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New England Patriots Fans seem to have had enough of Jerod Mayo as the head coach’s first season at the helm comes to an end.
Reporters in Foxborough, Massachusetts, who covered the Patriots’ 40-7 loss Los Angeles Chargers heard shouts of “Fire Mayo” from the stands at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night.
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New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo takes a question from a reporter during a news conference after an NFL football game, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
New England fell to 3-13 with the loss. If the Patriots lose next week, the three wins would be their lowest total since they finished 2-14 in 1992. The team went 4-13 last season – the last year Bill Belichick was at the helm. Mayo took over for Belichick in January.
Mayo was asked about the chant after the game.
“You hear those things. But at the same time, they paid to sit in the seats and we have to play better,” Mayo told reporters, via ESPN. “If we play better, we don’t have to hear those things.”
The offense was one of the issues the Patriots scrutinized.
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New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo calls on his players during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Patriots president Jonathan Kraft appears to have been caught on camera complaining about the play calls during the team’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals two weeks ago. The offense hasn’t improved much since then.
Behind the rookie quarterback Drake MayeThe Patriots are 30th in the league in points scored and 31st in yards. Mayo’s defense is 25th in points allowed and 23rd in yards allowed.
Deatrich Wise Jr., who has been with the Patriots since 2017, and Davon Godchaux supported Mayo after the loss to the Chargers.
Wise said he thinks he and his teammates need to keep believing in Mayo.
“The guy’s in his first season. It’s not going to be golden. We didn’t expect to win the Super Bowl this year. I get it, nobody wants to get beat 40-7, but the song is funny,” Godchaux added.
“Everybody plays a role in this. It’s not just Jerod Mayo. The players, the coaches, the front office. We just have to be better as an organization,” he said. “I believe in this organization.
New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo talks with running back Drake Maye (10) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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“Just last week we had probably the best team in the NFL right now on the ropes [in Buffalo]. I don’t believe in all that other ridiculous stuff. The guy is in his first year. It’s just ridiculous.”
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