During his weekly WEEI hit on The Greg Hill Show Thursday morning, Bill O’Brien touched on the hiring of Mike Vrabel and why it’s a good move, Josh McDaniels as a possible OC candidate and whether or not players missing the new head coach’s introductory press conference matters or not. Here’s what he had to say: On the respect Vrabel will command “I think that…look, when a guy plays 14…
Patriots assistant Drew Wilkins serving as defensive coordinator of East team at East-West Shrine Bowl
Image courtesy of @ShrineBowl (X) Two years ago, Troy Brown led West team as the head coach in the East-West Shrine Bowl while the rest of the other Patriots staff was also on hand and got to know prospects up close and personal with Bill Belichick sort of watching over everything. One Patriots assistant who is (for now) still on staff, Drew Wilkins, will be serving as the East team’s…
UMass officially names Mike Bajakian offensive coordinator
In a release sent out by the program on Wednesday afternoon, new UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak officially announced his new offensive coordinator. Mike Bajakian is the new man charged with building the Minuteman offense. He’s got plenty of local ties and more importantly, experience at every level of football and proven success everywhere he goes. Bajakian was at the University of Utah last year and ended the season as……
Sluka joining Chesney & Kennedy again at JMU
Two of the most important figures in the last 50 years of Holy Cross football are teaming up again in what feels like a perfect situation for everyone involved. On Tuesday, numerous reports stated that Matt Sluka was heading to James Madison to join head coach Bob Chesney’s squad after spending a tumultuous few months at UNLV this past season. Sluka becomes just the latest player or staff member to…
Adam Schefter essentially confirms Vrabel has total control
During his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee show on Tuesday, Adam Schefter confirmed that Mike Vrabel is the final authority when it comes to the Patriots football operations. Schefter was asked about Eliot Wolf and his response seemed to indicate that Vrabel is indeed the final decision maker when it comes to player personnel. “Eliot Wolf––I don’t even think he’s got the GM title, but he’s staying in his…
Harasymiak re-tooling the UMass roster in the portal
New UMass coach Joe Harasymiak and his staff have been busy the past month bringing in transfers. As of Monday, Harasymiak and his staff have brought in 27 transfers in the portal. An astounding number. Not only have they brought in 27 new faces but many of the players brought in have either local high school or college ties. Like his predecessor Don Brown, Harasymiak has dipped into the Ivy……
Troy Brown believes Vrabel can ‘push all the right buttons’ for Patriots
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – In the far right corner of the Sports Illustrated Pavilion where Mike Vrabel was introduced as the Patriots’ 16th head coach on Monday, there was a backdrop set up for stand up interviews that ultimately turned into a bit of ‘legends corner.’ Andre Tippett and Troy Brown gathered with reporters both formally and informally to speak about Vrabel. While Tippett’s words…
CHSCA announces its 2024 All-State team and the All-Class teams
The CHSCA announced on Monday their 2024 All-State team and their All-Class teams. The All-State team features the 27 best players in Connecticut and some of the best talent in New England. Several players have Division One offers. The skill group in particular has several talented players, like quarterbacks Nick Conlan of West Haven and Dravyn Roberts of East Hartford. Columbia commit Michael Walters of Brookfield and Windsor’s John Manning……
Vrabel outlines his vision for the Patriots offense
The Patriots recent struggles on offense are well documented and new coach Mike Vrabel hopes to change that. While Vrabel did not get into specifics as to what type of offense they would utilize, he did reiterate that the Patriots will run a system that fits the talent on hand. It sounded like a possible return to the multiple offense they ran for years when Bill Belichick and Tom Brady…
Accountability returning to New England with hiring of Vrabel
FOXBOROUGH – In front of a jam-packed Sports Illustrated Pavilion on Monday afternoon, Mike Vrabel took the first step in bringing accountability back to Foxborough. Over the course of close to 40-minutes, Vrabel talked about building a coaching staff, working with Eliot Wolf (and apparently Ryan Cowden), his desire to come back here and most importantly, how he was going to get this franchise back to respectability. There’s of course…