Jones & Keefe: Mike Vrabel is the adult in the room the Patriots need

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00:00The thing about Vrabel, the biggest selling point, he's not a rookie, the job won't be new to him.

00:04He, again, won't be at the back of the plane, playing cards with the boys, trying to be one of the guys.

00:10Chad Graff.

00:11He also won't bench, or not bench, Vermont or Stevenson, or waffle on that.

00:16Yeah, you know, I get it. I think he is a solid coach, but just because he played here doesn't mean you have to hire him.

00:22Again, Chad Graff, he was playing cards at the back of the plane, after they lost to the Cardinals,

00:27while the whole rest of the coaching staff was watching film at the front of the plane.

00:30The whole rest of them. Keith, to pull back the curtain a little bit,

00:33you've traveled with the Boston Celtics before.

00:36I have, yeah.

00:38There's not a lot of interacting with the players going on from media, coaches, anybody.

00:44Oh, you didn't?

00:45I didn't.

00:46You weren't playing cards with the guys?

00:47I for sure kept my head down and didn't look at anybody.

00:50I think me and Brandon Bass and Big Baby Davis were playing cards.

00:53I kept my head down so much, I was on the flight where Rondo didn't go to Sacramento, I didn't even notice.

00:57I didn't even know.

00:58I didn't even know. Rondo stayed behind to party in L.A., I didn't even know I was on that flight.

01:01Talk about a situation where you're just trying to stay out of the way.

01:04I was just like, where can I be where I won't bother anybody?

01:06Meanwhile, so this is Brad Stevenson's rookie year.

01:09Brad Stevenson's at the back of the plane, playing bourree with the boys.

01:13Right after they lost by 30 to the Spurs, he's out there having a nice time.

01:16No, I don't think so.

01:18In your face, Fellers. Fudge you.

01:20Nope.

01:21Like, no way.

01:22He's sitting so far in front of the plane, he might as well be flying it.

01:25Like, that's where Brad Stevenson was.

01:27And Mayo, same thing. Mayo's rookie year, Mayo's first year.

01:29He's back there playing cards with the guys.

01:31So Vrabel won't do that.

01:32No, no.

01:33Talking about low bars to clear.

01:35And Mike Vrabel, make no mistake, sounds like the guy.