AP Photo/George Walker IV, File The Patriots and Mike Vrabel agreed to terms this morning on a deal that will make him the team’s next head coach. Vrabel is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference on Monday at noon. Vrabel’s hiring brings the former three time Super Bowl champion back home where he played for eight seasons and was a cornerstone of the first part of the Patriots…
Block your eyes “Cut the Belichick Cord” crowd. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that a Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels pairing is being floated around in NFL circles. Vrabel of course interviewed with the Patriots on Thursday in Boston and is widely considered the favorite to land the job. The Patriots are scheduled to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday. Baring Johnson blowing them away, Vrabel could be named…
The Patriots are interviewing three time Super Bowl champion and forker Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Thursday. Vrabel has already interviewed with the Jets and is also scheduled to meet with the Bears, Saints and Raiders. The Raiders could potentially be the Patriots biggest competition with Vrabel’s former teammates Tom Brady and Richard Seymour being minority owners of the team. The Patriots have inherent advantages over the Raiders with…
The Patriots are in search of a new head coach. We will be tracking who they have interviewed or extended an interview to. 1/6/25 Requested to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson 1/7/25 Interviewed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich Interviewed long time NFL and XFL assistant and head coach Pep Hamilton 1/8/25 Requested permission to speak to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn 1/9/25 Former Patriots…
The Patriots surprised the NFL world tonight by firing Jerod Mayo after the team’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills. The termination seemed like a fate accompli in recent days and it finally happened today. Former Patriots and Titans coach Mike Vrabel is the favorite but the Patriots will need to go through the hiring process and they will need to interview minority candidates. If they go through the process,…
AP Photo The Patriots close out the 2024 season today with a home game against the rival Buffalo Bills. A game that has major ramifications. With a loss, the Patriots would secure the first overall draft choice in April’s NFL Draft. With a win and a couple of different outcomes around the league, they could fall as far as the fourth pick in the draft. Regardless of what happens today,…
Image courtesy of the AP Mike Vrabel will be joining Dante Scarnecchia as the west inductees into The Hall this summer. On Wednesday, the Patriots announced that Vrabel won the fan vote between he, Logan Mankins and Bill Parcells. While Mankins will eventually undoubtedly get in, fans are running out of time to put Parcells in. Parcells was an integral part of getting fans to come back to Foxborough Stadium,…
And so, the debate begins again. On Thursday, the Patriots announced that the 23-person nomination committee selected Logan Mankins, Bill Parcells and Mike Vrabel as the 2023 Patriots Hall of Fame finalists. Patriots fans now have until May 2 to vote for the finalist they feel is most deserving of Patriots Hall of Fame induction. The key words there are most deserving. If that is ultimately the most important criteria, Bill…
Three staples of the Patriots Dynasty are the three finalists to be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame this summer. Linebacker Mike Vrabel, guard Logan Mankins and nose tackle Vince Wilfork were the three finalists announced yesterday. While I am happy for these three gentleman and I think they are deserving based on the careers they had, I am bothered that Bill Parcells once again did not make it…
Photo courtesy of AP Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 Titans @ Patriots: November 28th, 2021. 1:00 PM Line: Patriots -7 The Patriots are possibly the hottest team in the league right now. In a year where there is seemingly no alpha in the AFC, New England is making the case for that spot. They take on a really impressive Tennessee Titans team who have been great against stiff competition with some…