What is it with the Patriots?

[Nitt1300]

Private matter or not, the Mike Vrabel saga now raises football questions for the Patriots​

As head coach Mike Vrabel strode to a podium Thursday evening, readying himself to talk about his personal life for the second time in 72 hours, he spoke in gray specifics and projected a gray resolution to a story that has dominated the New England Patriots’ orbit for more than two weeks.

A new round of question-prompting photos showing personal interactions between Vrabel and NFL reporter Dianna Russini had been published — just hours after it was revealed the Patriots head coach would miss the third day of the NFL Draft to undergo counseling. Now Vrabel was preparing to make more vague remarks about his “previous actions” and take questions from the media on the doorstep of the draft.

As he approached the podium, Vrabel pushed aside a stool behind the microphone and mustered the words “it’s too far away.” It wasn’t clear if he was talking to himself, to everyone, or to nobody at all. Yet the sentence felt oddly fitting for this moment in Vrabel’s Patriots reign — simultaneously too far from a Super Bowl run that should have been carrying momentum right now, and too far from a 2026 season to simply move on and escape into games. It’s the Patriots’ offseason mess that nobody anticipated. On a day when he could have been focusing solely on building, Vrabel was instead describing a process of repairing or rebalancing or rebooting something in his life.

more: Private matter or not, the Mike Vrabel saga now raises football questions for the Patriots - Yahoo Sports

 

[razpsu]

The affair was 6 years right? Has no effect on his draft.

 

[BobPSU92]

I’m sure it’s all just a misunderstanding.

 

[Nitt1300]

 

[dcf4psu]

Russini, albeit lying along the way, walked the plank and now Vrabel now needs to walk the plank. If not, he needs to be fired.

 

[NittPicker]

This is getting more attention than it deserves. Dude may or may not have cheated on his spouse. I have no idea. If so, it's safe to say he's not the first person to do it. He's not a public official who is accountable to John Q. If Kraft thinks he crossed a moral line, he should fire him. If Kraft keeps Vrabel around while he's working on his personal life, then the Pats should say it's being handled internally and comment no further.

I doubt the league office wants to get involved either. Forcing any kind of action on Vrabel would expose a lot of other people to consequences.

 

[manatree]

 

[Kinglando is never wrong]

The entire football reporting model, both college and pro, is based on the hot girl sideline reporter. Sorry Lynn Swan and Jack Arute. This is the ESPN model that is copied by virtually every network for every sport. Every female sideline reporter or studio host’s credibility is now challenged, as well as their objectivity. Bigger than just the people.

 

[Midnighter]

Successful men need to Clooney it. Period. Or better yet, DiCaprio it. You either date and f*ck around for a decade or so, then settle down when you realize sex and glamorous women won’t do it for you anymore and a family is more appealing, or just never settle down. Nicest guy in Rock and Roll killed his rep because he couldn’t keep his d*ck in his pants.

 

[NittPicker]

The entire football reporting model, both college and pro, is based on the hot girl sideline reporter. Sorry Lynn Swan and Jack Arute. This is the ESPN model that is copied by virtually every network for every sport. Every female sideline reporter or studio host’s credibility is now challenged, as well as their objectivity. Bigger than just the people.

I miss the good old days of the over-weight, past-his prime, ex-jock, Soprano wannabe dude on the sideline. RIP big fella...

 

[dcf4psu]

This is getting more attention than it deserves. Dude may or may not have cheated on his spouse. I have no idea. If so, it's safe to say he's not the first person to do it. He's not a public official who is accountable to John Q. If Kraft thinks he crossed a moral line, he should fire him. If Kraft keeps Vrabel around while he's working on his personal life, then the Pats should say it's being handled internally and comment no further.

I doubt the league office wants to get involved either. Forcing any kind of action on Vrabel would expose a lot of other people to

See what happened with Julio Jones. If accurate, and it is based on what actually happened, this is much more than what you are saying. Vrabel needs to be fired IMO.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Moms informed me if I ever did her dirty, all my schit would be burnt in the M2 in the front yard

 

[Nitt1300]

If Kraft thinks he crossed a moral line, he should fire him.

Kraft has never seen a moral line in his life.

 

[NittPicker]

See what happened with Julio Jones. If accurate, and it is based on what actually happened, this is much more than what you are saying. Vrabel needs to be fired IMO.

I wasn't saying anything other than I have no idea what happened. I literally wrote, "I have no idea".

 

[manatree]

Every female sideline reporter or studio host’s credibility is now challenged, as well as their objectivity. Bigger than just the people.

Is every male coach’s credibility now challenged?

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

The entire football reporting model, both college and pro, is based on the hot girl sideline reporter. Sorry Lynn Swan and Jack Arute. This is the ESPN model that is copied by virtually every network for every sport. Every female sideline reporter or studio host’s credibility is now challenged, as well as their objectivity. Bigger than just the people.

The only credible sideline reporter is Holly Rowe because she’s clearly not some bimbo or dumb jock. She actually will stand in there and ask some real questions too

 

[Pa$ky859]

The entire football reporting model, both college and pro, is based on the hot girl sideline reporter. Sorry Lynn Swan and Jack Arute. This is the ESPN model that is copied by virtually every network for every sport. Every female sideline reporter or studio host’s credibility is now challenged, as well as their objectivity. Bigger than just the people.

To be fair, they tried a former star athlete and he ended up murdering two people.

 

[Kinglando is never wrong]

Is every male coach’s credibility now challenged?

Potentially, unless they decline interviews, which the commissioners and networks won’t let them do.