The Mike Vrabel mess and why it reminds us of the first Tiger Woods scandal
For an NFL coach like Mike Vrabel, the tough-guy image contributes to his aura. But through this Dianna Russini mess, his aura has taken a hit.
Since it was Dan Jenkins, everyone wrote it off as just another clever line from a guy who delivered them like Santa tossing candy canes. It was 25 years ago, in the pages of Golf Digest, when Jenkins became a prophet (twice-over, in fact). “Only two things can stop Tiger Woods,” he wrote.
“Injury or a bad marriage. ” Seven years later, the first serious and sidelining injury arrived, and a year after that came the other half of Jenkins’ double-whammy — self-induced by Tiger, we all learned. And that brings to mind another Dan Jenkins dandy, from one of his many works of fiction, “Life its Ownself,” where Billy Joe Puckett explains such things in a manner unsuited for polite society.
“Compared to a bad marriage, leukemia is butterscotch pudding. ” Why we shouldn't, and should, care about the Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini situation In a nicer, simpler world, no one would give a damn whether or not Mike Vrabel agrees with that. It’s truly none of our business, and it’s disgusting yet predictable how his relationship with reporter Dianna Russini has played out publicly.
Right about now, we might be due for a however . Yep … However, a whole lot of Americans consider football to very much be our business. We invest emotion, allegiance and (ahem) sometimes bits of currency on it.