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5 reasons why Jerod Mayo was relieved of his duties

January 6, 2025

Getty Images The Patriots relived head coach Jerod Mayo of his duties after one season Sunday night. There are several reasons why Mayo was terminated. Here are the top five reasons why the Mayo Era was short lived and why Robert Kraft ultimately decided to fire him. 1. Lack of development: The Patriots did not get better, plain and simple. Outside of Drake Maye, Christian Gonzalez and perhaps Layden Robinson,…

10 candidates to watch for the Patriots head coaching opening

January 6, 2025

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The Patriots surprised the NFL world tonight by firing Jerod Mayo after the team’s 23-16 win over the Buffalo Bills. The termination seemed like a fate accompli in recent days and it finally happened today. Former Patriots and Titans coach Mike Vrabel is the favorite but the Patriots will need to go through the hiring process and they will need to interview minority candidates. If they go through the process,…

Win or lose today, the Patriots need to start over at head coach

January 5, 2025

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AP Photo The Patriots close out the 2024 season today with a home game against the rival Buffalo Bills. A game that has major ramifications. With a loss, the Patriots would secure the first overall draft choice in April’s NFL Draft. With a win and a couple of different outcomes around the league, they could fall as far as the fourth pick in the draft. Regardless of what happens today,…

Patriots should do everything they can to clinch the No. 1 pick

December 30, 2024

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David Butler II-Imagn Images The Patriots are now positioned to pick first overall in next year’s draft after the New York Giants win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. All the Patriots have to do to secure the first overall pick is lose to the Bills next week. The problem is the Bills are probably going to be resting their starters which makes the game winnable. The Patriots can tank,…

Kraft needs to be proactive, not reactive when it comes to current state of the Patriots

December 29, 2024

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AP PHOTO Let’s get something straight. Robert Kraft is not going to admit he made a mistake in hiring Jerod Mayo and he is not going to fire him. We can stop wasting our time speculating about Mike Vrabel coming here or any other coach for that matter. Assuming Kraft retains Mayo, he should come out and publicly support the embattled coach after the season and lay out his vision…

Chargers 40, Patriots 7 – Patriots dominated in ugly loss

December 28, 2024

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(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) FOXBOROUGH – The Patriot’s performance Sunday at Gillette Stadium mirrored the weather. It was ugly. The Chargers dominated from the opening possession, jumping out to a 17-0 lead and never looking back in a 40-7 win. The only highlight for the Patriots came in the form of an ill-advised heave by Drake Maye with a 1:24 left in the first half that was caught by Pop…

Jerod Mayo saves his job with Patriots close loss to the Bills

December 23, 2024

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Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat And Chronicle All week long the Boston media has been debating the future of Jerod Mayo as Patriots coach. Mayo once again put his foot in his mouth after last week’s loss to the Cardinals and that led to many people around these parts questioning if he was qualified to coach the team beyond this season. On Sunday morning, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the Kraft family…

Seven Points on the Patriots 24-21 loss to the Bills

December 23, 2024

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Getty Images The Patriots got off to 14-0 lead against the Bills and poised to pull off the upset, but three costly turnovers led to 10 points and they ultimately fell short, 24-21. Here are seven points on the Patriots loss. 1.Fast start: The Patriots got off to the best start of any game this season, jumping out to a 14-0 lead after a Drake Maye touchdown pass to Kayshon…

Jerod Mayo expected back in 2025 barring late season collapse

December 22, 2024

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According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Kraft Family intends to bring back Jerod Mayo as head coach for the 2025 season barring a collapse over the final three weeks. “The Kraft’s want to keep Jerod Mayo. They believe he is the leader for their organization, for their future, and they knew it would be a multi-year process to get this thing right. That is their stance right now.” Rapoport…

Mayo’s future should be questioned. He needs to show growth as a coach

December 21, 2024

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Earlier this week, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo was asked about his future and while he was dismissive of the questions being asked, the reality is, he should be on the hot seat. He has one of only 32 jobs in the world. Being an NFL head coach. Holding onto the job comes to down to winning. The Patriots are 3-11. He should feel some heat. No rationale football fan or…

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