As widely expected, the New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel to be their new head coach replacing Jerod Mayo who was fired after a single season.
Here is what I wrote earlier this month after the Pats dropped Mayo amid speculation that Vrabel was waiting in the wings:
I think Patriots fans accustomed to Super Bowl championship parades expected too much of Mayo and turned their wrath on him the moment they saw he wasn't the second coming of Belichick chanting "Fire Mayo" during last week's final home game.
Former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, who earned three Super Bowl rings with the Pats, is widely expected to succeed Mayo as head coach. That is unless the New York Jets beat them to the punch.
But let's suppose that the Pats hire Vrabel, and they go 4-13 again next season? Will they be looking for a new coach at this time next year? Or would Vrabel get a pass on account of the color of his skin?
So, what do Pats fans expect of Vrabel next season? Do they expect the Pats to win the AFC East with their current level of talent? Will they run him out of town should they go 4-13, 5-12 or 6-11? Or are they willing to give Vrabel the kind of slack they weren't prepared to give to Mayo? If that is the case, then why does this attitude prevail? I wish I could discount race as a factor, but I'm afraid I cannot.
Well, we will have our answer at this time a year from now.
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