was a bad hire. Vrabel will bring stability and that's probably what matters the most to the Krafts right now.

The question comes down to wether Vrabel style wins in this league anymore.

Not if he doesn't have a innovative offense it doesn't.

Who says his style will be one style or the same. Derrick Henry had quite a game last night

 

[RobertWeathers]

Speaking of Maye, it would be great to finally hear from him.

We haven’t heard anything from him since the last game, or before the last game.

You can bet dollars to donuts he'll be hearing from Vrabes in the next 24-48hrs, as will most on the roster.

 

[bakes781]

Yes, I do. The last time Wolf picked this high he got them their franchise QB.And while people keep pretending it was a “ slam dunk,” I have gone back and read the draft threads leading up to the draft, and they are nowhere near as “ unanimous” as people pretend they were. There was a contingent saying “ take the haul,” and their argument was that only 33% of 1st Round QB’s succeed. and they wanted a trade down. There was a contingent who wanted Joe Alt, and said they could go QB this year. There was a contingent that wanted JJ McCarthy, one of whom instantly changed his username pretending he was Drake Maye’s number 1 fan the moment he was picked. And there was a contingent who wanted Marvin Harrison Jr. So no, it was by no means a slam dunk, and at least half of Patriot fans wanted a different outcome. Wolf did the right thing, resisted the trade offers, and got them their franchise QB, and just as he would have had to take all of the blame if Maye ended up sucking, he deserves the credit for picking him, and stabilizing QB for years to come. As for the rest of the class it’s too early to know, like most classes I think some will succeed and some will fail, but young players need a year or two to develop, and unfortunately Mayo’s staff did them no favors in that regard. But I will be willing to pass some judgement on them by this time next year.


I also think Vrabel is going to have a significant say on who they are picking. And it may even be the case that Vrabel will end up with more say in the draft than Wolf has, as Kraft could have made that part of the deal. So overall I have faith that Vrabel and Wolf will have a strong offseason, and I think Vrabel’s presence will both help with free agent recruitment, and will give every player on the roster serious incentive to work their asses off this off-season out of fear that they may end up out of a job if they don’t. I’m also hoping that guys like Keion White, who wanted out, will no longer be looking for the door, and will be excited to work with the new coaching staff.

So overall I’m very happy about the change of coaches, and the direction they appear to be headed in. I’m really looking forward to the offseason, and to see what the roster looks like after the draft.

Sorry but nobody can seriously argue in favor of Wolf after watching what he's done with the OL alone. Set aside the pathetic evaluation of WRs. They've had years to address the LT position.

 

[festy1986]

Who says his style will be one style or the same. Derrick Henry had quite a game last night

Well yeah that's always been my point. What's Mike Vrabel look like without a top 5 of all time running back in his prime?

We saw what he looked like.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Carter
White
Barmore
Gonzalez

I expect the pats defense to rebound next season. Vrabel's success in year 1 will come down to whether they can add enough pieces to be average offensively.

 

[Huckleberry1]

That’s a great clip. You can see Vrabel way off to the left and he thinks it’s funny as hell,

 

[libra957]

This is gonna good! so exited.

 

[jdlboot14]

So?

He admitted that he ****ed up the Mayo thing. If Vrabel works out, why shouldn't he take the credit?

Ya. Ultimately, Kraft earned back a lot of respect with this move. It's not random that ALL Pats Nation wanted Mayo gone - because even we, outside the building, could tell the chaotic, ignorant, undisciplined, ill-prepared team he ran.
So, Kraft didn't "stay the course", or "trust his gut" - the same gut that he publicly divulged made the decision to hire Mayo.

Instead, he risked a lot of backlash (even the racial crap) to not wait to hope Mayo learns quickly. He pulled the plug and corrected the problem... which WAS IN FACT: lack of experience, discipline, management, charisma.
Vrabel has all of those, and widely accepted as such - even widely coveted. Case closed. Good for Kraft for sealing the deal.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Sorry but nobody can seriously argue in favor of Wolf after watching what he's done with the OL alone. Set aside the pathetic evaluation of WRs. They've had years to address the LT position.

Wolf has been GM for less than a year. And while I’m sure you never noticed, because you weren’t actually paying attention, NONE of the LT’s drafted after the first round contributed significantly this season. So they must be busts. As well as the 90% of OL drafted after the first round, all of them must be busts. And the two everyone wanted, Sulamanaia and Paul ended up 3rd and 2nd string respectively, so they must be busts.

 

[festy1986]

Sorry but nobody can seriously argue in favor of Wolf after watching what he's done with the OL alone. Set aside the pathetic evaluation of WRs. They've had years to address the LT position.

I mean that dude is arguing that because Elliot Wolf nailed the Drake maye pick that he's a lock for this next top pick.

I don't think it's hard to take the third quarterback in a three quarterback draft.

If Mike Vrabel doesn't push wolf out then I don't know what we're doing here.

 

[festy1986]

Wolf has been GM for less than a year.

Mayo was coach for less than a year.

 

[scott99]

Katzenmoyer may have been the best college lb I’ve ever seen.

He was a beast. Can play all 4 downs. It’s a shame injuries cut his career short.

 

[patman12]

It was a last ditch effort by Kraft to prove his relevance last year, it failed. Back at square one with his tail between his legs. It is absolutely time for him to advocate the crown and let the gimp prove his worth.

Abdicate

 

[Steve102]

He was really animated. I wonder if has some inside info....

I’m sure he does. I wonder who he’s talking about. Tedy was just a nudge from “shut up, the adults are talking.”

 

[Huckleberry1]

Mayo was coach for less than a year.

What’s your point?

Other than trying to take the title for the most miserable poster on this site I’m not really sure what your problem is? You didn’t get your way, deal with it.

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

Well yeah that's always been my point. What's Mike Vrabel look like without a top 5 of all time running back in his prime?

We saw what he looked like.

We saw what he looked like with tannehill