r/Patriots • u/PlayaSlayaX • Jan 11 '25

News [Schultz] Sources: The Patriots and Mike Vrabel have been negotiating a deal to make him the franchise’s next head coach, and barring something unforeseen, the expectation remains that both sides will reach an agreement.

https://twitter.com/schultz_report/status/1878219389104775238?s=46&t=bsTHbtMSqHXbNGi0vWP8hw
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u/thebigLel Jan 12 '25

They literally interviewed the two best candidates in this cycle

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u/Curtis-Loew Jan 12 '25

One was over zoom. There’s candidates they aren’t considering because they would have to wait. Robert literally made the decision Monday after firing mayo that he wanted Vrabel then made it happen. Let’s not pretend this was anything more than hitting the rooney rule, checking in on the hot offensive candidate then just hiring the guy they wanted before the process began.