Jerod Mayo definitely didn’t solidify his standing popping out of the bye week.
The New England Patriots head coach not solely noticed his staff come out flat and unprepared towards the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, however he made issues exponentially worse together with his postgame finger-pointing. Mayo threw Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt beneath the bus in feedback he ultimately walked again.
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer believes Mayo put himself on the new seat with how every little thing unfolded within the desert. The NFL insider mentioned he hasn’t seen a head coach make such an error in his 20 years protecting the league.
“If you’re blaming Van Pelt, your finger’s pointed within the fallacious path,” Breer mentioned on NBC Sports Boston’s “Sports Sunday.” “And I believe that now the rating on who the pinnacle coach is in 2025 might change. I believe plenty of issues modified in the present day. And I believe you noticed the frustration within the proprietor’s field, the press convention going the way in which that it did, I believe we’ve got to — I believe everyone must be on discover now.”
Breer categorized the 30-17 loss, the clip exhibiting a pissed off Jonathan Kraft within the proprietor’s bx and the postgame press conferences as a “complete system failure.”
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When requested if the Patriots thought of working Drake Maye on both third-and-1 or fourth-and-1 within the crimson space, Mayo responded, “You mentioned it. I didn’t.” The remark was perceived as a sign Mayo didn’t agree with Van Pelt’s playcalling.
“I’ve coated the league for 20 years, I’ve by no means seen a head coach try this,” Breer mentioned. “I’ve seen in-fighting between offensive coaches and defensive coaches. I’ve seen in-fighting between gamers and coaches. I’ve by no means seen a head coach try this. You guys know the way a lot I consider Jerod Mayo and his potential as a head coach. That was one of many worst moments I’ve ever seen on the podium from a head coach. He threw his offensive coordinator beneath the bus.”
Breer added: “If Jerod Mayo thinks that you need to be working the ball along with your quarterback in that state of affairs, you say that in a coach’s assembly two or three weeks in the past. You don’t say it up on the podium like that. You are liable for your complete teaching workers. You’re the one who employed them. You need to take accountability. You cannot demand accountability from anybody else in that constructing should you shirk accountability in a state of affairs like this.”
Breer believes the all-encompassing embarrassment might result in Mayo dropping his job.
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“I believe now, and once more I haven’t heard this, however I believe now all bets are off,” mentioned Breer, who additionally famous Mike Vrabel is anticipated to be a prime teaching candidate this offseason.
All instructed, it’s getting increasingly more tough to justify why Mayo ought to hold his job.
