Reiss: Vrabel will not be present day 3 of draft

[festy1986]

I really disagree with the idea that this is some kind of “stunt”, I don’t see any way that it makes sense.

He has already made himself available to reporters this week and declined to answer questions about the incident so I don’t see why he would do that but then hide from them this weekend. He would just handle the presser the same way.

There would be no reason to “pretend” to go to counseling as a PR stunt to make it look like you did something about it, as that just gives the story new legs for no reason. The more logical approach would have been to just continue to ignore it…

The only avenue that makes sense to me is that there is a risk for him that his wife is leaving him and he doesn’t want that to happen, so he is doing whatever she wants to keep things together. That starts with marriage counseling, and one of the visits was this Saturday. He couldn’t exactly say “sorry honey I have work” if he wanted this to be successful, and it shows her that he is putting her above the job.

Furthermore, if he was absent on day 3 and didn’t say anything about it, the press would notice and wonder where he was and it would cause drama that day for the other staff, the drafted players, etc. So, again, he is getting ahead of that by telling the media a couple days beforehand and giving them the chance to throw questions at him about it (which he will decline to answer meaningfully) over the next couple nights in all likelihood.

It’s disappointing but I get it. He has to do what he has to do for his marriage right now.

Did he make him self available this week? Or did he throw an impromptu press conference and take zero questions so when the next time he is in front of a mic he can refer back to his zero burger press conference and move on without every actually addressing the situation.

Right out of the BB playbook.

Your response is exactly what I'm talking about in regards to this affecting the Patriots. If he has to do this in order to save his marriage, that's for him. That's not for the Patriots. Everyone has their personal lives but I doubt very many of us get to cheat on their spouses and tell our bosses we won't be to work this week because we have some counseling.

 

[patman12]

I wonder if Mayo hired the photographer

 

[Hugepatsfan]

It clearly impacted Belichick, the Patriots only won 2 Lombardi's during he and his wife's separation, and they only won 1 Lombardi the year he actually got divorced. We lost out on at least 3 other Lombardi's during that time span. Cheatin' bastard, totally screwed his team's over, no wonder they hated their coach.

Everyone is different. I think it's very reasonable to think a divorce/cheating scandal would impact someone's focus and now we have him missing something tangible as it relates to the team. There's so many ways it can go. Some guys might turn to their football work as an outlet from the stress and actually be more focused. Others might try to spend more of that work time and effort on their marriage. No two people would handle it the same.

I think it's fair to ask if Vrabel would be distracted by this and especially now that he's tangibly missing something important to the teambuilding process for this.

 

[Patjew]

THIS is what has caused me to lose some respect for Mike. Work is very important to me, and skipping one of the most important work days of the year for something that can wait a day is terrible for optics, IMO. This is not a sick kid or dying dad. If 24 hours or a week is going to cause you to get divorced, then you’re already screwed.

 

[Wozzy]

Dianna Russini and married Mike Vrabel caught kissing at NYC bar in bombshell new photos — taken 6 years before scandal​

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[ScottishPatriots]

Dianna Russini and married Mike Vrabel caught kissing at NYC bar in bombshell new photos — taken 6 years before scandal​

Exclusive | Dianna Russini and married Mike Vrabel caught kissing at NYC bar in bombshell new photos — taken 6 years before scandal

Page Six has exclusively obtained new photos of the sports reporter and the New England Patriots coach canoodling at a bar in 2020.

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Yeah now it makes sense the counselling ect there's more coming and this wasn't a one off, they've probably been having an affair for years.

 

[lancerman]

Dianna Russini and married Mike Vrabel caught kissing at NYC bar in bombshell new photos — taken 6 years before scandal​

Exclusive | Dianna Russini and married Mike Vrabel caught kissing at NYC bar in bombshell new photos — taken 6 years before scandal

Page Six has exclusively obtained new photos of the sports reporter and the New England Patriots coach canoodling at a bar in 2020.

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Yeah methinks this was a known story that had been brewing for a long time and a spouse finally ponied up.

Also the amount of delusion in the last thread thinking this was just two friends is hilarious.

 

[lancerman]

Yeah now it makes sense the counselling ect there's more coming and this wasn't a one off, they've probably been having an affair for years.

Yeah, more is definitely coming imo. He could have just shut up and focused on the draft and the news cycle would burn out. If more is leaking, it makes sense why they got ahead of it now and announced this even though it would be a story.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Is this as big a story nationally as it is here? I cannot remember the last time I gave a crap about any celebrity affair. Are we just loud because it's the Patriots affected or is it really that big of a story?

 

[Wozzy]

Yeah methinks this was a known story that had been brewing for a long time and a spouse finally ponied up.

Seems insider’s new it all along. Six or more years, I have a hard time believing Mrs Vrabel didn’t know this was going on.

Also the amount of delusion in the last thread thinking this was just two friends is hilarious.

We have a presumption of innocence in this country, it’s a good rule to follow.

 

[TheButlerDidIt]

It's idiotic to do it on draft day. Has to be a PR move (including leaking it to Reiss), but I don't get why they think it's smart PR to have his behavior now affect the team? Especially given the distance the team wants from the Belichick drama.... disappointing on all levels.

EDIT: having now seen the new breaking story about old photos .... they are trying to get ahead of the story now...

 

[Wozzy]

Is this as big a story nationally as it is here? I cannot remember the last time I gave a crap about any celebrity affair. Are we just loud because it's the Patriots affected or is it really that big of a story?

Patriot hate is a nationwide phenomenon.

 

[lancerman]

Seems insider’s new it all along. Six or more years, I have a hard time believing Mrs Vrabel didn’t know this was going on.

We have a presumption of innocence in this country, it’s a good rule to follow.

Celebrity marriage. She probably knew he was ****ing around to an extent. Turns a blind eye as long as it's not serious and doesn't embarrass her and the family. The Tony Soprano rule. Keep your **** away from the house.

Anyways, presumption of innocence is a court thing, not a public opinion thing. Vrabel isn't going to jail for this. It's easy to call a spade a spade.

 

[Triumph]

I wonder if Mayo hired the photographer

All he would need is a cell phone.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

It's idiotic to do it on draft day. Has to be a PR move (including leaking it to Reiss), but I don't get why they think it's smart PR to have his behavior now affect the team? Especially given the distance the team wants from the Belichick drama.... disappointing on all levels.

Let's remember we have no idea about any circumstances surrounding his life other than it's related to counseling and starts Saturday. He may not have a choice, as far as his marriage or family is concerned

 

[Crazy Patriot Guy]

Patriot hate is a nationwide phenomenon.

I live in Texas, and I have yet to have a single person bring any of this up. I did have my boss, a Cowboys fan, tell me he couldn't care less about all this when I mentioned Vrabel missing day 3

 

[sb1]

The new photos say they were taken on March 11, 2020. She got married on September 26 2020.

Why on earth would you marry someone when you're in another relationship.

 

[varjao]

Now this is a distraction.

Vrabel is making this become a bigger issue than it really is, for the Patriots. I'm not downplaying this from his family perspective but still.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

So much for my hope of this story ending this wkend.

 

[Wozzy]

Celebrity marriage. She probably knew he was ****ing around to an extent. Turns a blind eye as long as it's not serious and doesn't embarrass her and the family. The Tony Soprano rule. Keep your **** away from the house.

Agreed.

Anyways, presumption of innocence is a court thing, not a public opinion thing. Vrabel isn't going to jail for this. It's easy to call a spade a spade.

Sure, but deny deny deny until irrefutable proof appears. I didn’t care one way or the other if he did it, perhaps his wife and he had an open door policy. It’s annoying we’re talking about it on draft day though.