Patriots Rumor Is Mike’s job security in any danger now? (Vrabel Allegedly Caught Kissing Russini in New Photos 6-Years Ago)

[Patjew]

Am listening to the Christopher Price / Chris Hogan podcast where they start off by talking about this topic.

My personal take away from it is that Vrabel should say he made a mistake (without getting into the details), point out that we all make mistakes, point out that it's an off-the-field situation that he is working through during the off season, say he's learned from it and he's going to be making those better decisions going forwards, still expects accountability on the field, and looks forward to the next off-season activities.

Basically admit he made a mistake but frame it as an off-the-field situation not a football one, and "we're on to Cincinnati".

Isn't that exactly what he's already done?

 

[Bill Lee]

Isn't that exactly what he's already done?

We don't know what he's said to the players. AFAIK all he's said to us is that everyone needs to make good decisions, including himself, he fell short of standards, caused a distraction, yada yada. Much better to come right out and say "I made a mistake" instead of using all those weasel words. I hope he was more direct with the team than he's been with us.

 

[Patjew]

We don't know what he's said to the players. AFAIK all he's said to us is that everyone needs to make good decisions, including himself, he fell short of standards, caused a distraction, yada yada. Much better to come right out and say "I made a mistake" instead of using all those weasel words. I hope he was more direct with the team than he's been with us.

Oh, what he said to the players. I get it now.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

Wow. Other than pictures of them during coitus, what else is there to confirm an affair for you?

Yeah, it’s such a rare name there’s obviously some message. /s

Does anyone know if Dianna has any family history of male relatives named Michael?

EDIT TO ADD: I answered my own question. From GMU athletics web via the wayback machine:


It’s not uncommon to name children after relatives, or even friends. Heck I’m named after a WW2 service buddy of my dad. Really wish I’d gotten stories of their days together before they both died. But I’m really sure my namesake never met my mom. Funny thing is that my first name is the same as our church organist, so it did confuse people even though there was no connection.

I'd like to think I'm named after Robert the Bruce, but I'm afraid the truth is it's

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

The real story is why the media is so obsessed with who Mike Vrabel was ****ing 6 years ago?

There's nothing more low-IQ than discussion about what part a person has between their legs, and whom they choose to use those parts with, IMO.

Don't know if this helps, but in Mike's defense, she does look kinda cute.

 

[Bill Lee]

Oh, what he said to the players. I get it now.

Just listened to Bedard's podcast that dropped yesterday. Apparently Mike has spoken to the players twice, according to him. Yet there's no good way to do that. Either you say the same thing twice which sounds dumb, or you contradict yourself which is worse, and either way the players say WTF is happening here.

Bedard spoke about an article he wrote, which is up for free on BSJ right now.

Here's a bit.

And then came Vrabel's midnight declaration. Up until then, the episode's impact on the football team was minimal, with some trust likely needing to be earned back by Vrabel. By stepping away from the draft on a day when the Patriots are scheduled to use eight of their 11 draft picks, the impact on the team could not be ignored or minimized.

His decision to step away made no sense. It not only made it a real football story, but it has also embroiled the franchise in a full-blown media story — football, news, and gossip — that has not been seen around in these parts since the Aaron Hernandez fallout. The Vrabels, the Patriots, Russini and others associated with this story will now be hounded like the sports version of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

Yeah, he went there....

And on the podcast he directly referred to Vrabel as a liar, and on top of those examples in his column he compared Vrabel to Tiger Woods.

Pretty hot stuff.

One thing he said that was more rational: he suggested Diana would be looking for another gig, and one way she can get her foot in the door is to use the fact that she can tell her side of the story any time she wants. It's a pretty damn good bargaining chip: sign me to a decent contract and my first story will be me telling my side of the story. And such a story can drop any time they want, like right before the first game of the season, or maybe wait till the Pats are struggling a bit and use it to kick Mike while he's down.

So, yeah, about that other shoe...

Bedard: Mike Vrabel's ego sparked a preventable inferno that threatens his job and the Patriots

Well, that escalated quickly.Less than 48 hours after Mike Vrabel's off-field issues seemed to be dissipating and fading into the background after he finally addressed the issue publicly for the first time, the head coach has brought on a full-scale media storm that now threatens his future, and...

www.bostonsportsjournal.com

 

[Boogs]

The Arizona photographer was just some guy there at the romantic resort with his wife.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Permit me to disagree with exactly this part of what you wrote. There are people who are capable of being faithful in the face of temptation. But if you do go out looking for temptation, you will find it.

Both Rossini and Vrabel were disgusting people long before they went and proved it to the world. Cheaters look for an excuse to cheat, none of them wait for the proverbial gun to the head. And they were already this kind of person that might do this long before they met each other. This incident just proved their true nature to the world.

Sadly you are right, this isn't uncommon. But I don't want to let the idea stand that it's somehow tolerable to be this kind of human just because it happens more than we like to think it does. Morality aside, this behavior creates a generation of kids that don't know their own genetic history due to kept secrets, and there you find the true victims of these things.

I was going to argue with EdSnow that I was above that, but then I realized there must be some ****tail of drugs out there that would make it possible, so I it's in the very remote realm of possibility.

 

[Jim Beankie]

This whole thing from all angles is sordid and tawdry -- the arrogant cheating couple, the sneaky photographer/profiteer, leering media outlets, morality police passing judgment -- bottom-barrel human nature on full display. Truly stomach churning.

Man I miss watching Jerry Springer and Maury back in the day when they first came out. Stomach churned because of all the popcorn I ate.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Going by the media coverage one would think that vrable and russini were on par with Princess Diana and Prince Charles. The coverage is so over the top. It's disgusting

C'mon - if this were happening to one of the many other coaches we hate (or maybe someone on the Jets), we'd look like the popular Antonio Banderas gif.

 

[Tunescribe]

Just listened to Bedard's podcast that dropped yesterday. Apparently Mike has spoken to the players twice, according to him. Yet there's no good way to do that. Either you say the same thing twice which sounds dumb, or you contradict yourself which is worse, and either way the players say WTF is happening here.

Bedard spoke about an article he wrote, which is up for free on BSJ right now.

Here's a bit.





Yeah, he went there....

And on the podcast he directly referred to Vrabel as a liar, and on top of those examples in his column he compared Vrabel to Tiger Woods.

Pretty hot stuff.

One thing he said that was more rational: he suggested Diana would be looking for another gig, and one way she can get her foot in the door is to use the fact that she can tell her side of the story any time she wants. It's a pretty damn good bargaining chip: sign me to a decent contract and my first story will be me telling my side of the story. And such a story can drop any time they want, like right before the first game of the season, or maybe wait till the Pats are struggling a bit and use it to kick Mike while he's down.

So, yeah, about that other shoe...

Bedard: Mike Vrabel's ego sparked a preventable inferno that threatens his job and the Patriots

Well, that escalated quickly.Less than 48 hours after Mike Vrabel's off-field issues seemed to be dissipating and fading into the background after he finally addressed the issue publicly for the first time, the head coach has brought on a full-scale media storm that now threatens his future, and...

www.bostonsportsjournal.com

How on earth could "her side of the story" be even remotely redeeming? That's my question.

 

[Jim Beankie]

The real story is why the media is so obsessed with who Mike Vrabel was ****ing 6 years ago?

There's nothing more low-IQ than discussion about what part a person has between their legs, and whom they choose to use those parts with, IMO.

And what color dress the person they choose to use those parts with is. Or what profession the person is that they choose to use those parts with.

 

[Joey007]

Isn't that exactly what he's already done?

He has. But it seems like the consensus among fans is that nothing he says is good enough unless he goes out and gives everyone every small detail.

 

[Joey007]

How on earth could "her side of the story" be even remotely redeeming? That's my question.

I’m wondering the same. If it was a consensual relationship. She’s just going to lie her way back into a gig by trashing Vrabel?

 

[reflexblue]

C'mon - if this were happening to one of the many other coaches we hate (or maybe someone on the Jets), we'd look like the popular Antonio Banderas gif.

It started with the nypost. They've basically admitted that it was to troll vrable and the pats.... Would care less if it happens to a jest coach. I certainly wouldn't go chasing the story.

 

[raduray]

Alex Cora is available

 

[IcyPatriot]