PATRIOTS NEWS Report: Robyn Glaser no longer with the organization (She Officially resigned)

[Steve102]

In the end I really don't care what happens to her as long as she stays the F away from football ops.

I have no doubt Bob complained about Bill to her.

I have no doubt she fed Bob negative stuff about BB

I have no doubt she boosted Mayo brand in the org.

I have no doubt she asked for more of a role on the football side of the business and he rewarded her.

I am thinking it was Bru to whom he was referring to.

It was all speculation. No one really knew what the hell she did or her influence. However the stories about helping Mayo with the culture stuff, being part of the coaches interviews, the North Star ****.....and out of nowhere BB bringing her name up, she was absolutely angling her way into the football side of things.

I thought it was a witch hunt as well, some left over misogyny or something like that. Caveman football ****. Then I see what Bill said, Bru said and it 100% cannot be a coincidence that she's the second personnel move in the Vrabel Era.

For those (like me) who missed Bill's comments:

"People that own the team have the choice to do whatever they want to do. The other people that were in place -- it's also the rest of the organization, it's not just the head coach," said Belichick. "So, you know, Robyn Glaser (the executive VP of football business and senior adviser to head coach in New England), Jonathan Kraft, whoever the other people are that are involved in those decisions and the structure of the organization.

"But you need that shared vision between ownership and the coaching and scouting, and that's when you can be successful," he added.

To your point on the Mayo brand thing, if I connect your dots on it: Bob complains about Bill, she feeds Bob negative Bill ****, Mayo wants to interview elsewhere, she puts it in Mayo's contract that he's heir apparent, Bill becomes lame duck, Mayo ascends, Bill is out. Everyone runs around Patriot Place singing Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead all season until the boos start, the seats become empty and the team lays an egg after the bye. Then Kraft goes "Wait, this is ****ed up".

So then one of two things happens. Vrabel either goes to the Jete to get Kraft to **** or get off the pot or Kraft offers him the job and Vrabel goes to interview to spy and eff with them.

 

[Brotherblues]

Kirk Minihane and 'Dakota From Braintree' would not be what I consider credible sources. As I mentioned, it's a little odd that not a single beat writer has confirmed her departure, given that this shouldn't exactly be information anyone inside the building should feel the need to withhold. If this is true, you would think a simple text that says, "Yes, she's gone," shouldn't be that tough for one of them to come by.

LET US DREAM IAN

 

[turkeyneck]

She's still on the Pats' wiki page...

 

[mike_usagisan]

I can easily believe, based on Bill's comments, that the organization was not working toward a single goal, and she was probably ownership's eyes and ears. But there is no way Glazer should take the blame for Mayo's succession. That was 100% on Robert Kraft. If there was a problem with the contract, fine, but people are taking this news to some very strange lengths.

 

[Mike the Brit]

Honestly I always thought everyone *****ing about her was just a big witch hunt/non-story, but her getting canned after the Year of Mayo **** show kind of tells me that maybe everyone was right the whole time

Or Wolf -- who gave us the non-O-line, AVP, Brissett, etc., etc. -- has found someone else to shift responsibility onto.

 

[AQPE]

The whole Glaser business was a PR fiasco right from the start and is totally on brand for The Nebbish (J. Kraft). I’m sure she doesn’t GAF and will go back to other things in their businesses. I certainly don’t believe she had ambition to become a Howie Rosenman or Mike Tannenbaum.

I have seen this “fly in the ointment” routine plenty of times in corporate life, people brought into a group that are clearly put there by senior management to spy and provoke, with the objective being to drive out people senior management has decided they don’t want anymore. The corporate world is filled with Robyn Glasers who have no issue ****ing around with “subordinates” on behalf of their “superiors.” Jonathan IMHO was itching to get BB out but didn’t want the PR hit on himself for the firing. Vrabel likely I think knew this coming in and told The Scatback he isn’t having it.

 

[Steve102]

Quick thought on this, it remains an unconfirmed story given that - at least as far as I can tell - not a single other beat writer has confirmed her departure. Considering that a good majority of them developed sources within the organization over the past year, I'm finding it hard to believe that someone simply telling one of them, "Yes, she's gone," hasn't happened yet.

It's a little odd. So I don't know if I'd believe Minihane until someone else at least confirms what should be a relatively innocuous bit of information.

Minihane is a well known turd stirrer, so maybe you are correct and we should...

 

[Steve102]

I can easily believe, based on Bill's comments, that the organization was not working toward a single goal, and she was probably ownership's eyes and ears. But there is no way Glazer should take the blame for Mayo's succession. That was 100% on Robert Kraft. If there was a problem with the contract, fine, but people are taking this news to some very strange lengths.

I think they (the Krafts) were over Bill and his ****. I think they were mad about "Tommy" and got emotional about it, and used Glazer in some manner to get the leverage they needed to move on from Bill.

 

[neuronet]

Keep women out of male sports.

What position did she play

 

[RobertWeathers]

I think they (the Krafts) were over Bill and his ****. I think they were mad about "Tommy" and got emotional about it, and used Glazer in some manner to get the leverage they needed to move on from Bill.

I think that's how it went down as well. Bob was already 75% there to move on from Bill and she provided the path forward.

 

[RobertWeathers]

To me that just reeks of the Mayo situation. “Howie is a lawyer, I am a lawyer. Why can’t I be a GM like him? Maybe I can just fake it and copy some of the footbally stuff that other people do and pretend I know what I’m doing, yeah that’ll do it.”

Mayo was the same thing, faking and poorly duplicating stuff he observed others do to try to be an HC without ever learning anything. Of course, Glaser was his “advisor”, so I guess you could draw a conclusion about why that happened.

There were reports that Glaser and Jonathan were watching BB in his final year and documenting things and talking to people about “why” things were done. The assumption was that that was driven by Jonathan but you could theoretically wonder if that was actually driven by Glaser who was taking Jonathan on a ride.

Yep.

It was said Bill and Jonathan's relationship had soured over the years. They forged a solid friendship in 1996 and continued in the 2000s but somewhere along the line they became distant towards each other.

My gut tells me Jonathan was nosing in football stuff and that PO'd Bill. The other issue is Bill isn't one to be proactive in communication (see "managing up") and I think that wore on Jonathan (and Bob). Glaser observes the politics playing out, observes Bill's standing in the organization eroding, and sees an opportunity to gain power.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Kirk Minihane and 'Dakota From Braintree' would not be what I consider credible sources. As I mentioned, it's a little odd that not a single beat writer has confirmed her departure, given that this shouldn't exactly be information anyone inside the building should feel the need to withhold. If this is true, you would think a simple text that says, "Yes, she's gone," shouldn't be that tough for one of them to come by.

I agree, Ian. I don't think she was fired.

I do think Bob asked she and Vrabel to chat and figure out how to work together. The result of that meeting was that she is no longer involved as heavily in the football ops side of the business. Her responsibilities were adjusted with a focus on other parts of the Kraft Group.

 

[Ross12]

I agree, Ian. I don't think she was fired.

I do think Bob asked she and Vrabel to chat and figure out how to work together. The result of that meeting was that she is no longer involved as heavily in the football ops side of the business, her responsibilities were adjusted with a focus on other parts of the Kraft Group.

It's entirely possible that 'not with the Patriots organization' may just mean 'still employed by the Kraft Group, but not involved with the Patriots'

 

[Steve102]

I agree, Ian. I don't think she was fired.

I do think Bob asked she and Vrabel to chat and figure out how to work together. The result of that meeting was that she is no longer involved as heavily in the football ops side of the business, her responsibilities were adjusted with a focus on other parts of the Kraft Group.

Agree. The Krafts aren't going to move on from her, just simply move her to a different spot where her legal expertise can still benefit the family or the group.

 

[RobertWeathers]

It's entirely possible that 'not with the Patriots organization' may just mean 'still employed by the Kraft Group, but not involved with the Patriots'

I'll send her a message on LinedIn and ask. Stay tuned.

 

[mgcolby]

What position did she play

This is Probably his point.

 

[XLIX]

And just like that.....

all the "she only dots the i's and crosses the t's" people were never seen or heard from again....

 

[XLIX]

Google Robyn Glaser North Star

The whole north star incident baffles me.

"The north star constantly moves but it is something we always strive for." - Robyn Glaser

I'm no astronomer, but isn't the whole point of the North Star that it doesn't move?? IOW, we call it "the north star" because it is always directly over the North Pole and doesn't move? I mean, sailors set their bearings using the North Star.... not sure it is much help if it is all over the place....

(ok, ok.... yes the Earth wobbles on its axis with a roughly 24,000 year procession so the North Star won't always be above the North Pole, but it isn't something that changes over the course of our lifetimes....)

 

[XLIX]

Kirk Minihane and 'Dakota From Braintree' would not be what I consider credible sources. As I mentioned, it's a little odd that not a single beat writer has confirmed her departure, given that this shouldn't exactly be information anyone inside the building should feel the need to withhold. If this is true, you would think a simple text that says, "Yes, she's gone," shouldn't be that tough for one of them to come by.

I am among those who won't believe it until it is confirmed. What makes far, far more sense to me is the Krafts let her (and, by extension, themselves) save some face by simply demoting her to the position she had already been doing prior to getting involved in football ops.

 

[Ross12]

The whole north star incident baffles me.

"The north star constantly moves but it is something we always strive for." - Robyn Glaser

I'm no astronomer, but isn't the whole point of the North Star that it doesn't move?? IOW, we can it "the north star" because it is directly over the North Pole and doesn't move?

(ok, ok.... yes the Earth wobbles on its axis with a roughly 24,000 year procession so the North Star won't always be above the North Pole, but it isn't something that changes over the course of our lifetimes....)

I don't know man. Tough stuff. Maybe she should consult a rocket scientist - anyone still have Matt Patricia's number?