INSTANT REACTION: The New England Patriots Have Signed Mike Vrabel to be the Next Head Coach

[@tHawk9699]

It's a great day in N.E. babyy woooohooooo! VRRAABEESS

[@pjfitone]

Great hire!

[@puckwizard448]

With Vrabel the Patriots are instantly a significantly better team.

[@chumaifezue4896]

For sure

[@SkeletorsSon]

You don't know that, they could be worse

[@tomtalley2192]

@@SkeletorsSon No, they will line up correctly, won't have a ton of pre snap penalties. That alone will make them better.

[@Baleaghmac13]

Nonsense. They are ranked 32nd in talent by PFF. If they don’t overhaul the roster, they will suck for a long time.

[@Drizzlybear1]

​@@SkeletorsSon Vrabel will not allow stupid fumbles and ridiculous issues and hold people accountable for that alone we will improve

[@pl33]

The adults are back in the room..look alive guys!

[@jim2292]

Feels like we are on a path to being relevant again 🙏

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Absolutely. With Drake man I think we are going to be such a dangerous team. I was just watching Josh Allen play against Denver. I truly think Drake will be the next version of Josh Allen if not better. He does almost everything Josh does even in college. They look almost identical. I’m saying for Drake at the young side of 22 when Josh was a rookie in his first year he did a lot of the same stuff Drake did.

[@JonStark117]

*That was a shot at ELLIOT WOLF. Wolf should be fired.*

[@ashelyaustin1955]

Wolf builds a team through the draft and not FA. Anyone who thinks otherwise is unaware

[@PsychoMantis308]

​@@ashelyaustin1955Outside of Maye, Wolfs draft was terrible

[@Mark-wo9yt]

@@ashelyaustin1955 - Wolf is a clown. A housecat would have picked Maye at 3 - zero credit for that. Every other pick of his - whiff...and that on a team with almost no talent on it across the board. Just because daddy was a good GM in GB does not mean this chump is any good. If he was SO GREAT GB wouldn't have let him walk out the door.

[@sharkmedia5969]

Vrabel has been the guy since he was fired from Tennessee. Kraft just didn’t have the sack to walk back on his promise to Mayo

[@Mark-wo9yt]

If he put IN WRITING and was legally bound to hire (1) a completely unqualified inexperienced "coach" that (2) no other team was REMOTELY interested in hiring in ANY capacity, then he's dumber than I thought. Which is why I don't believe that story leaked out of Foxboro. Kraft didn't get to be a billionaire by locking himself into contracts to hire unqualified guys to run his billion dollar company - especially a guy that there is no demand at all for. What we DO know is LAST off-season (1) Kraft said he wanted Vrabel to succeed Belichick BUT, Vrabel was still under contract in Tenn and the rumor was they were not going to let him leave. (2) Vrabel and GM Carthon butt heads and ownership fires Vrabel making Vrabel available to coach NE (3) Doddering old fool Kraft hires DEI Mayo and the story is leak he was contractually bound to hire unqualified, zero experience Mayo OVER Vrabel. This seems far fetched to me and was made up to justify passing on the guy NE fans WANTED - Vrabel - in order to go woke and hire DEI Mayo. Don't forget, useful idiots like Rappaport and Shefty and Breer are SPOON FED LIES by owners and GMs to report EXACTLY what they want the public to hear and more often than not, it's all lies designed to bail them out of an ugly situation

[@omusialo]

It's a worse look when you promise someone a job and then pull a 180. There are professional images to upkeep in the ownership/media world and being known as a manipulator and liar is not a good reputation when it comes to future hires/free agents

[@tumnus45]

Im wondering if he was contractually obliged to give mayo at least a year. Because i think they wanted vrabel last year

[@sharkmedia5969]

@ I’m sure they were but in hindsight, they probably should have but the bullet and paid Mayo for never coaching and hired Vrabel last season

[@stevendegrappo5143]

@@omusialo Bad look for the Krafts all around. this is a much worse look than doing a 180 on a promise that should not have been made. To hand him the team then fire less than 90 minutes after his first season is over is a complete clown show. He should have never been in that situation to begin with. Krafts could have said we didn't expect it to happen so quickly and we feel he's not ready. I don't think anyone would have questioned that. Were you excited for Mayo to be HC?

[@jeffreycellini8923]

Vrabel was plagued by an awful front office In Tennessee….no competent GM trades away a top 5 WR for nothing good in return like when the Titans gave away AJ Brown for nothing

[@johndimarzio6785]

Belichick was 36-44 as HC of the Browns before joining the Pats. Learn in your first stretch and improve and optimize in your second. I have hope for Vrabel to turn this around.

[@kicka11]

Cool, all he needs is the best QB of all time.

[@neilbrown9259]

I like that Vrabel is the new Pats head coach but Barth is miles off on him getting OCs in Tennessee. Laflour was recommended by the GM when they were struggling to get someone and Smith was long term there and took over. Vrabel had very little to do with either

[@455zzz]

The way teddy was talking it seems like the front office is about to get overhauled “ people who want to be heard” Elliot wolf or Matt groh which one is it!!!

[@tomtalley2192]

Hopefully Wolf and Glaser will be elsewhere soon!

[@mattb8916]

Matt Groh is also bad. Terrible evaluator

[@user-vg2eg7oo5n]

The bar is low. Now, over 7 wins and Vrabel will be a hero.

[@TheRealMRGG85]

And they're not going to get there. Boring the best free agency ever this is a 5 Wing team at best and if they knew what was good for them they would win one or two games and get a top draft pick

[@Urfeelingsdontmatter]

@@TheRealMRGG855 win team with 130 in cap space??? Haha ok clueless

[@johnbernacki6155]

@@UrfeelingsdontmatterKraft better spend money

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

It’s a step in the right direction. Drake is so stupid good sky is the limit with this team. They just need to build around him.

[@TheRealMRGG85]

@@Urfeelingsdontmatter lol you think they can bye there way out this how many wins did they get out of the last record-breaking free agent off season I think we won 10 games once.

[@randomflagg7331]

when they start getting their doors blown off, will someone finally show urgency and bring in some free agents.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Free agents will now want to come here because of Drake and a good coach. They didn’t come here last year because they didn’t even have a good quarterback. They still had Jones as the QB during free agency. Calvin Ridley probably regrets not coming here now.

[@arthurwatt5162]

He won with ryan tannehil so i think he can succeed with drake maye.

[@SkeletorsSon]

We don't have Henry and AJ Brown 🤡

[@rickandbrandonshow]

@@SkeletorsSon why we need a good draft this year

[@jeffworth3671]

Funny how quick the haters chime in , so they can get they feel better about themself’s fix

[@Donnydon1996]

It’s all about the OC hire. If we can get a good OC I think this will be a great hire. Josh McDaniels would be a good OC it’s another safe pick. Plus you know he’s not going anywhere

[@SkeletorsSon]

McDaniels sucks, 20 screens and 15 check downs doesn't win football anymore

[@Mark-wo9yt]

It's all about getting an OL to protect Maye AND getting the D - which is now bottom 6 - back on track.

[@Beno443]

@@SkeletorsSonhe’s not a top 3 OC but he’s top 10. Good second half adjustment guy.

[@taylorackley9144]

It’s a good day, Pats fans. This is the most “it makes too much sense” move this team has made in years. Vrabel is the perfect blend of old enough to put the fucking hammer down and young enough to still connect to his youngest players. This is the best thing that could have happened.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Yeah man, I’m excited. Mike will build around Drake. Got his experience. Both Christians are coming back healthy for defense next year. Now go make some trades make some good draft picks and let’s go.

[@aw7579]

Vrabel will tell the Krafts to stay in their lane.

[@kicka11]

A good appointment and should get them a winning record a few times over the next 3 years.

[@1Learn2Swim3]

Still need a coaching staff overhaul, need to nail this draft, and need to actually spend money. They're on the right track

[@georgebushdidcovid1919]

Good day to be a patriots fan! (We are going probably 7-10 this season)

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I think we will be second place in the AFC East and then within three years we will get back that title. AFC East champs. Drake is just that guy. Filled around him correctly and watch out.

[@MichaelWoodard-w7d]

Congrats pats, y'all just got 10xs better because Mike is a good coach. But hey I'm a 9ers fan 💯 LETS GO 💪🏻

[@RPB_33411]

What a surprise…..😂😂😂😂😂

[@Urfeelingsdontmatter]

If you are going to quote vrabel’s last 18 games, at least mention the results coinciding with his QB and best rb in the nfl at the time, missing a significant portion of those games. The patriots have no idea how to draft wide receivers but with 130 million in cap space, wr and offensive line can be shored up super quickly. Then use the 4th pick in the draft on defense carter or hunter. Will they win 10 next year? Likely not, but they will double the wins for sure if they spend money smartly this offseason.

[@Mark-wo9yt]

Hiring Vrabel is a good start...the next obstacle to this team improving is Wolf...was he demoted? Fired? If he's picking the players, Vrabel is screwed - hopefully Vrabel bringing in someone with experience and knowledge evaluating players to replace Wolf was non-negotiable - or at least has the final say over pinhead Wolf. Finally - assistant coaches - OC and DC... again, pinhead Wolf has no say in theses guys - or any position coaches. It's up to Vrabel - get a talented OC and DC and work with them to fill out their side of the ball.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

He wasn’t that bad. Gibson was a good pic. Hooper was a solid pick. If Mike decides to keep him, let’s see what happens. It’s up to Mike though. Mike might bring his own guys.

[@petermarshall6577]

Looks like Ryan Cowden gets hired from the Giant to the Patriots...question is does Eliot Wolf get demoted or fired outright along with Matt Groh ?

[@DanielDonovan-d6q]

Now get wolf the hell out of there. We dont need him. I truly hope hes gone

[@anonymous_2223]

Who cares if they fired mayo so fast? They Shlda done it middle of the 4th quarter live on tv. He was not qualified whatsoever. And I even said, if anything, give him one more year to prove himself.. but there was no way the Krafts should’ve done that with all the potential HC candidates this year. It would’ve been a MASSIVE screw up if they didn’t try to get one of these guys. No idea why they didn’t just hire him in the first place. If it was a contractual thing then it was stupid. They cut their losses and moved on. Mayo shld go take the proper route to becoming a HC. More than 4 years as an LB coach.

[@DOUBLEOENTLIVE]

Because he wasn’t that good the last 3 seasons he coached this man is being overhyped

[@paularnone9870]

Vabrel reminds me of the greatest coach they ever had an thats Bill Parcells not Belichec

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Bill was the best coach ever

[@bobbirt7459]

IMHO, it was only 90 minutes because he won the last game, and lost the first pick, which irked me and I'm not even a Kraft. So that probably pissed off the Krafts to no end. They can't actually come out and tell Jerod to lose that's illegal, but he was clearly clueless about the significance of losing that last game. I would suggest that winning that game cost the Patriots millions of $ in draft trade possibilities and options. (I.e.; experienced players for draft picks.)

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I was so mad when they won the game, but then the only thing that made me happy is when I found out they fired mayo. If you think about it. Winning that game was worth losing the top pick because mayo would not know what to do with it. Getting a new coach was worth having just the fourth pick. If we did lose that game, there’s a chance Mayo would still be the head coach.

[@markhousman8447]

Brady isn't coming through that door folks, the Patriot way was Brady - Pat's were trash before Brady and will continue to be trash without him.

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

Post a video link of Brady playing defense, special teams catching his own passes and blocking for himself. Show me a video of Brady holding the rams to 3 points in a Super Bowl. I’ll wait.

[@TheRealMRGG85]

Before Brady they'd already participated in two super bowls that was more super bowl appearances back in 1996 the most franchises have now

[@markhousman8447]

@@JJJJ-he8bz Belichick was 83-104 overall in games coached without Tom Brady as his starting quarterback. Brady went to Tampa, as an old man, and won the Super Bowl with friggin Bruce Arians. I used to believe what you believe, but reality is what it is.

[@markhousman8447]

@@TheRealMRGG85 Before Tom Brady joined the New England Patriots in 2000, their all-time record (regular season and playoffs combined) from their inception in 1960 as the Boston Patriots through the 1999 season was 320 wins, 395 losses, and 9 ties - trash team before and after Brady.

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

@ Brady hand picked the most talented roster in the league and then got AB and Gronk on top of that so miss me with that BS plus Bill was in his 70s when he left. But any way show me a clip of Brady playing defense and special teams post that clip here please

[@CoryD_85]

Let's Go

[@Macblick]

Will he get fired if he has a worser year than Jerod?

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

There is zero chance that would happen. Mickey Mouse would be better than mayo lol I expect the Patriots to be a lot better

[@jimtom5027]

What happened to the Black dude

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Massachusetts taxes😂

[@paularnone9870]

Go get Nick Casario back he knows talent just look at Houston!!!

[@liamkenney3933]

No reason he leaves

[@jayfinn6698]

lets go

[@brucevidito4923]

WICKED PISSAH !

[@obarbeito]

Good that we hired a good coach, but this was a sham and again the Pats are insulating themselves, not opening the doors to new ideas. If he can't win 7 games next season, this will go down as a bad hire.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

What are you talking about? Mike is a proven experienced head coach successful too. He was coach of the year in 2021. He is arguably stealing newish head coach. He was the perfect person to bring into the situation. I don’t want another brand new head coach like Ben Johnson. He had a great head coach helping him out. He wouldn’t have that here. We need someone with the experience who was successful.

[@markchick1663]

Happy Beat Buffalo twice Beat the Jets twice shut Rectum Ryan up good start to the new era.....

[@DanielDonovan-d6q]

Clean house

[@SkeletorsSon]

Embrace the suck. This is going to be funny watching Vrabel think Rhamondre is Derrick Henry and Jalen Polk is AJ Brown 😂

[@Drizzlybear1]

He's more likely to fit Polk if he continues with that shitty attitude. Vrabel once cut a player in front of the whole team for a shit attitude

[@aldesouza2907]

I like it. Or better. I love it

[@TheRealMRGG85]

I don't get excited about any coaching higher. Bill belichick is arguably the best head coach of all time and if he couldn't get nothing done with this roster why would I expect Mike variable to do anything with this roster. Is Drake me the guy I'm not sure he seems kind of injury-prone and he does have this Matt Jones syndrome where he throws game ending interceptions at the worst possible time. I'm not going to get happy about any coaching higher. I'm going to get happy about a great free agency and a great draft class. I hope Mike vrabel works out I love him as a player but this signing means nothing to me.

[@jmart4197]

An extra 2 wins next season... great hire lol 😂

[@SkeletorsSon]

The other teams will get better too so 4 wins again, maybe less 😂

[@tomtalley2192]

@@SkeletorsSon Look what Harbaugh did for the Chargers. Last year Ryan with the Texans. Good coaching makes a difference. The team this year was worse than the year before, with a better qb!

[@rushrules81]

​@SkeletorsSon well, hopefully with Vrabel, they will spend the league leading 120 million in cap space. That's several top caliber players in the positions of need plus a top 4 draft pick in each round. No reason this team does not significantly improve in 1 year. Should be contending in 2...3 max.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

More like six extra wins probably

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

@@tomtalley2192 people are going to be miserable and hate no matter what. It could be the perfect situation and someone like this guy will still say stupid stuff. They just like to bring other people down around them.

[@angelvalle6515]

The media will run him out of town after he stinks it up.

[@SkeletorsSon]

Yep you can see it now, then they'll finally wake up and get a modern coach who isn't tied in any way to the Pats but they'll be trash while Ben Johnsons team is in the playoffs

[@DanielDonovan-d6q]

You are both wrong bring in Josh back

[@Mark-wo9yt]

Vrabel has HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE...DEI Mayo had NONE and the players were not happy with him obviously 'winging it' (their words) every week.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

@@SkeletorsSon that’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. Mike is not a patriot coach never has been. What he did in Tennessee was nothing but the patriot coaches were doing. So that makes zero sense Ben Johnson has never been a head coach. Mike has more coaching experience than him. Mike has more coaching experience as a head coach and being very successful. Ben we’ll get stuck on a team with a horrible quarterback. Mike is not.

[@yohanonshine4664]

Another popularity hire same West coast offense. Same crappy roster

[@travisrowe7697]

Arthur smith is a TRASH OC. Any “success” he had was simply handing the ball to Derek Henry 300 times. God help us if Arthur smith comes anywhere near the patriots.

[@terrellgaither8699]

This is bs if he wanted the job and they wanted him . They shouldn’t have done mayo like that . Nothing good will come of this

[@conor2439]

@@terrellgaither8699 they shouldn't have given Mayo an opportunity he absolutely 100% was not qualified for and did not deserve?

[@TheRealMRGG85]

​​​@@conor2439he was just as qualified as is Mike varible was when he got his first coaching job. One year as a defensive coordinator for the Texans, And the Titans d didn't even improve when he took over the Titans were 9 and 7 when he got them and they were in 9-7 again with verbal. Kind of like how the Patriots were 4 and 12 with Bill belichick and 4-12 with mayo in that Tennessee Titans team had way more talent Venice New England Patriots team so I don't see him doing much. If Bill belichick one of the guys most people considered tobe one of the two best head coaches of all time couldn't do anything with this roster what did you think a first-year head coach was going to get done with the same roster...? Mayo was hired to be fired just like most black coaches in the NFL

[@TheRealMRGG85]

​@@conor2439I wouldn't even be shocked if they talked to verbal last year about coming in his coach. And he turned them down because they didn't have a quarterback and they said fine we're hire this guy until we get a quarterback and then we'll come back around to you because that's how the league works.

[@terrellgaither8699]

@ I agree but verbal was free last year. Both sides knew they wanted to work together. So why not do that instead of playing games

[@simonedegradi8257]

Mayo could only see colors, nothing else

[@ferminchapa9856]

3-14 next season

[@timothypatch5080]

I hope not, I’m thinking between 7-9 wins depending on what they get from the draft and free agency

[@sirtrucks-a-lot4478]

Stop hating

[@ironPatriots48]

If saying all this about Vrabel being in charge, blah,blah, blah, then you should have kept Bill. There's a reason teams hire a front office staff to help make team decisions, not one guy. LMAO, listening to these clowns, NOW you believe this is going to take time to build this team up😂😂😂😂😂😂 What a load of s****!!!

[@fatpatlives1998]

I think kraft letting bill go was personal...they used the poor performance as a excuse to do it

[@pjfitone]

Bill is like 75 years old

[@ironPatriots48]

@fatpatlives1998 well said

[@ironPatriots48]

@pjfitone And is the greatest coach ever!!

[@SkeletorsSon]

​@@fatpatlives1998because Bill ran the franchise into the ground out of spite, Kraft was p1ssed Bill wouldn't pay Brady, Brady and Kraft cried when Brady had to go tell Bill he wasn't taking his BS offer

[@user-bmw528]

Hired a 7-10 and 6-11 coach 😂

[@chumaifezue4896]

It's better than 4-13, lol.

[@pjfitone]

That led a team to the afc championship game

[@455zzz]

He took Ryan tannehill to the AFC championship game… with Drake maye he’ll win it

[@Titleist24]

Went further with a mediocre qb then belichick ever did

[@user-bmw528]

@@pjfitonethen? Then he went 7-10 and 6-11

[@taylorackley9144]

It just makes too much sense. He has the demeanor to work in New England.