Jerod Mayo’s points have been all-encompassing throughout his first season because the New England Patriots head coach.
The issues have come on the sphere, off the sphere and in every single place in between. It’s led to loads of backtracking within the media by Mayo, together with after the Patriots suffered a 30-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals this previous Sunday.
Mayo principally referred to as out Alex Van Pelt over the offensive coordinator’s play-calling following New England’s eleventh lack of the season. He tried to make clear his remarks the following day.
This isn’t the primary occasion of Mayo sticking his foot in his mouth. He referred to as out his gamers for being “smooth” after New England’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London earlier than backpedaling a day later. Mayo additionally mentioned the Patriots had “money to burn” in free company, however after New England made no notable signings outdoors of re-signing gamers, he admitted it was a “rookie mistake” on his half.
Those sort of errors definitely have piled up for Mayo and his former teammate and three-time Super Bowl champion Devin McCourty believes Mayo’s inconsistent messaging is a vital misstep for the first-year head coach.
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“It’s the expertise. It’s your first yr being a head coach. I feel he’s attempting to determine issues out … and it’s extensively talked about,” McCourty instructed MassLive’s Karen Guregian on the “Eye on Foxborough” podcast. “I feel the largest factor all people at all times talks about is what is alleged after the sport after which what’s going to be mentioned the following day. I’d say that’s most likely been his greatest blunder of the season of attempting to determine and management your feelings and every thing proper after a sport, to have the ability to handle the scenario, handle what occurred, no matter it’s that goes on.
“Maybe you don’t hit it precisely the place you need, however you’re considerably within the ballpark that you simply don’t need to be completely different, or say one thing completely different the following day. I’m certain he walks away saying like, ‘I need to get higher at this.’”
McCourty undoubtedly doesn’t see the Patriots operating like a well-oiled machine, not like a lot of the 13 seasons he spent with the franchise. He thinks a scarcity of “cohesion” on the teaching employees together with not zeroing in on the main points led to that.
Mayo’s efficiency on the sideline and on the podium has constantly confirmed he wasn’t prepared for this head teaching job. And it very nicely might need put him on the new seat and attempting to save lots of his job over the ultimate three video games of the season.
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