PATRIOTS NEWS Vrabel's Staff Discussion Thread (Discuss related news here)

[RobertWeathers]

This shouldn’t be a matter of choice. Scar needs to do as he is told and come in and coach the OL coach.

Yea but they are sensitive to scheduling OL meetings as they might interfere with his pickle-ball league schedule.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Todd Downing is a dead ringer for "Boggs" from Shawshank Redemption.

 

[The Gr8est]

Yeah sad to see High and Slater go, but maybe Mike found that them having loyalty to Mayo would be even the slightest of problems.

No problem.

They can just be part of the staff for Mayo’s next HC job.

 

[The Gr8est]

Not to mention he wanted the Giants to trade up to take Mahomes. There’s a lot of revisionist history pretending that everyone knew Mahomes would be great. It’s ********. The dude knows QBs.

Milton will have a career in the NFL because of what McAdoo did.

It would be great if he could keep working with him.

 

[Froob]

it took all of 5 minutes and the boston sports media already dredging up negative stories on downing.

DUI hire. Though I suppose that is becoming common now in important jobs..

 

[The Gr8est]

DUI hire. Though I suppose that is becoming common now in important jobs..

DUI?

Typo or am I missing something?

 

[Froob]

DUI?

Typo or am I missing something?

It's a semi subtle reference to something else lol..making fun of the DEI non sense.

 

[dliverey44]

DUI?

Typo or am I missing something?

Yea, he was arrested in 2023 for a DUI.

Edit: sorry it was Nov 2022

 

[tuckeverlasting]

Bob MacAdoo had some big games against the Celts.

for the c's as well

DUI?

Typo or am I missing something?

yeah as jones at eei couldn't wait to inform he got a dui in tenn.

 

[hornetfb85]

Nm

 

[Clonamery]

it took all of 5 minutes and the boston sports media already dredging up negative stories on downing.

Happens when the Jets are involved.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Yea but they are sensitive to scheduling OL meetings as they might interfere with his pickle-ball league schedule.

Easy to deal with. No more pickleball. Priorities are priorities.

 

[KCSVEN]

Bedard had a pretty detailed article on the coaching hires.
Highlights
-Ownership had no influence on Josh Hire
-Interview process with Josh was extensive
-Vrabel had Josh at top of list with Arthur Smith and Rees but Vrabel was scared by the revolving OC position at Titans and never had such an experienced OC as Josh and thus was very appealing to Vrabel and was likely his top choice all along.
-Vrabel does not have a McShay/Shanahan style preference
-League source says people don't understand how much work Josh did last off season to update is offense.
-Vrabel related hires under Josh were all mutually agreed to, most of Josh's former coaches were already employed. Vrabel did not sit in on Downing interview, wanted Josh to not be influenced by him being there
-Thomas Brown blew away the interview and chose Pats to learn under Josh and have some stability
-Marrone is a veteran coach that's been in many systems and was type of O line coach Vrabel/Josh wanted.
-Dante and Marrone know each other so not unlikely Scar will drop in once in a while.
-Team source said all the coaches are at hotels away from family and working non-stop and 100% in lockstep
-Vrabel excited by the staff he put together.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

for the c's as well


yeah as jones at eei couldn't wait to inform he got a dui in tenn.

Jones is a wannabe Flemger, he makes me I'll.

 

[raduray]

I would of preferred Welker but I never worked with or even met either man so my opinion holds no weight.

I think there's a pattern here that the only coach formerly associated with the Patriots, with the exception of ST, is Vrabel himself.

 

[Zuma]

Horrible hire

Todd Downing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[PWRxWLF]

Todd Downing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Hope they quarantine and scrub the jete stank off these guys they’re bringing in.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Hope they quarantine and scrub the jete stank off these guys they’re bringing in.

They did a pretty good job with that 2 head coaches ago…

 

[Urgent]

Todd Downing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

That's awesome.
Ton of experience across the offense - OC, QB coach, Passing Coordinator, Tight Ends coach.
Highly qualified staff. Experience across multiple systems.
If they can all work together this team of coaches should be an advantage.

 

[signbabybrady]

You can complain about any of the hires individually. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.

But from an experience point of view everyone seems to be getting slotted in a rung or 2 below the highest levels they've achieved.