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Bill Simmons had some strong words for Mike Vrabel after the Packers beat the Patriots 45-27 on Sunday.
On his “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” Simmons called Vrabel’s job on Sunday “the worst coached game we’ve had since he was with the Pats.”
“Listen, he saved the team last year,” Simmons opined. “He instilled this new culture. He rejuvenated a few guys on the team. He made them a playoff team against a fairly easy schedule. He had a couple good coaching moments this year, like the Buffalo game was really good. He was f–king terrible today.
“[The Packers] had two receivers and no running game. I watched [Bill] Belichick coach for two decades, and the number one thing with Belichick was, whatever they’re the best at, try to take it away…this team comes in with two receivers. How do the two receivers then beat us when they can’t do anything else?”
The Patriots struggled to stop Christian Watson and Matthew Golden, who each recorded over 100 receiving yards and a touchdown in the dominant win.
Vrabel didn’t hold back after the ugly outing.
“We got our asses kicked,” Vrabel admitted. “That’s what happened tonight. I give them credit, and also know that we can play, and have to play, much better.”
His quarterback, Drake Maye, took some accountability of his own after a lackluster outing.
“Starting with me, man, it’s one of the biggest differences when we went in and losing football games,” Maye said. “Our defense in a bad spot in the first drive, and just gave them the football and had some other chances down the field and got to see in front. I got to see in front, you know, I feel like I was just a little late sometimes.”
The Patriots face the Lions in Munich on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
