HR 2 | New Problems Brewing in New England? | Dan Bahl Show | 10/3/26

I took the job because Drake was the quarterback.

The question was not, "Hey, Mike, you've been here for over a year.

Remind me why you took the Patriots job." That is the question that would beget the answer that he gave.

The question was, the Greg Hill show mentioned that they had heard whispers, and I know that, you know, that, that went how it did for, for the, the fine folks on the m- on the morning show, but I, I'm, I'm just talking about the question.

They mentioned it.

Wherever the whispers were that they heard it from, wherever they're from, the press corps in New England is compelled to ask, "Are there issues with you and Drake May?" And Mike Vrabel's response is, "I took the job because Drake was the quarterback Drake was, at the time that I took the job, Drake was the quarterback.

Not Drake is, Drake was.

So everything that he's r- referring to is, uh, over a year old in this answer.

"I took the job at the time because Drake May was the quarterback, 'cause at the time, the book was still out on my quarterback, so I took it because Drake was the quarterback." Again, it's, it, this is-- These are, these are semantic discussions, but I compare it to how his own quarterback handled the conversation around his shoulder injury.

And it, because we're all trying to dig through, wade through this crap in rumors and reports and rumblings and questions and answers and questions and answers and all of this.

We're trying to wade through and find out if there's a there there, if there's something that we need to be worried about.

Because last year, it felt like this i- inseparable force of coach and quarterback.

Wow, we got our-- we have our foundational, the foundationable ele- or foundational elements in the National Football League.

We have them, and there are few in the league that other teams w- would take over us.

That's what we thought we had last year, and I still think that there's a, a very legit chance that we do.

But talking about his shoulder, the follow-up on the specific shoulder injury, the general phrasing was, "I wouldn't say there's an issue with my shoulder." Right? "Uh, I, I wouldn't say that.

I wouldn't say there's an issue." And then the guys on Rich Ken and Ted follow up.

Good on them.

Press him.

"Hey, man, this kind of came off and worried a lot of the fan base.

We're giving you the chance now in your weekly Monday calls here on our program.

We're the friendly faces.

We're the radio guys.

We want to give you the chance with people listening to clarify these comments and state unequivocally for the record, for the sake of the fans that pay to watch you every single week, that there isn't something here that we need to worry about." And again, a cryptic answer.

"I'll go back to what I said in my press conference." Well, what you said in your press conference was very unclear and cryptic.

I took the job because Drake was the quarterback.

The question was not, "Hey, Mike, you've been here for over a year.

Remind me why you took the Patriots job." That is the question that would beget the answer that he gave.

The question was, the Greg Hill show mentioned that they had heard whispers, and I know that, you know, that, that went how it did for, for the, the fine folks on the m- on the morning show, but I, I'm, I'm just talking about the question.

They mentioned it.

Wherever the whispers were that they heard it from, wherever they're from, the press corps in New England is compelled to ask, "Are there issues with you and Drake May?" And Mike Vrabel's response is, "I took the job because Drake was the quarterback Drake was, at the time that I took the job, Drake was the quarterback.

Not Drake is, Drake was.

So everything that he's r- referring to is, uh, over a year old in this answer.

"I took the job at the time because Drake May was the quarterback, 'cause at the time, the book was still out on my quarterback, so I took it because Drake was the quarterback." Again, it's, it, this is-- These are, these are semantic discussions, but I compare it to how his own quarterback handled the conversation around his shoulder injury.

And it, because we're all trying to dig through, wade through this crap in rumors and reports and rumblings and questions and answers and questions and answers and all of this.

We're trying to wade through and find out if there's a there there, if there's something that we need to be worried about.

Because last year, it felt like this i- inseparable force of coach and quarterback.

Wow, we got our-- we have our foundational, the foundationable ele- or foundational elements in the National Football League.

We have them, and there are few in the league that other teams w- would take over us.

That's what we thought we had last year, and I still think that there's a, a very legit chance that we do.

But talking about his shoulder, the follow-up on the specific shoulder injury, the general phrasing was, "I wouldn't say there's an issue with my shoulder." Right? "Uh, I, I wouldn't say that.

I wouldn't say there's an issue." And then the guys on Rich Ken and Ted follow up.

Good on them.

Press him.

"Hey, man, this kind of came off and worried a lot of the fan base.

We're giving you the chance now in your weekly Monday calls here on our program.

We're the friendly faces.

We're the radio guys.

We want to give you the chance with people listening to clarify these comments and state unequivocally for the record, for the sake of the fans that pay to watch you every single week, that there isn't something here that we need to worry about." And again, a cryptic answer.

"I'll go back to what I said in my press conference." Well, what you said in your press conference was very unclear and cryptic.