Mike Vrabel reveals how Patriots players could be banned from Super Bowl in brutal team message

Mike Vrabel is not messing around.

The first-year New England coach has engineered a massive turnaround and is now just one win away from being a world champion with the Patriots.

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But while his current players are set for a Super Bowl LX matchup against Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks, Vrabel is already relying on his New England past for big game guidance.

What did Vrabel say to Patriots?

The 50-year-old coach previously won three Super Bowls as a linebacker for the Patriots during the team’s dynasty era with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

That means that Vrabel has some set ideas about how to win the big game — and how players should carry themselves heading into the grandest annual competition in sports.

New England defender Milton Williams revealed after a tough 10-7 road victory over the Denver Broncos in the snow that Vrabel was already setting the tone for Super Bowl LX, despite the actual game being two weeks away.

“No curfew tonight,” said Williams, revealing Vrabel’s message to the Patriots about partying and team responsibilities. “But the bus leaving at 8 in the morning. So if you ain’t on it, you ain’t playing in the Bowl.”

According to Yahoo reporter Jori Epstein, Williams said that Vrabel wasn’t joking around about his instructions.

If a Patriots player missed the team bus, he wouldn’t be allowed to play in Super Bowl LX on February 8 vs the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Clara, California.

“Oh, yeah,” Williams said. “I ain’t playing.”

New coach has old-school style

The Pats weren’t messing around vs the Broncos, either.

Denver took an early 7-0 lead after backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham connected with Courtland Sutton on a touchdown pass.

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But Sean Payton‘s fourth-down gamble badly backfired for the Broncos, who never scored again.

A backward pass by Stidham then set up a New England TD, and multiple miscues by the Broncos on a snow-covered field amid blizzard-like conditions helped push the Patriots back to the Super Bowl.

“I’m just proud of this team,” said New England quarterback Drake Maye, who became the second-youngest QB to reach the Super Bowl.

“Don’t have many words. Just thankful for this team. Love each and every one of them. It took everybody.”

Vrabel built a dynasty with Brady and Belichick

The Patriots dominated the NFL for two decades and won six Super Bowls with Belichick and Brady.

After a one-year misstep with Jerod Mayo, New England is back on the world’s biggest sports stage.

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Experience is also on the Patriots’ side and Vrabel knows exactly what it takes to win the Super Bowl.

It starts with not partying too much and missing the team bus the morning after making the big game.

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