According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Patriots are going to take their time hiring a GM and may not address the position until after the draft. For now, it apoears that Matt Groh and Eliot Wolf will be running the front office and handling free agency and the draft. It is not uncommon for teams to do this but it is not recommended especially if you are team that is…
Mary Schwalm/Associated Press Boy, that did not take long. The Patriots are naming Jerod Mayo the franchise’s 15th head coach. The hiring was reported this morning by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 37 year old Mayo becomes the youngest coach in the NFL. It’s a new era in New England: the Patriots have hired Jerod Mayo as their next head coach and he will be formally introduced at a press conference…
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Patriots have a succession plan in place with linebackers coach Jerod Mayo. Language in Mayo’s contract establishes him as the successor to Bill Belichick. If that is the case, then the Patriots do not have to interview any other candidates according to league rules. They can simply name Mayo the next coach of the team whenever they decide to announce it. The Kraft’s…
You can pick any number of words to describe Bill Belichick. He is gruff, cantankerous, moody, sarcastic, and stubborn. On the other end of it, the now-former Patriots coach is brilliant, creative, strong, adaptable, and innovative. Those all fit. In his years with the Patriots, Belichick earned a spot in the pantheon of football coaches. He led the Patriots to six Super Bowl wins, and what could best be known…
The Patriots and Bill Belichick agreed to mutually part ways today. For the third time since buying the team in 1994, Robert Kraft will begin a search to hire a head coach. Mike Vrabel and Jerod Mayo head up the list but there will be other candidates as well. Here are ten names to keep an eye potentially for the Patriots head coaching opening. 1.Mike Vrabel, Former Tennessee Titans Coach:…
By Jon Lyons NEFJ Correspondent Bill Belichick is no longer the head coach of the Patriots. All good things come to an end, but that first sentence still seems surreal. 296 wins as Patriots head coach. 30 playoff wins. Six Super Bowl championships. The greatest tenure of a head coach in NFL history is over and, despite the legitimate reasons for this ending, it should be met with gratitude and…
Bill Belichick is out as head coach of the New England Patriots. Belichick and the organization mutually agreed to part ways, ending the most historic run in NFL history by any coach. After 24 years of leading the Patriots, Belichick is moving on. He reportedly still wants to coach and he will have multiple suitors. Belichick’s run with the Patriots was unprecedented. He won six Super Bowls, 17 AFC…
Bill Belichick met with the media on Monday morning and answered questions regarding this past season and his future with the organization. Belichick was candid in his assessment of this past season and how it was a failure. He sounded like a coach who was planning on returning, reiterating that he is under contract next season and that he will do his job. By the end of the press conference…
AP Photo/Michael Dwyer The Patriots 2023 season ended in disappointing fashion with a 17-3 loss to the New York Jets. The loss snapped the Patriots 15 game winning streak against New York and it put a bow on one of the most disappointing and frustrating seasons in team history. The team faces several questions as they embark on the off-season, most notably the future of Bill Belichick who is not…
We’re live in what could be Bill Belichick’s last game as coach of the Patriots. Comment on the game and anything else (Bill Belichick) in the comments section. Patriots first possession: 1st & 10 from their 25 Three and out. Zeke was open but he saw Whitehead out of the corner of his eye. Not the start the Patriots needed offensively but not surprising either. 63 yard punt by Baringer….