Vrabel whining about the officiating in Bills/Pats

[JP51]

37 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

This is one of the more ridiculous moments I can remember from an NFL coach:

 

 

Lost a lot of respect for Vrabel with this. The day after a loss he is pointing the finger at the officials instead of at himself and his team for blowing a 21 point lead. And these weren't even particularly controversial calls.

absolutely, but Bottom line is I would rather him blame the officials than look internally how his team gave up 5 second half TDs and were held to 7 points (on one big broken play) in the second half... 

[Process]

Someone should remind him that a blown non call at the end of the first game is the reason the Bills aren't leading the division right now. 

[transient]

He's a good coach, but he was the same whiny prick in Tennessee. It was surprising to hear that he is down to earth and fun with his players when you watch his sourpuss baby act on the sidelines. He has perpetual Lemonhead face.

[zow2]

Vrabel has always scared me as a coach.  I respected him.  Now i don't.  What a clown.  His comments are going to come back in the form of karma and he's going to wish he never said it.  

[The Firebaugh Kid]

What a bunch of whiny little *****. 
Get *****

[WhitewalkerInPhilly]

look I love to blame the refs as much as anyone. We DID get that first down in the AFCCG and we all know it!

 

But the Pats got a few lucky bounces too

[tigerthelion]

12 minutes ago, BeastMaster said:

We're starting to see the guy that blew his shot in Tennessee and why they decided to move on from him

 

Good coach, but things like this don't serve him or his team well, and it likely doesn't go over well with ownership, I'd imagine

 

This gives me hope that he's got real flaws in his mentality and that we will be able to expose him in future matchups

I would say it goes over very well with a scummy owner like Kraft.

 

[Cray51]

Would never want him as a coach of the Buffalo Bills.  He is a quieter Rex Ryan.  You are a defense guy, we build tough teams, and got bullied in the second half to lose the game.

 

Eat it like a man and move on.  Sean would never feed the dumb fans with crap like that.

 

Be the Head Coach of your team, not the cheerleader for dumb fans

[boco357]

Always been a baby.  Remember the covid Titans game they had to move cause of his protocols 

[YoloinOhio]

11 minutes ago, JP51 said:

absolutely, but Bottom line is I would rather him blame the officials than look internally how his team gave up 5 second half TDs and were held to 7 points (on one big broken play) in the second half... 

I literally had that same thought. She seem to be satisfied with their performance. Let’s see how that goes the next few weeks then. Because they have issues that they’ve been overcoming due to Poor opponents and a lot of luck. 

[frostbitmic]

Did Vrabel complain about the clock failing to move late in the game while his team had the ball ? ... or when it stopped when Maye was tackled in bounds with less than a minute to go ? ... Typical Gillette stadium issue ... Didn't think he complained about that.

[blitzboy54]

People complaining he's whining and making fun of him are completely missing the point of this. He is working the refs. He knows 2 things are true. First the Bills oline holds a lot and second he will likely see us again this year. 

 

He wants it out there that this is a "thing". He wants it to be something they've heard before the game. Sean McDermott would never do this and it may matter. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it. It could influence their next game and it could influence it in their favor. 

[CircleTheWagons99]

I hope the refs give him the same treatment they gave Hughes when he called out the refs......

[BeastMaster]

1 minute ago, blitzboy54 said:

People complaining he's whining and making fun of him are completely missing the point of this. He is working the refs. He knows 2 things are true. First the Bills oline holds a lot and second he will likely see us again this year. 

 

He wants it out there that this is a "thing". He wants it to be something they've heard before the game. Sean McDermott would never do this and it may matter. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it. It could influence their next game and it could influence it in their favor. 

I'll argue it could do the opposite and make the refs want to call less penalties in favor of the Pats due to publicly crying about it

 

Probably depends on the crew

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

They had the benefit of some crazy clock shenanigans, a long catch that should have been an easily reversed call from NY, and he feels slighted by the refs?  He's not even complaining in a dignified way.  He couldn't sound any more whiney and pitiful.  A truly sad display.  

[JMM]

Hey MEATHEAD MIKEY do you need a binky? I'm old enough to remember  " just give it to them ". One of MANY examples over the years. What a loser. If we face them in the playoffs this better be played over and over in the locker room and brought  up in the huddle. " They don't respect us, they say we are CHEATING". Let's see how that goes. Whiny B word....

[Coffeesforclosers]

He's not nearly as good at gamesmanship and the dark arts as his boss was. You can tell he wants to be though.

 

I don't see him walking over to the visiting locker room after his D gives up a perfect game, but hopefully he gets a chance.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

[BuffaloBill]

1 hour ago, CircleTheWagons99 said:

Funny, in the first match up he didnt even mention the Refs....oh yeah, they call 11 penalties on the Bills.......

 

It’s interesting how losing, for any team, heightens just how wrong the refs are. I guess the non reversed catch and then reversed catch don’t matter to him. His team be fitted from some calls and lost on others. He also seems to forget the Bills had a TD recalled on a holding play. 

 

I’ve lost some respect for him. You’d think he would take the high road and say his team can learn a lot from this game. Guess not.

[YoloinOhio]

12 minutes ago, blitzboy54 said:

People complaining he's whining and making fun of him are completely missing the point of this. He is working the refs. He knows 2 things are true. First the Bills oline holds a lot and second he will likely see us again this year. 

 

He wants it out there that this is a "thing". He wants it to be something they've heard before the game. Sean McDermott would never do this and it may matter. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it. It could influence their next game and it could influence it in their favor. 

Or they will think he’s a moron. The Bills were literally flagged for holding yesterday and were pushed back in th red zone 

Edited December 15, 2025 by YoloinOhio