Jerod Mayo Archives - Awful Announcing

Patriots podcast hosts speculate Mike Vrabel knew he got head coaching job in December

"I mean, this was all in the works."

Even Bill Belichick called the Patriots' process "a sham."

"What happened to the class?"

"I thought he should've been given another year."

"Now you've gotta get Mike Vrabel. Because Vrabel gives you a culture."

"Jerod Mayo clearly was not given a lengthy enough opportunity considering what Bill Belichick left him with from a talent perspective."

"Why not put this decision in the hands of people who care about the big long-term picture of the franchise instead of trying to win the game?"

"I think it was unfair to Coach Jerod Mayo."

Patriots’ HC Jerod Mayo during an Oct. 20, 2024 NFL game. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images.)

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"You said it."

"I bet that he's smart enough to know that."

"What I will say is we have a room full of guys with the mentality that you got to change the page every day."

"This is like the softest schedule … I think I've ever seen in a 10-game schedule."

"The Patriots got a lot of questions to answer."

"I'm kind of hurt for those guys."

"Back to the drawing board. We can't sit here and pout."

"You’re only good at throwing shade at everyone else - including the previous coach."

Why? Did something happen to Jacoby Brissett?

"I doubt he’s gonna be walking through these doors any time soon."

Jerod Mayo, the new head coach for the New England Patriots, stressed that he wanted a good relationship with the media on Wednseday.

"They're boxing shadows. Anything they don't like, they just label it as woke."

Jerod Mayo opened up on being the first Black head coach for the New England Patriots.